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SPECIAL FEATURE .

Stars in their eyes

What makes an OET provider an ‘All Star’?

What is the difference between regular teaching skills for short courses. This What is an OET-endorsed professional?
OET providers and premium providers? assignment involves describing an activity The OET Test has versions for 12 healthcare
Since 2017, OET has offered free training they would facilitate to help a student or professions. The OET Writing and
to teachers interested in providing OET group improve a specific language skill Speaking sub-tests are profession-specific,
preparation. in a given scenario. Premium schools which means the test materials reflect
As an ESP test, we understand that and teachers have completed this basic real workplace scenarios specific to the
some teachers might feel less qualified to training and assignment, plus additional test-takers profession. We’ve designed the
teach healthcare professionals, especially training and an assignment demonstrating test this way because communicating via
if they have not done so before. Our their ability to plan lessons, source speaking and writing provides opportunities
training focuses partly on giving teachers healthcare-related stimulus materials, for candidates to draw on their professional
the confidence that they are suitably and build a comprehensive curriculum for experience to demonstrate their ability
skilled to support candidates with their longer courses. to communicate in common workplace
English language needs by providing situations.
examples of best practices and knowledge What makes a premium provider All Premium partners are endorsed
of the test. We welcome all teachers, from an ‘All Star’ provider? for Nursing, as their training primarily
those offering private one-to-one classes Our All Star partners are selected from focuses on this profession. Additional
to those in large schools with multiple our premium partners and vetted by us to training modules are available for
campuses. ensure they have the suitable experience and endorsement in the remaining OET
We offer two levels of accreditation: technical ability to livestream to multiple professions. We encourage partners to
Premium and non-Premium. These levels channels, present, and respond to candidate pursue these endorsements.
correspond to the amount of training a comments within a session. The All Star
teacher or school has completed. Non- sessions offer an excellent way for our
Premium schools and teachers have candidates to learn from our best teachers Rebecca Bush, OET Teaching and Learning
completed our basic training and an while also promoting their own courses for Manager.
assignment demonstrating their OET further study.

List of OET providers

All Stars
CELT Cardiff, UK
SET English Manchester, UK
West London English School, UK

Premium Providers.

Academy of Excellence
International Newcastle, UK
British Study Centres Manchester,
UK
IH London*, UK
Languages International, New
Zealand
Live Languages Glasgow, UK
LSI Portsmouth*, UK
OET Workshop Melbourne,
Australia
Wimbledon School of English*,
UK

* = Centre of Excellence
Schools in red not accredited by the
British Council.

16 June 2024