Course Details

Welcome to Duke Training Centre. Approved by 'ACTVET (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical Vocational Education & Training)'.

Duke Training Centre came into working since 2004. This institute has been a pioneer in providing quality technical and practical education in the private sector in UAE. We at the Duke Training Centre are always into providing the options to you for the excellence in your career. 

OET Course

Looking for a healthcare job in some foreign country? What you need to know is, in countries where English is the native language, you’ll need to be very fluent and in-command of your English communication skills. English is not just a job criteria but a survival necessity in such countries. OET is a test that determines a person’s ability to speak, listen, read, write and understand English language as a healthcare professional requirement. You shouldn’t just be good at speaking English but also familiar with all the technical terms and norms used in the healthcare field you are applying for.

Who should join OET Preparation Course?

This OET preparation course is for those people who want to take up the following 12 Health and Allied health professions in a foreign country.

• OET dentistry
• OET pharmacy
• OET optometry
• OET veterinary science
• OET occupational therapy
• OET speech pathology
• OET nursing
• OET radiography
• OET dietetics
• OET podiatry
• OET medicine
• OET physiotherapy

Course outline

OET Writing

• Writing Skills
• Letter writing including but not limited to: formal & informal letters, patient referral letters, hospital admissions letters, reminder letter to patients, patient discharge letters etc.
• Hand writing skills
• Planning to write
• Organising the task
• Understand the assessment criteria

OET Speaking

• Clinical setting
• Public and private hospital settings
• Effectively communicate
• Different medical situations
• Medical related scenarios
• Dialogues related to various medical settings
• Speaking using tone, diction, fluency, accuracy & volume, which covers typical patient scenarios in Australia
• Pronunciation & appropriate language for when dealing with people in all contexts e.g. hospital settings & private clinics
• Functional language, taking patient histories, giving explanations, giving advice, aggression conversation & giving reassurances
• Dealing with children, teenagers, adults & older Australians
• Understand the assessment criteria

OET Listening

• Listening to passages and dialogues
• Listening for detail
• Hand writing speed
• Writing in note form
• Scanning headings and questions
• Using headings to guide you
• Looking ahead
• Planning for listening

OET Reading

• Practice reading skills with reference materials, hospital documents, medical reports, and medical related charts
• Speed reading & comprehension for all components of the OET test
• Reading for specific purposes
• Understanding the text & being able to answers specific questions relating to the text

OET General Skills

• Vocabulary Skills
• English grammar in oral and written communication
• Target language
• Medical terms and their meanings
• Pronunciation
• Medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
• Medical related tests, charts and templates
• Medical terminology
• Australian health care sector – understanding