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The Occupational English Test is written for healthcare, so the tasks are the ones you already do at work: notes from a consultation, a referral letter from case notes, a role play with a patient. Listening and Reading are shared across professions; Writing and Speaking change with yours. In development now — join the waitlist for early access.

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OET — Statement of Results
B· 350 and above
Grade in each sub-test
Sample layout
Listening380 · B
Reading370 · B
Writing350 · B
Speaking360 · B
Sample layout. OET scores each sub-test on its own 0–500 scale, so there is no single overall score and no universal pass mark — check what your board or council asks for.

What task types are on the OET?

Each task has its own practice mode and its place in the full mock, with the same timers as the exam.

Listening

Around 40 minutes and 42 questions in three parts, each recording played once.

  • Part A · consultation notes
  • Part B · workplace extracts
  • Part C · presentations and interviews

Reading

60 minutes and 42 questions. Part A is timed on its own; Parts B and C share the rest.

  • Part A · four texts in 15 minutes
  • Part B · short workplace texts
  • Part C · two long texts

Writing

One letter for your profession, written from the case notes in front of you.

  • 5 minutes reading the case notes
  • 40 minutes writing the letter

Speaking

Two role plays for your profession, about 20 minutes with the warm-up.

  • Warm-up, not assessed
  • Role play 1
  • Role play 2

How is the OET scored?

Objective tasks are marked exactly as the exam marks them. Speaking and writing are scored per component by our own engine, following the exam’s published scoring guide, and mapped onto the scale below.

How the scoring works
SkillScaleWhat is measured
Listening0–500 · A–ESame paper for every profession.
Reading0–500 · A–ESame paper for every profession; Part A timed separately.
Writing0–500 · A–EThe referral letter for your own profession.
Speaking0–500 · A–EBoth role plays; the warm-up is not counted.

Be first on OET.

Waitlist members get the first full mock free at launch and an introductory price on plans.

Questions about OET

When will OET be ready?
OET is the exam we are building now. The twelve professions, the task catalogue and the mock structure are already in place, and the test runner and scoring are being finished. Join the waitlist and we will email you the day it opens.
Which professions will be covered?
All twelve that OET publishes: Dentistry, Dietetics, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Speech Pathology and Veterinary Science. Your profession decides the Writing letter and both Speaking role plays.
Is there one overall OET score?
No. Each sub-test gets its own score from 0 to 500 in steps of ten, and its own grade from A to E. OET sets no universal pass mark. Many boards and councils ask for at least 350, a grade B, in every sub-test, but that requirement is theirs and you should check it.
Is OET the same as IELTS?
No. OET tests the same four skills, but every task is set in a healthcare workplace and is accepted by many regulators in place of IELTS. If both are accepted, most people find the OET tasks closer to work they already do.

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  • Scored on the official scale
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