Prove you have the right level of English to study and work in the healthcare sector.
Latest Update: Nurses can now use OET for US Migration
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Connecting the world to better healthcare
Successful OET learners have the English language and clinical communication skills to provide high quality and safe patient care.
That means better healthcare for all.
Test information
OET has been developed to cover 12 different healthcare professions. The test assesses all four language skills, using test materials that reflect typical communication scenarios from the healthcare industry.
Listening
Follow and understand a range of healthcare-related spoken materials such as patient consultations and lectures.
Writing
Write a letter, often a referral letter, based on a typical healthcare workplace situation.
Speaking
Participate in two role-plays based on typical healthcare workplace situations. You take your professional role while the interlocutor plays a patient or client.
Listening
Follow and understand a range of healthcare-related spoken materials such as patient consultations and lectures.
Writing
Write a letter, often a referral letter, based on a typical healthcare workplace situation.
Speaking
Participate in two role-plays based on typical healthcare workplace situations. You take your professional role while the interlocutor plays a patient or client.
OET is accepted around the world
OET results are accepted as proof of English language skills in different parts of the globe.
Australia
Canada
Ireland
Singapore
UK
USA
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Prepare for OET
Visit the OET Portal for all your learning and test preparation needs. There are webinars, videos, masterclasses, quizzes, guides and more – including many hours of free resources.
Here are quicklinks to some of our most popular resources.
OET Preparation Materials
Purchase Official OET Practice Books and the OET Ready online course on the OET Shop here.
Select Your Profession
Not all professions have specific writing and speaking material. Where a specific profession is not available, we recommend ‘Medicine’ for practice purposes.
