Hebrew Language Proficiency
How to request to get tested in a language other than Hebrew, and how to prove knowledge of Hebrew to get a license
Internationally educated nurse and want the examination in your language? Knowledge of Hebrew is a prerequisite of being listed on the "Nursing Licensure Registry" and getting a temporary license.
As an internationally educated nurse, you can take the Israel Nursing Board Licensure Examination in one of the following languages: Arabic, English, Russian, French, or Spanish
In line with the Public Health Protection Regulations (Hebrew), if you would like the examination to be in a language that is not Hebrew, you will have to prove you demonstrate your proficiency with the Hebrew language later on; this is a prerequisite to be listed on the ”Nursing Licensure Registry” (Hebrew) and to get a temporary license.
Please note that you can receive a license to practice nursing only after proving you have basic knowledge of the Hebrew language, even if you pass the Israel Nursing Board Licensure Examination.
You have to submit a proof Hebrew language proficiency within three years from the date you took the Israel Nursing Board Licensure Examination. If you fail to submit a proof within the specified time, you will be required to retake the Israel Nursing Board Licensure Examination.
To demonstrate Hebrew proficiency, you must meet one of the following conditions:
- Your Israeli licensure Hebrew examination scores are 60 or higher.
- You submitted a proof of registration to a C level ('Gimel') Intensive Hebrew School (Ulpan) given by the Ministry of Education or a course supervised by it, to the Nursing Division, and a proof of passing the final test (a score of 70 or higher).
- Exempt from Hebrew proficiency test for new immigrants who completed an advanced Hebrew course of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (in cooperation with the Ministry of Education).
- You passed the Yael test or the Yaelnet test given by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation, with a score of 65 or higher. For more information about the Yael test or the Yaelnet test, visit the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation website or call: 02-6759555.
- You passed the Hebrew Proficiency Test of the Ministry of Education, with a score of 65 or higher.
More details on registering for the Hebrew Proficiency Test can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education.
You can contact Ms. Elisheva Bakshet via email, and mention: your full name, telephone number, postal address, and preferred test location: Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. Email address: el.achayot@gmail.com
Send the proof of Hebrew language proficiency via the Healthcare Professionals Portal.