The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) has made changes to its English language requirements for skills assessment.
Under the new ANMAC rules, the following tests results will be accepted effective 1 July 2016:
• IELTS (Academic): Test results from one or two test sittings taken within a 6-month period, provided the applicant achieves:
– A minimum overall band score of 7 in each sitting, and
– A minimum score of 6.5 in each test component
• OET: Test results from one or two test sittings taken within a 6-month period, provided the applicant:
– Is tested in all four components in each sitting, and
– No score below C in any test component
• PTE (Academic): Test results from one or two test sittings taken within a 6-month period, provided the applicant achieves:
– A minimum overall score of 65 in each sitting,
– A minimum score of 65 in each test component, and
– No score below 58 in any test component (if more than one sitting)
• TOEFL (iBT): Test results from one or two test sittings taken within a 6-month period, provided the applicant achieves:
– A minimum total score of 94 in each sitting, and
– Minimum scores of: 24 listening, 24 reading, 27 writing, 23 speaking
– No score below: 20 listening, 19 reading, 24 writing, 20 speaking (if more than one sitting)
For further information, visit: http://www.anmac.org.au/sites/default/files/documents/ Communique_ELP_requirements_1_July_2016.pdf