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Tables summarise which regulators recognise specific qualifications and provide score benchmarks by component for listening, reading, speaking, and writing. 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All of them accept IELTS. |\n| USA | 􀀹 | 􀀹4 | x | x | TOEFL iBT5 ,6 |\n| South Africa | 􀀹 | x | 􀀹 | x | None |\n\n\n| Regulator | IELTS | OET | Other |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | 􀀹 | 􀀹 | None |\n| General Medical Council | 􀀹 | 􀀹 | None |\n\n\n| Regulator | IELTS | OET | Other |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| General Dental Council | 􀀹 | may be\u003Cbr>considered | may be considered7 |\n| General Pharmaceutical Council | 􀀹 | 􀀹8 | None |\n| General Optical Council | 􀀹 | x | None |\n| Health and Care Professions Council | 􀀹 | may be\u003Cbr>considered | may be considered9 |\n| General Osteopathic Council | 􀀹 | may be\u003Cbr>considered | TOEFL, Cambridge English Language Assessment, and others provided that the score achieved is equivalent to C1 of the Common European Framework10. |\n| General Chiropractic Council | 􀀹 | may be\u003Cbr>considered | TOEFL and others provided that the score achieved is equivalent to C1 of the Common European Framework. |\n\n\n| Regulator | Overall (average) | Listening (minimum) | Reading (minimum) | Speaking (minimum) | Writing (minimum) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| UK (NMC) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 |\n| Ireland11 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |\n| Australia12 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| New Zealand (nursing) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| New Zealand (midwifery)13 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| Canada (nursing) | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| Canada (midwifery) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| USA (nursing14) | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |\n| South Africa | 6.0 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated |\n| General Medical Council | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| General Dental Council | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |\n| General Pharmaceutical Council | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n| General Optical Council | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |\n| Health and Care Professions Council15 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |\n| General Osteopathic Council | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n\n\n| Regulator | Overall (average) | Listening (minimum) | Reading (minimum) | Speaking (minimum) | Writing (minimum) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| UK (NMC) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 |\n| General Chiropractic Council | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |\n\n\n| Regulator | Listening (minimum) | Reading (minimum) | Speaking (minimum) | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Nursing and Midwifery Council | B | B | B | C+ |\n| Ireland16 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ |\n| Australia | B | B | B | B |\n| New Zealand (nursing & midwifery) | B | B | B | B |\n| GMC | B | B | B | B |\n| General Pharmaceutical Council | B | B | B | B |\n| | B | B | B | B |\n\n\n| Regulator | Listening (minimum) | Reading (minimum) | Speaking (minimum) | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| USA (Florida Board of Nursing)19 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |\n| USA (Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission)20 | C+ | C+ | C | C+ |\n\n\n| Component | IELTS21 | OET |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Listening | -Two conversations (one paired, one in a group) about social needs\u003Cbr>-Two information-giving monologues (e.g. a lecture)\u003Cbr>-Various formats: multiple-choice; matching lists with options; labelling plans/maps/diagrams; gap-fill; sentence completion; short-answer questions | -Three p","cbCaifjTrAS7R92w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifjTrAS7R92w","pdf",274698,"English","# Language assessment acceptance by regulator\n## Nursing and midwifery regulators by country\n# Score benchmarks by test component\n## Overall and minimum listening/reading/speaking/writing\n# Exam component formats\n## IELTS: listening, reading, speaking, writing\n## OET: listening, reading, speaking, writing","[{\"question\":\"Which language tests are commonly accepted for nursing and midwifery by regulators?\",\"answer\":\"The review highlights IELTS and OET as core accepted tests, and notes that some regulators also accept other equivalents such as TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic under specified conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What score benchmarks are used across countries for the tests?\",\"answer\":\"It provides tables with overall average targets and minimums for listening, reading, speaking, and writing, showing differences between countries and between nursing and midwifery where applicable.\"},{\"question\":\"How do IELTS and OET tasks differ in the speaking component?\",\"answer\":\"IELTS speaking includes questions on personal background and opinions on selected topics, while OET speaking includes nursing-specific scenarios such as role plays and assesses intelligibility, fluency, appropriateness, grammar, and communication skills.\"}]","NMC Language Testing Literature Review - 2022 | PDF",23]