Certification requirements for internationally-educated occupational therapists include graduation from an entry-level occupational therapy program recognized by the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) at the time of graduation or, graduation from an entry-level occupational therapy program NOT recognized by WFOT at the time of graduation, but determined by NBCOT®
to be professionally
comparable to that of a
US-educated occupational
therapist holding a
bachelor’s degree in
Occupational Therapy.
Candidates educated
outside the US also must
have completed at least
1,000 hours of fieldwork
and passed three English
tests, including the Test
of English as a Foreign
Language, the Test of
Spoken English, and the
Test of Written English.
(Graduates of occupational
therapy programs in
Australia, Canada (except
Quebec), Ireland, New
Zealand, and the United
Kingdom are currently
exempt from the English
test requirements.)
Finally,
internationally-educated
occupational therapists
must pass the NBCOT®
certification examination,
and every third year,
complete certification
renewal requirements in
order to maintain use of
the OTR®
credential.
There are no uniform
licensure or continuing
competence requirements
among the states. So,
International Medical
Agency will select the
state where an
employer-sponsor has been
found and the state
requirements are the most
accessible.
See
www.wfot.org Educational Programs to make sure your educational school is recognized or send us your transcripts to see if your educational background could satisfy the requirements.
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