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NBCOT OTED INFORMATION UPDATE. Philippines meeting March 5, 2012. Countries offering masters degrees in OT OTED Totals Two year examination statistics Leading Up to July 2013 Tools You Can Use New Services Question/Answer. DISCUSSION TOPICS. Japan = 30 United Kingdom = 14
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NBCOT OTED INFORMATION UPDATE Philippines meetingMarch 5, 2012
Countries offering masters degrees in OT OTED Totals Two year examination statistics Leading Up to July 2013 Tools You Can Use New Services Question/Answer DISCUSSION TOPICS
Japan = 30 United Kingdom = 14 Canada = 12 India = 10 Australia = 8 Sweden = 8 South Africa = 7 Israel = 3 Taiwan, Thailand, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico = 1 Countries offering masters degrees in occupational therapy
2011 357/110 2010 185/134 Philippines 2011/168 2010/52 India 2011/69 2010/46 OTED TOTALS
2010 -2011 = 375 total candidates took the examination 244 passed the examination (65%) Two Year Examination Totals
Initial test takers must have either a • Entry-level masters degree in occupational therapy; or • A bachelor degree in occupational therapy + a masters degree in occupational therapy and • Complete OTED Application – (additional coursework may be required to satisfy requirements.) Leading up to July 2013
Key Dates • July 2011 – Eligibility change announced • January 12013 – deadline for bachelors degree only applications received for processing. • July 31 2013 – all bachelors applications that were previously received must be complete – no outstanding documents and all other requirements fulfilled (i.e., TOEFL) Leading up to July 2013
After July 31, 2013– incomplete bachelor applications will be returned to applicant Applicants who do not have a masters degree can retest until July 2014. Testing after July 31, 2014 will require a masters degree in occupational therapy Leading up to July 2013
The only new applications that will be accepted after January 2nd 2013 will be from candidates that have a masters degree in occupational therapy. Leading up to July 2013
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Expedited Application Review - begins May 1st for determination of educational comparability component review of the OTED process. • Application and all requirements must be satisfied • All documents must be included • Turn around time approximately 6 weeks • Fee = $800* • * If the application is incomplete it will be returned to the applicant – a service fee will be deducted from the original fee. New Service
Expedited application for OTED comparability review – must be submitted to NBCOT on CD. College transcripts, Program Director letter,TOEFL and Verification of Licensure - must be sent as a primary source document OTED Review Update
Effective May 1, 2012 OTED application fees: • OTED application materials received via CD for comparability review = $500 • OTED application materials received by paper for comparability review = $600 • College transcripts, Program Director letter, TOEFL and Verification of Licensure - must be sent as a primary source document OTED Update