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The document explains the rationale and sets out eight acceptable English language pathways, including primary qualification routes, work experience in English-speaking settings, and accepted test results for IELTS and OET with minimum component scores, validity periods, and rules for using results from one or two sittings.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/policy-on-english-language-requirements-clinical-registration-english-proficiency/522349/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/policy-on-english-language-requirements-clinical-registration-english-proficiency/522349.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Patrick","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-26","2026-10-08",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",16,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"Who must demonstrate English communication and comprehension under this policy?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"Doctors and physician associates seeking registration in New Zealand must demonstrate sufficient ability to communicate in and comprehend English to protect public health and safety.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What are the IELTS requirements and minimum scores?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Applicants must pass the IELTS Academic Module with minimum scores in each component: Speaking 7.0, Listening 7.0, Reading 7.0, and Writing 6.5.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"How long are IELTS and OET results valid for registration or NZREX Clinical?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"IELTS results are valid within 2 years of an application for registration and within 2 years of the NZREX Clinical exam date. 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Have a primary medical qualification from a New Zealand medical school. |  |\n| B. | (i) Speak English as a first language; and\u003Cbr>(ii) Have an acceptable primary medical qualification from Australia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, or a Canadian or South African medical school where English is the sole language of instruction of that medical school. |\n| C. | (i) Satisfy the Council of work as a registered doctor where English was the first and prime language, for at least 2 years within the 5 years immediately prior to application, which must include:\u003Cbr>a) a period of 6 months continuous work at one workplace; or\u003Cbr>b) participation in a recognised formal vocational training programme* in Australia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada, or South Africa for a period of 6 months; or\u003Cbr>c) completion of a recognised formal vocational training programme* in Australia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada, or South Africa; and\u003Cbr>(ii) Provide the names and contact details of at least two referees who are senior doctors who speak English as a first language, and who can attest to the applicant’s ability to comprehend and communicate effectively in English in a clinical setting with both patients and professional colleagues. Referees must have worked with the applicant for at least 6 months. Referees will be contacted directly by the Council, or a body Council authorised to do this (employer or recruitment agency) .\u003Cbr>*Recognised formal vocational training programmes are: Fellowship of one of the Australian or Australasian medical colleges in Australia; the Membership or Fellowship of a Royal College in the United Kingdom or Ireland accompanied by a Certificate of Completion of Training in the United Kingdom or Completion of Specialist Training in Ireland; Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of |\n\n\n| D. | Pass the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) by achieving a minimum score in each component of the test.\u003Cbr>Minimum required scores: |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | • Speaking\u003Cbr>• Listening\u003Cbr>• Reading\u003Cbr>• Writing | 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 |\n|  | Test results are accepted from:\u003Cbr>• One sitting; or\u003Cbr>• A maximum of two test sittings in a 12-month period only if the applicant:\u003Cbr>o is tested in all four components in each sitting;\u003Cbr>o achieves a minimum score of 7.0 in each component for listening, reading and speaking and a minimum score of 6.5 for writing across the two sittings; and\u003Cbr>o when using scores from two test sittings, no score in any component from either test sitting is below 6.5.1\u003Cbr>Validity of IELTS results\u003Cbr>IELTS results are valid within:\u003Cbr>• 2 years of an application for registration.\u003Cbr>• 2 years of NZREX Clinical examination date (new candidate) .\u003Cbr>• Repeat candidates for the NZREX Clinical will not be required to re-sit IELTS for up to 5 years of the examination date if they have been, since last sitting the NZREX Clinical","cbCaijDEvCWDGPS2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijDEvCWDGPS2","pdf",438619,"English","# Rationale\n## Requirements for doctors\n### English language requirements (A-E)\n### IELTS acceptance rules and validity\n### OET acceptance rules and validity\n### IELTS One Skill Retake note","[{\"question\":\"Who must demonstrate English communication and comprehension under this policy?\",\"answer\":\"Doctors and physician associates seeking registration in New Zealand must demonstrate sufficient ability to communicate in and comprehend English to protect public health and safety.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the IELTS requirements and minimum scores?\",\"answer\":\"Applicants must pass the IELTS Academic Module with minimum scores in each component: Speaking 7.0, Listening 7.0, Reading 7.0, and Writing 6.5.\"},{\"question\":\"How long are IELTS and OET results valid for registration or NZREX Clinical?\",\"answer\":\"IELTS results are valid within 2 years of an application for registration and within 2 years of the NZREX Clinical exam date. 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