Manjoorans Educational Academy Private Limited started its operation in 1985 as an English Language School in the state of Kerala which is in the southern tip of India. Registered with the Government of India as a private limited company we have been catering to the needs of students preparing for various international examinations. From our experience, nurses are finding it quite difficult to get the 7 band score in IELTS.The academic module of IELTS is primarily for those who want to study or train in English speaking institutions.OET tries to imitate the target workplace and was designed by both health professionals and language experts together.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council intends to carry out a “stocktake” of the test it uses to assess the English language skills of overseas nurses and midwives, following discussions with the Department of Health. We strongly feel, this is as good a time as any to push for the acceptance of OET as an alternative to IELTS.
We request NMC to
Change IELTS academic test to OET
Lower the IELTS band score requirement for nurses to 6.5
OET tests English in a medical context, so it can be said to be of greater benefit to the candidate in their future employment.By taking up OET, nurses would be able to perform much better, compared to IELTS. Moreover there is no justification to keep the required band score as 7. The NMC needs to accept OET as an alternative to IELTS and also lower the IELTS band score requirement to 6.5.
About 40,000 nursing posts are now vacant in the NHS in England as the service heads for the worst recruitment crisis in its history, according to official new data.Responses to Freedom of Information requests submitted to trusts by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) show that one in nine posts are now unfilled – double the level in 2013The data obtained by the RCN also suggests that fewer care providers are now employing registered nurses, raising new fears over patient safety.
The statistics, obtained by the BBC, show the scale of the NHS recruitment crisis.Health unions blame poor workforce planning, but officials say the NHS has more staff than ever before.Data from a BBC Freedom of Information request shows that on 1 December 2015, the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had more than 23,443 nursing vacancies - equivalent to 9% of the workforce.
Updates
October 27, 2020
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has yet to address our demands regarding the OET transition. Email your local representative today to insist they pressure the NMC to open this review process.
October 27, 2020
The momentum behind this campaign shows that the nursing community is tired of current testing barriers. Post this link on your Facebook wall today so we can reach more colleagues. Email your representative to tell them why OET is the logical choice for our healthcare professionals.
12 Comments
It's unfair not to accept OET c+while 6.5 of IELTS is acceptable in writing for nmc .Both are assessing language skill.
I did Ielts exam once and I took 7.5 in reading and 6.5 in all the other categories. Score must be reduced, it doesn't reflect our capacity to work in the ward at all. OET test may be better than IELTS as far our job is concerned.
I think it is better to consider a 6.5 score in either reading or writing then 7 in any 3
Ielts reading score must be reduced to 6.5
Please reduce IELTS band to 6.5
Lower Ielts band score requirement to 6.5
Please make the IELTS score set to 6.5 for nurses... since the OET been accepted by NMC. thanks
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Manjoorans Educational Academy Private Limited started its operation in 1985 as an English Language School in the state of Kerala which is in the southern tip of India. Registered with the Government of India as a private limited company we have been catering to the needs of students preparing for various international examinations. From our experience, nurses are finding it quite difficult to get the 7 band score in IELTS.The academic module of IELTS is primarily for those who want to study or train in English speaking institutions.OET tries to imitate the target workplace and was designed by both health professionals and language experts together.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council intends to carry out a “stocktake” of the test it uses to assess the English language skills of overseas nurses and midwives, following discussions with the Department of Health. We strongly feel, this is as good a time as any to push for the acceptance of OET as an alternative to IELTS.
We request NMC to
Change IELTS academic test to OET
Lower the IELTS band score requirement for nurses to 6.5
OET tests English in a medical context, so it can be said to be of greater benefit to the candidate in their future employment.By taking up OET, nurses would be able to perform much better, compared to IELTS. Moreover there is no justification to keep the required band score as 7. The NMC needs to accept OET as an alternative to IELTS and also lower the IELTS band score requirement to 6.5.
About 40,000 nursing posts are now vacant in the NHS in England as the service heads for the worst recruitment crisis in its history, according to official new data.Responses to Freedom of Information requests submitted to trusts by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) show that one in nine posts are now unfilled – double the level in 2013The data obtained by the RCN also suggests that fewer care providers are now employing registered nurses, raising new fears over patient safety.
The statistics, obtained by the BBC, show the scale of the NHS recruitment crisis.Health unions blame poor workforce planning, but officials say the NHS has more staff than ever before.Data from a BBC Freedom of Information request shows that on 1 December 2015, the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had more than 23,443 nursing vacancies - equivalent to 9% of the workforce.
Updates
October 27, 2020
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has yet to address our demands regarding the OET transition. Email your local representative today to insist they pressure the NMC to open this review process.
October 27, 2020
The momentum behind this campaign shows that the nursing community is tired of current testing barriers. Post this link on your Facebook wall today so we can reach more colleagues. Email your representative to tell them why OET is the logical choice for our healthcare professionals.
12 Comments
The requirements are based on 4 modules: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Individual scores of 7 needs to be achieved in each module (with no category being under 6.5) in a single or double sitting. This is considered really difficult to achieve and unnecessary for the needs of the profession. I saw this in the internet that nmc has agreed for a 6.5 band in writing for ielts like wise if they agree for c+ band in oet which is equivalent to 6.5 in ielts that will be a great relif for me as i got all b for the other 3 modules in oet
It's unfair not to accept OET c+while 6.5 of IELTS is acceptable in writing for nmc .Both are assessing language skill.
I did Ielts exam once and I took 7.5 in reading and 6.5 in all the other categories. Score must be reduced, it doesn't reflect our capacity to work in the ward at all. OET test may be better than IELTS as far our job is concerned.
I think it is better to consider a 6.5 score in either reading or writing then 7 in any 3
Ielts reading score must be reduced to 6.5
Please reduce IELTS band to 6.5
Lower Ielts band score requirement to 6.5
Please make the IELTS score set to 6.5 for nurses... since the OET been accepted by NMC. thanks
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The requirements are based on 4 modules: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Individual scores of 7 needs to be achieved in each module (with no category being under 6.5) in a single or double sitting. This is considered really difficult to achieve and unnecessary for the needs of the profession. I saw this in the internet that nmc has agreed for a 6.5 band in writing for ielts like wise if they agree for c+ band in oet which is equivalent to 6.5 in ielts that will be a great relif for me as i got all b for the other 3 modules in oet