What IELTS score do you need as an anaesthetic technician in New Zealand?

No test is needed if you graduated from a Council-accredited programme, or if English is your first language and your primary qualification is from an English-medium institution in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK or the USA.

You can also show at least two years in the last five working continuously as a registered health practitioner in an accredited health facility in one of those countries, in a comparable role, with two senior English-first-language referees.

IELTS online and OET@Home are not accepted. Results must be from one sitting and within two years before your application, unless you have been continuously employed as a registered practitioner in a recognised English-speaking country and apply within 12 months of finishing that employment.

Regulators change these rules, sometimes at short notice. Confirm the current scores on the Medical Sciences Council policy page before you book a test.