Prepare for the best way of OET training

Start early. Be realistic with yourself Know your weaknesses Understand the assessment criteria

Start early.

Of course it depends on your current level of English but even candidates whose language level is test ready still need to take time to prepare properly. OET is a high-stakes English test. This means that your results are used by organisations who require the highest levels of security and validity from them. After all, successful candidates will be responsible for the health and safety of patients.

Be realistic with yourself.

This relates to the previous point. We know OET is life-changing. Achieving successful OET grades has the potential to take you and your family to a new country changing the way you live and work. We want to help you get there as soon as possible BUT you need to be realistic about how long this will take.

Know your weaknesses

Don’t just focus on how many questions you got right or what you did well in Speaking and Writing. It’s good to know your strengths but it’s much more important to know your weaknesses.

Understand the assessment criteria

As well as understanding why you made mistakes, you also need to be clear with what the assessor is expecting you to demonstrate in the test.

For each part of the test there is information about assessment. For Writing and Speaking particularly there are level descriptors of each criterion which help you understand the way OET assessors grade you.