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.

For more information on the test please see What is the OET?

Our OET preparation Courses combine 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 a particular focus on pronunciation, 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.

Waikato Institute of Education is the Authorised Examination Centre for Cambridge The Occupational English Test (OET), To help candidates prepare for the test, WIE offers OET Preparation Courses.  Courses are designed 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 more vital ability in medical-related English
• Wish to go on to further study in the medical field at University or Polytechnic in New Zealand

Course Option:

Full time Course : 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday (25 hours per week, minimum 2 weeks)

Short-Term Course : 3 weeks, 25 hours per week

Accelerated Programme: 4 days, 12 hours in total