What Is OET?

Who this page is for

Doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other OET professions — not general study-abroad students.

Overview

OET is not 'IELTS for doctors' as a marketing slogan; it is a profession-specific exam. Listening and Reading are shared. Writing and Speaking use nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy (and other) materials. If you are a computer-science master's applicant, you are on the wrong cluster — go to IELTS.

What actually matters

• Regulator first, test second.
• Profession paper must match your job.
• IELTS Academic is a different persona — see comparisons.

Practice

OET practice tests · Writing · Speaking.

Verify on the official source

Fees, dates, accepted scores and visa rules change. Confirm the current figure on the official test, university, regulator or government page before you book or pay. StudyWhere is an advisor, not the test owner.

• Occupational English Test
• OET recognition

Related StudyWhere pages

• OET hub
• OET for nurses
• OET for doctors
• OET vs IELTS

Next step on StudyWhere

Profession + destination country + regulator if you know it (NMC, AHPRA, DHA…).

Use Start Chat on WhatsApp below. The AI advisor maps the test, score, visa or licence to universities and pathways — it does not replace the official booking site.