COTRB

Additional

Recognised List of Qualifications

The following qualifications are currently acceptable for unconditional registration:

Western Australia
	DIP (OT) WA  1960 - 1969 ASSOC OT (WA) 1969 - 1973 B APP SC (OT) WAIT 1974 - 1987 B APP SC (OT) CURTIN 1988 - 1992 B SC (OT) CURTIN 1993 ONWARDS Master (OT) CURTIN 2004 ONWARDS .
Queensland
	B OT QLD FROM 1968 Bachelor (OT) James Cook 2002 ONWARDS Master (OT) Studies QLD 2002 ONWARDS .
New South Wales
	DIP (OT) NSW 1948 - 1975 DIP APP SC (OT) CUMBERLAND 1978 ONLY B APP SC (OT) CUMBERLAND 1973 - 1989 B APP SC (OT) SYDNEY FROM 1990 B Hlth Sc (OT) Charles Sturt FROM 1999 B Hlth Sc (OT) Newcastle FROM 1999 B APP SC (OT)  UNI WEST SYD   1998 ONWARDS Master (OT) SYDNEY 1998 ONWARDS .
Victoria
	DIP (OT) VICTORIA 1955 - 1976 DIP (OT) LINCOLN 1948 - 1976 B APP SC (OT) LINCOLN 1976 - 1987 B APP SC (OT) LA TROBE 1988 - 1992 B OCC THY LA TROBE FROM 1993 M OCC THY LA TROBE 2005 ONWARDS B OCC THER  DEAKIN  2005 ONWARDS .
South Australia
	B APP SC (OT) SAIT 1979 - 1990 B APP SC (OT) SA FROM 1991 M OT (GE) SA 2005 ONWARDS .

Council Of Occupational Therapy Registration Boards (COTRB)

If you do not hold one of the qualifications listed above, or hold current registration in another State or Territory of Australia, you would not be entitled to apply for unconditional registration in Western Australia or practise occupational therapy unless you have successfully completed the COTRB desktop assessment and satisfactorily undertaken a period of supervised practice audit.

For information on the examination process, you should contact COTRB on www.cotrb.saboards.com.au

Additional Qualifications

Occupational Therapists who hold postgraduate qualifications in occupational therapy can apply to the Board to register the qualifications. Please see the Policy - Registration of Additional Qualifications for further information.