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.
OET is recognised and trusted by healthcare boards and councils in the UK, the USA, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Singapore and more. Many organisations, including hospitals, universities and colleges, are using OET as proof of a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively in a demanding healthcare environment. Click Here to View list of Organisations
“OET test takers are perceived as effective communicators able to communicate on matters that are both technical and emotional.”
Tasks simulating real workplace scenarios and testing relevant language skills for healthcare.
Findings and recommendations from key research studies have informed the development of OET test material and tasks, ensuring the test remains relevant.
OET is an international English language test that assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment.
OET covers all four language skills with an emphasis on communication in a healthcare environment.
Same content for all healthcare professions.
Follow and understand a range of health-related spoken materials such as patient consultations and lectures.
approx. 45 minutes
Same content for all healthcare professions.
Read and understand different types of text on health-related subjects
60 minutes
pecific to profession, based on typical workplace situations.
The task is to write a letter, usually a referral letter. Sometimes, especially for some professions, a different type of letter is required: e.g. a letter of transfer or discharge, or a letter to advise or inform a patient, carer, or group.
45 minutes
Specific to profession, based on typical workplace situations.
In a private room you will take part in two role-plays. You take your professional role (as a healthcare professional) while the interlocutor plays a patient or client, or sometimes a relative or carer.
approx. 20 minutes
Whichever test type you choose, the test tasks, format and level of difficulty remain the same.
The test of choice for healthcare professionals for more than 30 years.
The same test you know and love but on computer.
The same test you know and love, on computer, at home.