The OET exam is specifically designed for healthcare professionals for assessing their language skills. It is gauging the skills like listening, speaking, reading and writing within a medical or healthcare setting.
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DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE OET EXAM
There are 12 different versions of the OET exam, designed for different healthcare professionals. They are
- Dentistry
- Dietetics
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Radiography
- Speech Pathology
- Veterinary Science
For all these 12 versions, the four language skills are checked and assessed.
- OET FOR DENTISTS
Learn at your own pace with sample practice tests available. There are authentic centers which provide good coaching for dentistry. OET Dentistry books are also available. There are some responsibilities associated with the dentist profession. You have to educate patients on oral healthcare, diagnosing dental conditions, assess treatment options, treating gum diseases, maintain patients’ dental records etc.
- OET FOR DIETETICS
Duty of the dietitians includes diagnosing and treating dietary and nutritional problems as well as problems related to overweight and underweight. The exam for dietitians is designed to ensure that they have the necessary language skills to provide safe and high quality care in English speaking healthcare environments.
- OET MEDICINE
It is designed specifically for physicians to assess their health care proficiency. Knowing the test and improving your skills accordingly is the first step to crack the OET medicine exam. Depending on your skill in the English language, the duration of study ranges from one week to one month.
- OET NURSING
OET nursing as the name indicates is specifically designed for nurses. For nurses at least grade B which means 350 or above for all the four skills is required. Eligible candidates who wish to work in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Maldives, Malta, Namibia etc. are supposed to clear the OET nursing exam.
- OET OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
The exam was conducted by Cambridge Box hill Language Assessment Trust (CBLA). Occupational therapists use questioning as a way to gather patient’s information regarding their needs, goals, abilities etc. A good occupational therapist should have expertise in working with children. Just like other versions, OET Occupational Therapy also has it’s version of questions catering to the needs of children.
- OET OPTOMETRY
Practice the test with full confidence. Questions related to optometry are asked for the exam. For self preparation listen to online audio related to optometry. Skill boosting activities for each sub-test are also available.
- OET PHARMACY
A candidate should have at least 18 years to attend the OET exam and they also have a minimum level of education equivalent to secondary education. OET Pharmacy is designed to ensure that pharmacists have the necessary language proficiency to provide safe and high quality care in an English speaking environment.
- OET PHYSIOTHERAPY
The Physiotherapy test is a part of a test for physiotherapists who wish to work in an English speaking environment. Questions are set on the basis of physiotherapy.
- OET PODIATRY
Podiatrists treat injuries involving the lower extremities. OET Podiatry assesses the candidates’ ability to diagnose illnesses, treat injuries for people having problems in their foot, ankle etc.
- OET RADIOGRAPHY
Role and responsibilities of a radiographer includes diagnosing, monitoring the patients. Conducting CT scans and MRI are their duties. So in the OET Radiography exam they check for aspects related to the above mentioned aspects.
- OET SPEECH PATHOLOGY
It is the scientific study and treatment of defects, disorders and malfunctions of speech and voice. So a speech pathologist treats and provides training for such disorders. In the OET exam they check whether the candidate has the ability to work with such patients.
- OET VETERINARY SCIENCE
Veterinary science deals with the health and wellness of animals. As for all other exams, this exam also has the assessment of four skills of the English language.
CONCLUSION
These are the various versions of the OET. Each test is unique. The OET exam offers a valuable opportunity for healthcare professionals to prove their English language proficiency.