What You Need to Know About Proof of Hebrew Proficiency for Internationally Educated Nursing Graduates and Its Requirements for Practicing Nursing in Israel. All the details are available right here.
Internationally Educated Nursing Graduates interested in taking the examination in a language other than Hebrew, are requested to present a proof of Hebrew proficiency as a condition for registering in the Nursing Registry.
General information
Internationally educated nursing graduates may take the Israel Nursing Board Licensure Examination in one of the following languages: Arabic, English, Russian, French or Spanish.
However, those who take the examination in a language other than Hebrew, proof of Hebrew language proficiency must be presented as a condition for registering in the Nursing Registry to receive a permanent certificate.
Ways of proving Hebrew proficiency
You must meet one of the following conditions:
- Participation in an initial Hebrew Intensive School (Ulpan) given or supervised by the Ministry of Education (at level Gimel at least) and passing the exam with a grade of 70 and above.
- Participation in an advanced Hebrew course of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and passing the exam with a grade of 65 and above.
- Participation in an advanced Hebrew course as part of licensure preparation course and passing the exam in a grade of 65 and above.
- Participation in a medical Hebrew course (at level Gimel at least) pre-Aliyah and passing the exam with a grade of 70 and above.
- Passing a YAEL or YAELNET exam with a grade of 65 and above.
- Passing a Hebrew proficiency test by the Ministry of Education with a grade of 65 and above.
For more information about the Hebrew proficiency exam, please contact Ms. Elisheva Bakshet by email at: el.achayot@gmail.com. Please specify your full name, telephone number, mailing address, and preferred examination location: Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.
Dates and submission
- Proof of Hebrew proficiency may be submitted up to 3 years from the date of the Israel Nursing Board licensure examination.
- Proof of Hebrew proficiency may be submitted even prior to the examination date.
- After 3 years, if no proof of proficiency has been presented, you will be required to retake the Israel Nursing Board Licensure Examination, due to the retention period.
Medical Hebrew ulpan
Pre-aliyah medical Hebrew ulpan programs (Level Gimel and above) run by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Ministry of Education.