WFOT Human Resoures Projet 0 Edited Version (results listed alphabetially by ountry) Collated 0 WFOT 0
This is an edited version of the Human Resoures Projet 0. The full version is available from the WFOT website www.wfot.org - Members Only Login to aess over 0 slides of ountry speifi data that inludes: Number of oupational therapists per 0,000 head of population Number of students and graduates studying on WFOT Approved and Non Approved Eduation Programmes Registration requirements to pratise at a national and regional levels Countries that require evidene of Continuing Professional Development Numbers of oupational therapy assistants and qualifiations to pratise Servies that oupational therapy is provided Areas with shortages of oupational therapists Perentage of oupational therapists who work in publi and non publi funded servies Migration trends WFOT Member Organisations that trak the migration of oupational therapists eduated in their ountry To find out more about beoming an Individual Member of WFOT visit the website http://www.wfot.org/membership/typesofmembership.aspx Collated 0 WFOT 0
Number of WFOT Member Organisations surveyed = 7 Number of WFOT Member Organisations that responded = 7 Response rate = 99% WFOT Member Organisations that responded; Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czeh Republi, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Frane, Georgia, Germany, Greee, Hong Kong, Ieland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Republi of Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Maau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexio, Namibia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Seyhelles, Singapore, Slovenia, South Afria, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of Ameria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe WFOT Member Organisations that did not respond; Malta Non WFOT Member Organisations that provided data about the number of pratising oupational therapists; Kosovo, Lesotho, Madagasar, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia Date questionnaire irulated: 5th Otober 0 Data olletion method - Exel Spreadsheet irulated by WFOT Seretariat by email Compiled and designed by Rithard Ledgerd, Programme Coordinator, Promotion and Development Collated 0 WFOT 0
Argentina Armenia Australia *Austria Bangladesh Belgium Bermuda Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czeh Republi Denmark Estonia Finland Frane Georgia Germany Greee Hong Kong Ieland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Republi of Korea **Kosovo Latvia **Lesotho Luxembourg Maau **Madagasar **Malawi Malaysia Mauritius Mexio Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Philippines Portugal Romania Russia **Rwanda Seyhelles Singapore Slovenia South Afria Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Kingdom United States of Ameria Venezuela **Zambia Zimbabwe 00 6009 758 0 8 9 7500 5 00 000 57 5 7 8500 56 00 900 7 0 578 68 000 0 600 0 7 75 700 850 8500 6 5 60 0 9 6 50 00 96 0 756 0 5 50 500 985 9 8 70 70 09 5000 0 900 700 856 96 875 0 0 9 5 5 5000 8 65 0 Number of pratising oupational therapists * total number of pratising oupational therapists is not known by this assoiation, the number shown is the number of oupational therapists in the member assoiation ** Non-WFOT Member Organisation n = 78 Collated 0 WFOT 0
Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Czeh Republi Denmark Estonia Finland Frane Germany Greee Hong Kong Ieland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Republi of Korea Latvia Malaysia Mauritius Mexio Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Palestine Philippines Portugal Russia Singapore Slovenia South Afria Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Turkey Uganda UK USA Venezuela Zimbabwe 5 5 9 8 7 7 5 0 8 8 6 6 8 8 7 0 9 6 6 6 5 9 Number of WFOT approved eduation programmes n = 56 Collated 0 WFOT 0
Argentina Armenia Brazil Bulgaria Chile Colombia Croatia Czeh Republi Georgia Germany Greee India Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Kenya Republi of Korea Malaysia Mexio Nigeria Panama Peru Philippines Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tunisia Turkey Venezuela 6 6 8 9 7 6 5 5 59 Number of non approved WFOT eduation programmes n = Collated 0 WFOT 0
00 850 700 6 85 55 500 9 0 00 96 0 0 Argentina Armenia Australia Austria* Bangladesh Belgium Bermuda Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czeh Republi Denmark Estonia Finland Frane Georgia Germany Greee Hong Kong Ieland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kenya Republi of Korea Latvia Luxembourg Maau Malaysia Mauritius Mexio Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Philippines Portugal Romania Russia Seyhelles Singapore Slovenia South Afria Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Kingdom United States of Ameria Venezuela Zimbabwe 8 0 500 758 0 87 5 7 568 0 79 97 0 8 5 0 850 7 0089 0 6 500 600 60 56 50 8 0 50 50 50 6 5 59 5 0 0 76 87 6 60 50 5 60 88 0 8 800 979 600 769 Number of oupational therapists who are members of their national assoiation n = 7 Collated 0 WFOT 0
Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Bermuda Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czeh Republi Denmark Estonia Finland Frane Georgia Germany Greee Hong Kong Ieland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Japan Jordan Kenya Republi of Korea Latvia Luxembourg Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Maau Malaysia Mauritius Mexio Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Philippines Portugal Romania Russia Seyhelles Singapore Slovenia South Afria Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Kingdom United States of Ameria Venezuela Zimbabwe 0 6 9 5 55 60 65 6 65 6 67 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 75 75 76 75 8 85 85 8 79 85 9 9 97 99 99 99 96 97 9 9 9 89 9 9 98 98 98 98 00 98 Perentage of oupational therapists in WFOT Member Organisations who are female n = 7 Collated 0 WFOT 0
Countries where oupational therapy is reognised as a shortage profession n = Collated 0 WFOT 0
SUMMARY Information was ollated from 7 WFOT Member Organisations (99% of those surveyed) The numbers below reflet the responses provided to WFOT from ountries that responded to this projet and ollate this data. Total number of pratising oupational therapists = 7,5 Total number of WFOT Approved Eduation Programmes = 77 Total number of non WFOT Approved Eduation Programmes = Number of oupational therapists per 0,000 head of population = median 0.9, mean Number of oupational therapy assistants = 9,68 Perentage of oupational therapists that are female = 8% Average perentage of oupational therapists working in government/publi funded posts = 6% Average perentage of oupational therapists working in non government/publi funded posts = % Most frequently ited speialities experiening labour shortages by WFOT Member Organisations; Mental Health (), Dementia (), Older People (), Stroke Rehabilitation (0) Collated 0 WFOT 0
CAUTIONS Not all organisations ollate data that was requested for this projet. Missing data should not be interpreted as being not appliable; in some instanes the information is not known or unable to be provided. The Human Resoures Projet was irulated in English and also in Spanish to Spanish speaking ountries. All responses were requested in English and therefore reliant on aurate translations by Member Organisation. Eah slide shows the responses that were reeived from eah WFOT Member Organisation or the WFOT Delegate. Figures shown may be approximate versus an exat number. 0 population data soured from www.indexmundi.om Collated 0 WFOT 0
Additional reading and supporting information Please refer to the World Federation of Oupational Therapists (WFOT) website www.wfot.org "Resoure Centre" to aess the full version of this report in addition to the following doumentation: WFOT Position Statement - Reruiting Oupational Therapists from International Communities (0) Working as an oupational therapist in another ountry (0) Results from previous surveys are also available on the website GRATEFUL THANKS TO ALL DELEGATES, ALTERNATES AND MEMBER ORGANISATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT Collated 0 WFOT 0