Your Pathway to Success
Follow these steps to achieve your global medical career
Check if you hold full certification from ASHA (USA), RCSLT (UK), IASLT (Ireland), or NZSTA (New Zealand) for MRA. Note: SAC (Canada) is excluded and must use OSQCA.
Achieve OET Speech Pathology: minimum 450 in two subtests and 400 in the remaining two, OR IELTS Academic: minimum 7.5 overall with no band below 7.0. Scores from one sitting (or two within 6 months), valid 2 years.
Submit university transcripts and clinical hour logs. SPA verifies degree equivalence to Australian Bachelor or Master’s and minimum 1,000 clinical hours.
Submit written portfolio demonstrating competency across lifespan (pediatrics to geriatrics) and practice areas (speech, language, swallowing, voice, fluency, multimodal communication), including detailed case studies.
Provide evidence of dysphagia training. RCSLT members need Level C of Dysphagia Training and Competency Framework; others must show specific clinical hours in adult and pediatric dysphagia.
Upon successful skills assessment, apply for SPA membership and CPSP status. Maintain with 20 hours CPD annually and 1,000 practice hours in previous 5 years.
What You Need
Essential prerequisites for this pathway
Helpful Materials
Downloadable guides and references
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) – Overseas Trained
AccessSPA OSQCA Guide (current edition)
AccessOccupational English Test (OET) for Speech Pathology
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