IELTS Academic is the version of IELTS usually asked for by universities and by many professional registration bodies, including some nursing and medical boards. Its reading and writing parts use academic texts and tasks such as describing a chart.
These articles cover the Academic reading and writing tasks, when Academic is the right choice, and what nurses and students should check before they book.
IELTS for nurses: the UK and New Zealand regulators ask for 6.5 in Writing and 7 elsewhere. How to plan both tasks so Writing stops costing you a retake.
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Nursing Council NZ English requirements: OET 350 (300 writing) or IELTS Academic 7 (6.5 writing), no PTE, and a 12-month rule for combining sittings.
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OET or IELTS for nurses? The UK NMC and New Zealand's Nursing Council set matching levels, so choose by format. Compare both tests before you book.
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NMC English language requirements: exact IELTS and OET scores nurses need for UK registration, plus the test formats the NMC rules out.
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IELTS Academic vs General Training: the real difference, and which one your visa, university or registration body actually requires.
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