Specialist Language Courses

Medical English courses for healthcare employers

SLC’s online Medical English courses are perfect for international medical professionals who need to improve the English they use in the workplace to ensure safe and effective practice.

The courses focus on the language used by specific professions, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, radiographers, and carers.

Units in the courses include medical terminology, hospital- and care-specific scenarios, patient and colleague communication, and the more extensive language required to read research or listen to talks.

The courses are up to date, reflect current practice and are highly engaging, using the multi-media tools that today’s learners expect.

The courses are all CPD-accredited and certificated and delivered on a branded, organisation-specific learning platform, They can be taken seamlessly on any device, including mobile phones via the course app. 

Courses can be taken self-study or with tutoring either with your trainers or with SLC teachers –  whatever works best for you. The teaching platform is intuitive and easy to use

Working with SLC is easy

Step 1

Fill in the form and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Step 2

We talk to you about your needs, show you the courses and learning platform, and make an agreement.

Step 3

We create a branded, personalised platform for your organisation with everything you need to know about how it works.

Step 4

You give access to your learners so they can start their courses. You can login at any time to see their progress.

FAQs

About the courses

All learners receive an access code. They can log into the courses wherever they are online.

Yes. We create your space on the Learning Management System with your branding and colours, so your students see the courses as an integral part of the training you provide.

As courses are digital, units can be rearranged and adapted to meet your priorities. We can add company documents such as staff handbooks.

Yes. With your login, you can see how much your learners have done and how successfully.

Yes. The courses are all accredited by the CPD Standards Office in the UK. CPD accreditation is recognised internationally as a mark of quality for courses around the world. Each learner receives a CPD-stamped certificate on course completion clearly stating the CPD points they have learned.

We work with Avallain AG, the industry-leading educational technology company working with global language publishers such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and National Geographic Learning. The platform is constantly updated to give students the best learning experience.

The courses are written by both industry-leading authors and experienced English language professionals. They combine a strong understanding of the healthcare sector with a rigorous approach to language acquisition. They are academically strong, based on extensive research and regularly reviewed to keep up to date.

It’s up to you! Access is customisable. Some organisations give access to their students for just a month, others for up to a year. 

Yes! The courses can be both standalone self-study or integrated into tutored programmes. Having classes allows learners to practise what they have learnt in role plays and discussions, get feedback on their language, and activate the grammar, vocabulary and communication skills they have covered in the courses. 

SLC teachers can give targeted lessons to your learners to make sure they get the most from their courses. Just get in touch to talk through how this can work for you. 

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