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Occupational English Test (OET)  Preparation
 
The Occupational English Test (OET) for overseas health professionals assesses the English language skills of all health professionals wishing to study in, migrate to and work in Australia and New Zealand. It assesses listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. People wishing to work in Australia and New Zealand in any area of medicine or healthcare are required to take the OET and can benefit from the OET preparation course.

The OET is designed to check if the health professionals from Non-English speaking background have sufficient knowledge of English language to be able to communicate and work in their field of choice in Australia and New Zealand.

In order to help you prepare for the important OET test, Waikato Institute of Education offers the OET Preparation course. .  The OET Preparation Course is for students who:
  • Wish to sit the OET as part of the process of becoming registered to practice in New Zealand

  •  Wish to return to their home country with a stronger ability in medical related English

  • Wish to go on to further study in a medical field at University or Polytechnic  in New Zealand

OET students are also able to take part in the General English and IELTS Preparation classes,

 

Our OET preparation Courses focus on developing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the New Zealand medical context, including preparation for the OET. Students are also given an introduction to the IELTS examination ..

OET Preparation course combines intensive English instruction with content and situational lessons from healthcare fields with specific practice on OET tasks in all skill areas. Emphasis is on developing proficiency level English with special emphasis on pronunciation, and fluency and accuracy of spoken and written communication.

Students learn to write referral letters, and develop an understanding of appropriate functional language to manage taking patient histories. Practice in 'mock' OET examinations is conducted regularly throughout the course.

Courses are available full-time, part-time, day or evening.

Course Fee Information 
   
* Special discounts occur regularly, please Contact us  for detail

 

Waikato Institute of Education
Address: 103 London Street,
PO Box 773, Hamilton, New Zealand
Phone: 64 - 7 - 8382450   Fax: 64 - 7 - 838 2453
Email:
info@wie.ac.nz