Who recognises
OET results?

Australia

Government

Department of Home Affairs (OET on paper only)

The Department of Home Affairs recognises OET for various visa categories including skilled migration and student visas.

• Immigration SA, Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment
• NSW Department of Industry
• Western Australia, Department of Training and Workforce Development – Migration Services

Healthcare Boards & Councils

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – Ahpra (OET on paper only)

National agency responsible for the registration and accreditation of 14 health professions in Australia. Visit www.ahpra.gov.au for more information.

The following AHPRA Boards recognise OET:

• Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
• Dental Board of Australia
• Medical Board of Australia
• Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia

• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
• Optometry Board of Australia
• Paramedicine Board of Australia

• Pharmacy Board of Australia
• Physiotherapy Board of Australia
• Podiatry Board of Australia

Other Boards and Councils

• Australasian Veterinary Boards Council
• Australian Dental Council
• Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS)
• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council

• Australian Pharmacy Council
• Australian Physiotherapy Council
• Dietitians Association of Australia

• Occupational Therapy Council of Australia – all test types
• Sino-Australia Association of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine
• South Australian Medical Education and Training
• Speech Pathology Australia

Universities

• Australian Catholic University
• Charles Darwin University
• Charles Sturt University
• Curtin University
• CQ University
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Federation University
• Flinders University
• Griffith University

• James Cook University
• Macquarie University
• Murdoch University
• Queensland University of Technology
• RMIT University
• Southern Cross University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• The University of Adelaide
• University of Canberra
• University of Newcastle

• University of New England
• University of Notre Dame Australia
• University of Queensland
• University of South Australia
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of the Sunshine Coast
• University of Wollongong
• Victoria University
• Western Sydney University

TAFEs and Higher Education Institutions

• ALACC Health College, Australia
• Australian College of Nursing
• Box Hill Institute
• Chisholm Institute
• Curtin College
• Edith Cowan College 
• Education Centre of Australia – OET on Paper only

• EQUALS International (Aust) Pty Ltd
• Gordon Institute of TAFE
• Homesglen Institute
• Lawson College Australia
• Lonsdale Institute
• Rhodes College

• Sydney Shoulder Research Institute
• TAFE International WA
• TAFE NSW
• TAFE Queensland
• TAFE SA
• UOW College Australia – all test types

Canada

Healthcare Boards & Colleges

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta – all test types
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia – all test types
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba – all test types
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador – OET on paper and OET on computer at test venues
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia – all test types
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – OET on paper and OET on computer at test venues
• Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC)

Practice Ready Assessment Programs

• The Alberta International Medical Graduate Program – all test types
• Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia – all test types

Academic Programs

• Alberta Health Services – OET on Paper and OET on Computer at test venues

Ireland

Healthcare Boards & Councils

• Medical Council
• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
• Dental Council of Ireland
• Institute of Technology Tralee

• CORU
  A multi-profession health regulator for dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, radiographers and radiation therapists, speech therapists and optometrists.

• The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
• Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Maldives

Healthcare Boards & Councils

• Maldives Medical and Dental Council
• Maldives Nursing and Midwifery Council

Malta

Healthcare Boards & Councils

• The Council of Nurses and Midwives
• Malta Medical Council

Namibia

Healthcare Boards & Councils

• Health Professions Councils of Namibia

New Zealand

Government

Immigration New Zealand (OET on paper only)

Immigration New Zealand recognises OET for most visa categories. Candidates can find more information by visiting www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas

Healthcare Boards & Councils

• Dental Council of New Zealand
• Dietitians Board of New Zealand
• Medical Council of New Zealand
• Midwifery Council of New Zealand – all test types

• New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)
• Nursing Council of New Zealand
• Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand
• Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board of New Zealand

• Pharmacy Council of New Zealand
• Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand
• Podiatrists Board of New Zealand
• Veterinary Council of New Zealand

Universities and Education

• AGI Education Ltd
• Ara Institute of Canterbury
• Aspire2 International
• ATMC New Zealand
• Ignite Colleges
• Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

• New Zealand Tertiary College
• NorthTec
• Otago Polytechnic
• Southern Institute of Technology
• Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology
• Unitec Institute of Technology

• Universal College of Learning
• University of Auckland
• University of Otago Language Centre
• Whitireia New Zealand
• WINTEC

Philippines

Universities and Education

• Ateneo de Davao University
• Jose Rizal Memorial State University
• Lyceum of the Philippines University – Laguna
• ATS Learning Center – all test types

Qatar

Healthcare Providers

• Hamad Medical Corporation