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Qualifications
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Amended June 2009
Amended November 2009
For the purposes of Section 27(2)(f) of the Occupational Therapists Act 2005, the qualifications specified below are prescribed as a qualification for registration as an occupation therapist.
The following qualifications are currently acceptable for unconditional registration:
Western Australia
- Diploma of the Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1960 - 1969) by the Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy
- Associateship Occupational Therapy (conferred 1969 - 1973) by the Western Australian Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1974 - 1987) by the Western Australian Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1988 - 1992) by Curtin University of Technology
- Bachelor of Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1993 onwards) by Curtin University of Technology
- Master of Occupational Therapy (conferred 2004 onwards) by Curtin University of Technology
- Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) (conferred 2009 onwards) by Edith Cowan University
- Master of Occupational Therapy Practice (conferred 2009 onwards) by Edith Cowan University.
New South Wales
- Diploma Occupational Therapy (conferred 1948 - 1975) by the University of New South Wales
- Diploma Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1978) by Cumberland College
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1973 - 1989) by Cumberland College
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1990 onwards) by the University of Sydney
- Bachelor of Health Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1999 onwards) by Charles Sturt University
- Bachelor of Health Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1999 onwards) by the University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 2005 onwards) by the University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1998 onwards) by the University of Western Sydney
- Master of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1998 onwards) by the University of Sydney
Queensland
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1968 onwards) by the University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 2002 onwards) by James Cook University
- Master of Occupational Therapy Studies (conferred 2002 onwards) by the University of Queensland
South Australia
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1979 - 1990) by the South Australian Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science Occupational Therapy (conferred 1991 onwards) by the University of South Australia
- Master of Occupational Therapy Graduate Entry (conferred 2005 onwards) University of South Australia
Victoria
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1948 - 1972) by the Occupational Therapy School of Victoria
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1973 - 1975) by the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Applied Science (OT) (conferred 1973 – 1984) by the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Applied Science (OT) (conferred 1985 - 1993) by La Trobe University
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1994 – 2008) by La Trobe University
- Master of Occupational Therapy Practice (conferred 2003 onwards) by La Trobe University
- Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Occupational Therapy Practice (conferred 2009 onwards) by La Trobe University
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 2009 onwards) by Monash University
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 2005 onwards) by Deakin University
New Zealand
- Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy) (conferred 1994 onwards) by Auckland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1995 onwards) by Otago Polytechnic
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1991 - 1996) by Otago Polytechnic
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1991 - 1996) by Auckland Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy) (conferred 1997 - 2000) by Auckland Institute of Technology
- Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy) (conferred 2000 onwards) by Auckland Institute of Technology
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy (conferred 1971 - 1991) by Central Institute of Technology
- State Examination Certificate in Occupational Therapy (conferred 1946 - 1970) by New Zealand School of Occupational Therapy
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Other
- Certificate that applicant has passed all stages of the examination in Occuaptional Therapy (1989 - 1999) through the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition
- Certificate that applicant has met occupational therapy practice audit requirements (2000 onwards) through the Council of Occupational Therapists Registration Boards (Australia and New Zealand) Inc.
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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.com.au
Occupational therapists who hold postgraduate qualifications in occupational therapy can apply to the Board to register the qualifications.
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