Dear UniSA Representative,

Regarding Changes to the English Language requirements for the UniSA Australian Registered Nurse Training Program

The Australian Registered Nurse Training Program (ARNTP) now requires all students entering the program to meet the following English Language requirements:
 

• IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6 for each band (reading, writing, listening and speaking), or
   
• Occupational English Test (OET) minimum of a B pass or higher in all four sections

Please also be advised that the Nurses Board of South Australia (nbsa) will only register graduates who have achieved an:
 

• IELTS (Academic) score of at least 6.5 in Reading and Listening and a score of 7 in Writing and Speaking with an overall band of 7 or greater; or
   
• Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum of a B pass or higher in all four sections

It is therefore important that the English Language requirements for ARNTP be set at a standard that provides the student the greatest chance of success in achieving these results.

Please be advised that all conditional offers for the ARNTP October 2008 and May 2009 intakes will be reissued with these new conditions. Unconditional offers will not be reissued nor will offers packaged with CELUSA. However, it is important for these applicants to understand that these new requirements have been implemented.

Additionally, any NEW students wanting a packaged offer with CELUSA will be required to sit for an IELTS or OET at the completion of their CELUSA program and meet the new English Language requirements before being accepted into the ARNTP.

For further enquiries, please contact your UniSA Representative.

Thank you.

Best regards from Staff at UniSA International