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WHAT IS OET?
OET is the world’s only international English language test specifically for healthcare professionals. It assesses the language proficiency of healthcare professionals who seek to register, practice or study in an English-speaking environment. The test provides a valid and reliable assessment of all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – with an emphasis on the types of communication required in healthcare settings.
HOW IS OET DIFFERENT TO OTHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTS?
Patient safety and quality of care
OET was designed specifically to meet the language needs of the healthcare sector. Test materials are developed in consultation with subject matter experts and replicate the English language skills required in healthcare settings to deliver patient safety and quality of care. While studying for OET, candidates learn exactly the type of language they will need every day at work.
HOW IS OET DIFFERENT?
Valid and reliable
OET is a valid and reliable assessment of the English language skills of healthcare professionals. The test is owned by Cambridge Box hill Language Assessment, a venture between Cambridge Assessment English (the makers of IELTS) and Box Hill Institute.
Highly secure
The OET online results verification service allows OET recognizing organizations to check the authenticity of OET results in a quick and reliable way. The service provides access to a secure, encrypted database through which candidates’ results can be checked. Moreover, before a verifier can access a candidate’s results, the candidate must first give permission in the system to the verifier, thereby protecting candidate privacy.
What is PTE Academic?
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) is the leading computer-based, high-stakes English language proficiency test used for study abroad and immigration.
The Pearson Test of English is the complete version of PTE, and PTE-Academic is the English test taken by students and aspirants who want to study or immigrate to a major English-speaking country. Candidates who are eligible to take the PTE exam must take the exam to demonstrate their English language proficiency.
Why should you take the PTE Exam?
PTE Academic is a computer-based English language test for non- native English speakers who want to study in another country. It assesses candidates’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking abilities. The exam is structured in such a manner that each question typically assesses two abilities at the same time, such as reading and speaking or listening and reading
WHAT IS IELTS?
IELTS, the International English Language Test- ing System, is designed to assess the language ability of people who want to study or work where English is the language of communi- cation. IELTS is internationally focused in its content. For example, texts and tasks are sourced from publica- tions from all over the English-speaking world; a range of native-speaker accents (North American, Australian, New Zealand, British etc.) are used in the Listening test; and all standard varieties of English are accepted in test takers’ written and spoken respons- es.
What’s new with computer-delivered IELTS?
- You can now highlight text and make notes
- Save time by copying and pasting directly from your text and notes
- You can easily browse forward and backward through your questions
- To help keep track of the word count, use the automatic word counter for the Writing test