Emversity has partnered with Cambridge University Press & Assessment to deliver specialised English language training for nursing learners through the Cambridge English for Healthcare Professionals programme. According to the announcement, the programme will be delivered through Emversity skill-development centres and its university network. It is positioned to complement existing academic curricula and provide structured communication training aligned to international standards.
India has 17.2 nurses per 10,000 people, contributing to an estimated gap of 5.8 million in the healthcare workforce. Employers in the sector have highlighted communication skills as a barrier to employability. The Cambridge English for Healthcare Professionals programme is intended to address communication requirements in clinical and workplace environments.
The training is benchmarked to international CEFR standards from A1 to B1 proficiency levels. It includes competencies for patient interaction, case documentation, teamwork communication, emergency response communication, and preparation support for pathways such as the Occupational English Test (OET).
Vivek Sinha, Founder and CEO, Emversity, said, “The world faces a critical shortage of skilled healthcare talent, and India is uniquely positioned to fill this gap. Communication skills are a significant part of this talent deficit. By 2030, we aim to equip over one lakh nursing professionals with essential workplace communication competencies. Our collaboration with Cambridge University Press & Assessment is critical to building the structured pathway India’s healthcare workforce needs.”
Manish Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Emversity, said, “When we speak with hospitals and diagnostic labs, they uniformly highlight three key gaps in most healthcare and paramedical graduates: communication skills, computing skills and critical thinking. Our partnership with Cambridge directly addresses the communication component. Through this purpose-built healthcare communication training, we equip our learners with the confidence and clarity to excel in Indian healthcare and to pursue opportunities abroad.”
TK Arunachalam, Regional Director – English, South Asia, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, said, “The specialised content from Cambridge includes both learning and assessment wrapped in a healthcare environment. This comprehensive approach provides learners with a complete solution that not only delivers focused learning but also benchmarks them against an internationally accepted CEFR scale.”
The collaboration is stated to support healthcare skilling in India by integrating communication standards aligned to international requirements while supporting the global employability aspirations of nursing professionals.