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Glenys MerrifieldMinimum standardsof assessment(other than IELTS)TOEFL paperbasedtestTOEFL -computerbasedIB TOEFLTSETWETOEICTrinity CollegeLdnCambridgeSuiteOtherBritish Acupuncture Council No other tests accepted.Chartered Institute ofMarketingISEIII/IVEvidence of UG or PGqualRecommendation byeducationalist.Faculty of Public HealthGeneral Dental CouncilEng lang qualification.No other tests accepted.Evidence language skillsOR UG medical trainingin EnglishNo other tests accepted.General Medical Council ,PLABNo other tests accepted.The College of OptometristsHealth Professions CouncilNo other tests accepted.- Speech and LanguageTherapists670290118/120990CPEHong Kong E AA- All other professions600250100/120810CAENursing and MidwiferyCouncilNo other tests acceptedRoyal College of VeterinarySurgeonsNo other tests acceptedRoyal PharmaceuticalSociety of GBNo other tests acceptedTable 5. Minimum levels of achievement in assessment systems other than IELTS required byprofessional associations and registration bodies in the UK5.3 Summarising comments – IrelandIreland is not at this time a significant market for IELTS in terms of professional associations, withonly three associations registered as IELTS test users. One of these, the regulatory body for emergencymedical staff, attracted most of its international registrants from the European Economic Area, andas they were exempt from the requirement to provide a language assessment, the need for languagetesting was minimal.54 www.ielts.org