When we refer to an English Language Bootcamp at My Healthcare Recruit we are referring to an intensive, immersive residential English Language course, where nurses are removed from their day-to-day work and family obligations, in order to pursue their study full-time for two months.
At My Healthcare Recruit nurses are welcomed into a “UK themed” house and supported with 8 hours of study time per day. The nurses eat, sleep and breathe English for two months – dedicating themselves to achieving IELTS level 7.0 or OET level B.
Employers who have experimented with English Language tuition before may be sceptical of this approach – perhaps they have invested in language coaching in the past and not reaped the benefits. Or perhaps they are wary of investing in candidates. However the Bootcamp provides the ideal environment for learning as well as creating opportunities for firm friendships and the excitement and anticipation of relocation. Here’s why:
- Absence of family and work pressures. Unlike other English Language programmes which are run alongside their work responsibilities, Bootcamp ensures nurses can dedicate their full attention to progressing themselves and developing their language skills.
- Personal investment. When a nurse gives up work in order to attend a Bootcamp you know they’re really invested in the process and you know they’re going to put 100% of their energies into making it a success.
- Creation of a support network. When an employer enrols a group of nurses on a Bootcamp, they provide them with the perfect opportunity to make friends with their future colleagues. This means when the nurse arrives in the UK they already have a support network, increasing their likelihood of settling into their new position and life smoothly.
- Tried and tested programme. Our Bootcamp is based on a tried and tested approach to tutoring which involves focusing on the individual’s strength and weaknesses. The Bootcamp is simply an accelerated version of our standard IELTS programme in which over 100 nurses passed IELTS level 7.0 in the last year.
- Sufficient time to study. One of the reasons other language programmes fail is that they are run for too short a time period and consequently the step-up in learning is too steep – it is not unusual to see intensive language programmes run for only two weeks at a time, which doesn’t give the nurses sufficient time to get up to speed. Our Bootcamp provides two months of full-time study meaning the nurses are given a fair chance of progressing to IELTS level 7.0 or OET level B during this period.
- Easy communication with nurses pre-arrival. As all your nurses attending a Bootcamp are grouped in a cohort, it makes it really easy to keep in touch with them before they arrive with you. This is a great opportunity for you to talk to them about what to expect, their accommodation and introduce them to key colleagues to help build relationships before they actually arrive with you and ease the transition.
- Coordinating arrival dates. One of the frustrations employers regularly raise with me is the challenge of workforce planning when they’re not sure when nurses will pass their English Language test, and it’s common for them to arrive in dribs and drabs. By supporting a Bootcamp you vastly increase the likelihood of nurses passing their English competency tests at the same time which then allows you to coordinate arrival dates and makes induction, orientation and OSCE preparation much more straightforward!
If you’d like to know more about the My Healthcare Recruit Bootcamp, you can find out more at this video link.
My Healthcare Recruit supports UK healthcare employers in the public, private, and care sector to find international nurses who are a great fit for their organization, by using market-leading video interviewing tools to connect them to our database of qualified candidates. Our innovative approach makes international candidates easier to find and more cost-effective to source than ever before. Find out more at www.myhealthcarerecruit.com