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Both IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and OET (Occupational English Test) are used to test the English language of healthcare professionals in different parts of the world. They are chosen by regulatory bodies to ensure doctors, nurses and other professions have sufficient language skills to communicate at a high level with patients and colleagues, and so ensure safe and effective care. IELTS     Similarities There are a number of similarities between the two tests.  Each one consists of four sub-tests, one for each skill: reading, listening, writing and speaking. A test takes place on one day. There is no pass/fail, but a graded score – different institutions need test takers to achieve different scores. In practice, the required scores in the two tests for professions such as nurses are for similar levels of language skill when measured on the Common European Framework of Reference. Both tests were developed in the late 1980...

What is OET OET stands for Occupation English Test and it is a healthcare-specific English language test . It is designed for practitioners that need to test their English language proficiency in a healthcare-specific context. Why should someone take OET OET is recognised in Australia , Singapore and New Zealand so anyone moving to these countries and looking to work in healthcare should consider taking this exam. IELTS is also recognised but OET is much more relevant to their profession and they may find it easier to pass this exam as it uses near real-life scenarios.  Structure of the exam There are 4 parts to OET Listening, 50 min Reading 60 min Writing 45 min Speaking 20 min How specific is the content? OET focuses on 12 different professions; these are Dentistry, Dietetics, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Speech Pathology and Veterinary Science. The speaking test and writing tests are p...