AHPRA IELTS Validity

Can you tell me about the IELTS Score required as an Overseas Practitioners in AHPRA or Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency in Australia?

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To work as a health practitioner in Australia, one needs to apply for and be registered with the relevant national board as an Overseas Practitioners in AHPRA or Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

One may also need to apply for a visa issued by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Australian Immigration Department).

These two application processes are entirely separate and success in one does not automatically guarantee success in the other.

Internationally qualified applicants must meet the registration standards of their health profession which includes the English language skills registration standard and the Criminal history registration standard.

[B]Outline of Criminal History Standard
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An international criminal history check will be required in circumstances where an one declares that has resided in a country, other than Australia, for a period exceeding 6 months when aged 18 years or more, or if have declared a criminal history in a jurisdiction outside of Australia.

One will be required to apply and pay the cost for their international criminal history report, for all countries identified, directly to an AHPRA approved supplier before applying for registration.

[B]Outline of English language skills standard[/B]

Internationally qualified applicants who did not complete their secondary education in English must demonstrate that they have the necessary English language skills for registration purposes. This requires:

A minimum score of 7 in each component of the IELTS academic module, OET or specified alternatives
Test results to be obtained within two years prior to registration application.

[B]Exemptions[/B]

National Boards (with the exception of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia) may grant an exemption from the requirements where one provides evidence that one has completed secondary education that was taught and assessed in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America and hold tertiary qualifications in the relevant professional discipline that was taught and assessed in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America.