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July 28, 2026
A Briefing Paper for Healthcare Training and Recruitment Professionals
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.
This briefing looks at the two tests and compares them. As a result, healthcare training and recruitment professionals will be able to make better and more informed decisions when looking at which test is most appropriate for the health professionals they work with where the two options are available.
Back to Menu ↩ Many of in the language teaching profession have used this claim at some point: learning a language is good for your brain. It
Back to Menu ↩ Support for internationally recruited nurses usually stops early. There is a registration process, a language test, an induction programme, and then an
Back to Menu ↩ In medical English classes, we often discuss language barriers in one direction. Whether it be moving overseas for work, attending conferences,
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