Nurses from Tamil Nadu eligible for foreign jobs in UK and Ireland through OET
Chennai: The Occupational English Test (OET) is now accepted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), UK and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as proof of English proficiency for overseas-trained nurses and midwives for registration purposes. Nurses and Midwives from Tamil Nadu can now appear for OET exams and thereby register and practice in the countries like UK and Ireland.
The OET is offered by Cambridge Assessment English, which is a part of the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment, for healthcare professionals. NMC and NMBI have announced that it will formally recognise OET for overseas-trained nurses and midwives for registration purposes from 02 January 2018.
The test ensures work-ready English language skills in other countries by testing the students on language proficiency.
OET is recognised across 12 health care professions - Dentistry, Dietetics, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Speech Pathology and Veterinary Science. OET test venues in Chennai, have exam dates available for every month.
Stating the significance of OET, T.K. Arunachalam, Regional Director, South-Asia, Cambridge Assessment English said, “English plays a major role in the workplace in most countries around the world and is extremely important for professionals in the healthcare sector. OET is a standardized English test, which has been developed for this industry exclusively. The recognition and acceptance of the test in the UK and Ireland open up a world of opportunities for the nurses seeking to work in these countries”.
Apart from NMC and NMBI in UK and Ireland respectively, health care boards and councils in Australia, New Zealand, Dubai and Singapore also recognise OET for accepting healthcare professionals.
