Occupational English Test in Chennai

The new test venue is being managed by Ebek, a leading educational company. OET is an Australian-developed English language test which assesses language communication skills of healthcare professionals.

It provides an assessment of all the four language skills -- listening, reading, writing and speaking -- through test material designed to reflect real healthcare scenarios.

G Sreekanthan, MD and Chairman of Ebek Chennai, said, “We are committed to providing services and offerings that meet the needs of the communities in Chennai. OET tests in Chennai will be conducted in Apollo College of Nursing. “By offering OET at Ebek Chennai, we are enabling health care professionals to demonstrate their English language proficiency for professional registration and employment purposes”.

“OET, which is owned by Cambridge Assessment English and Box Hill Institute, has a unique and proven 30-year pedigree and the test is recognised by healthcare regulators worldwide. The decision to offer the test was an easy one to make,” Sreekanthan concluded.

TK Arunachalam, Regional Director (South Asia), Cambridge Assessment English, emphasised the importance of Cambridge Assessments in the field of healthcare professionals and added that in order to provide the best care for patients it is essential that the nurses overcome communication barriers.