Profession-Specific Language and Communication Assessment in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy

This profile spotlights an online assessment tool designed to provide internationally educated physiotherapists and occupational therapists with information about their competency in language, communication, and soft skills as they seek licensure and employment in Canada.

Document Highlights

Internationally educated physiotherapists and occupational therapists need good information about their competency in language, communication, and soft skills as they seek licensure and employment in Canada. To address this need, leaders from Fusion Global Education and Language Education for Accounting Professionals have developed and piloted a new online assessment tool. This profile discusses the issue and looks at the development, impact, benefits, and challenges of this type of assessment tool, as well its potential for broad application with other foreign-trained health and non-health professionals.

The profile is part of a series of reports spotlighting initiatives that address one or more of the important factors that affect the success of employers in attracting and retaining new immigrants and integrating them into Canadian workplaces and communities. The intention of the series is to recognize that a globally competitive immigration system is a vital part of Canada’s growth.