Use your Occupational English Test (OET) certificate

We may be able to accept your OET certificate as evidence of your knowledge of English.

Types of OET we can accept

We can accept the following versions of OET:

• OET on paper
• OET on computer
• OET@Home

You must take the medicine version of the test.

Our minimum scores

For us to accept your OET certificate it must show that:

• you took the medicine version of the test
• you achieved at least a grade ‘B’ in each testing area (speaking, listening, reading and writing)
• you achieved those grades in the same test
• you obtained the grades in your most recent sitting of the test
• it shows your candidate number.

When you submit your OET certificate as English language evidence, please also make sure you have selected the ‘General Medical Council’ as your recognising organisation in the ‘my OET’ portal so we can verify your scores without delay.

OET certificate validity

OET certificates are valid for two years. 

When sitting the AARA-KT, your certificate must be valid on the day you sit the exam. 

If your OET certificate is more than two years old, please refer to the next section of this guidance.

Please note, OET may not be acceptable evidence of your English language skills for the purposes of obtaining a UK visa. You will need to check with UK Visa and Immigration for their requirements.

Your OET certificate is more than two years old

If your OET certificate is over two years old, you may be able to provide additional evidence to demonstrate you’ve maintained your language skills in order to sit the AARA-KT.

In this instance, you can submit your IELTS certificate plus references from a tutor or lecturer of a postgraduate course or from an employer completed in a country where English is the first and native language. 

All references submitted for consideration must cover at least three months full-time study or employment within the last two years. Please email us for further information on how your references can be submitted.