Occupational Therapy Council

The Occupational Therapy Council (Australia & New Zealand) Ltd (OTC) is an independent not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to ensure that standards of education, training and assessment of occupational therapists are maintained and developed so the Australian public is assured of safe and proper practice.

The OTC has been appointed by the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (OTBA) to be the independent organisation to provide:

  • accreditation of occupational therapy programs offered by Australian universities;
  • assessment of qualifications and skills of internationally-qualified occupational therapists wishing to practise in Australia.

The OTC has been appointed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) as the relevant assessing authority for the purposes skilled migration in the category of Occupational Therapist.

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