Overseas healthcare support workers and carers do an amazing job but face many language and communication challenges when working with patients, service users, their families, and colleagues.
This is particularly the case when managing those with complex care needs or where their ability to communicate clearly is affected, for example by dementia or a hearing impairment. They may also be upset or confused, and use unfamiliar idiomatic language.
English for Care addresses this problem. It teaches the language needed to effectively manage a wide range of common healthcare scenarios, from welcoming patients, to managing food and drink, personal care and mobility, to handling pressure area care, falls and injuries, infection control, and pain, to working with elderly patients and mental health.
Throughout the course, learners develop their work-focused communication skills, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and develop the confidence to apply the learning when at work.
English for Care is CPD-accredited and can be studied on PC, tablet and phone. It can be downloaded to work offline.
60 hours’ digital study + 20 hours’ group tuition
Tuition takes place in in small groups with an expert teacher to activate, practise and extend the language covered. Students get individualised feedback and tailored input and develop powerful peer support from fellow learners.
60 hours’ digital study
Learners study in their own time. All work is tracked so managers can make sure they are keeping up.
Learners cover multiple areas of everyday care, learn vital communication skills, tons of vocabulary and learn how language is used in practice throughout.
Course content
Communication skills development
Available on any device, on- and offline
Official CPD certificate on completion
Skill by skill focus, test practice, multi-media learning, essential strategies and techniques.
All the course content is care-focused, including terminology, communication skills, and language skills development. All grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation work is contextualised, so your learning remains relevant at all times.
Learning inputs and exercises are varied throughout – from animated videos to voice recording tasks to images, charts, articles, dialogues and practice activities.
Download the key language items from each unit so you have a convenient reference guide to hand at any time.
Tasks and quizzes include drag and drop, multiple choice, gap-fill, drop-down selection, re-ordering language, spotting errors and voice recording. And all optimised for mobile phone use as well as PC and tablet.
Content is continuously updated to make sure it is up-to-date and relevant at all times.
English for Nurses is accredited by the CPD Standards Office in the UK, whose qualifications are recognised worldwide. You will receive your Certificate of Achievement after completing the course with an overall score of 70% accuracy or more.
Subscription renews monthly and can be cancelled at any time.
Skill by skill focus, test practice, multi-media learning, essential strategies and techniques.
All the course content is care-focused, including terminology, communication skills, and language skills development. All grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation work is contextualised, so your learning remains relevant at all times.
Learning inputs and exercises are varied throughout – from animated videos to voice recording tasks to images, charts, articles, dialogues and practice activities.
Download the key language items from each unit so you have a convenient reference guide to hand at any time.
Tasks and quizzes include drag and drop, multiple choice, gap-fill, drop-down selection, re-ordering language, spotting errors and voice recording. And all optimised for mobile phone use as well as PC and tablet.
Content is continuously updated to make sure it is up-to-date and relevant at all times.
English for Care is accredited by the CPD Standards Office in the UK, whose qualifications are recognised worldwide. You will receive your Certificate of Achievement after completing the course with an overall score of 70% accuracy or more.
Subscribe for 3 months and save £12. Subscription renews every 3 months and can be cancelled at any time.
Lessons are designed for small groups from the same organisation. Classes are led by an expert communication skills tutor. Lessons target what learners need to work on and what they most need to improve their performance at work.
Before the course starts, we ask learners to complete a detailed needs analysis form, including an English level assessment. This means lessons will be targeted from the very start.
Lessons take place when learners are available. We offer maximum flexibility to carers and their employers.
Skill by skill focus, test practice, multi-media learning, essential strategies and techniques.
All the course content is care-focused, including terminology, communication skills, and language skills development. All grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation work is contextualised, so learning remains relevant at all times.
Learners can download the key language items from each unit so they have a convenient reference guide to hand at any time.
Learning inputs and exercises are varied throughout – from animated videos to voice recording tasks to images, charts, articles, dialogues and practice activities.
Tasks and quizzes include drag and drop, multiple choice, gap-fill, drop-down selection, re-ordering language, spotting errors and voice recording. And all optimised for mobile phone use as well as PC and tablet.
Content is continuously updated to make sure it is up-to-date and relevant at all times.
English for Care is accredited by the CPD Standards Office in the UK, whose qualifications are recognised worldwide. You will receive your Certificate of Achievement after completing the course with an overall score of 70% accuracy or more.
Learners have 3 months to work through the course. This can be extended at any time for a small fee
Digital study only: £29 per person per month or £75 for 3 months
Digital study + 20 hours group tuition: £1295 per group, for up to 12 carers, with 3 months’ course access
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We work with health and social care employers and recruitment companies to support care staff.
