In 2010, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia raised the English language proficiency requirement for registration as a nurse to an Overall score of in the Academic module of the IELTS Test, with in each of the components that comprise the Test. Other professional registration boards have also instituted an IELTS requirement (discussed in Merrifield, 2008). According to information on the IELTS website, as of November 2010, 48 professional associations in Australia identified an IELTS requirement (International English Language Testing System, 2010a). In most cases, the requirement is a score of . Although little research has been.
