IELTS and OET

Training and Skills Development:

Our decades of experience in the services industry has helped us formulate curriculum’s, processes and approaches to address the skills development needs of services operators where we have observed other offerings have fallen short. In a nutshell, we offer practical training that your personnel can put into practice fast.

Full life-cycle customized training to maximize your training

We conduct skills assessments to better define the skills development needs of our clients
We customize a curriculum tailored to your need drawing from our extensive library of services skills needs focused curricula

Training is delivered in the most effective venue possible, while providing a choice for the client: classroom based, web-delivered or a combination of both. Where appropriate or requested, Cradlefin Consultants can develop post course testing and certification support.

We strongly believe in reinforced learning – that’s why we use case studies where possible. We design case studies to drive role play sessions intended to allow participants to practice what they are learning. We offer mentoring services for individualised training if needed or preferred.

Our focus is to develop ‘practical skills’ – skills you can use the very next day with courses aligned with the UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), and we are also an Approved CPD Provider and registered with the Association of Healthcare Trainers (AoHT).

IELTS-OET ACADEMY

Our Academy IELTS-OET preparation classes are carefully designed and developed, using best-practice standards in face-to-face, online teaching and test preparation. We focus on all the main language skills and exam techniques you will need to give you the best possible chance of getting the score you require.

IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) and OET (Occupational English Test) are an internationally recognised examinations, which are entry requirement recognised by government departments, immigration authorities and universities in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. IELTS & OET are recognised by international employers.

1. IELTS - International English Language Testing System

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) measures the language proficiency of people who want to study or work where English is used as a language of communication accepted for migration to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, education and training providers, professional registration bodies and employers all over the world. It uses a nine-band scale to clearly identify levels of proficiency, from non-user (band score 1) through to expert (band score 9).

Listening
You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and then write your answers to a series of questions.
• Recording 1 – a conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
• Recording 2 – a monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.
• Recording 3 – a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.
• Recording 4 – a monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture

Reading
The Reading section consists of 40 questions, designed to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument and recognising writers’ opinions, attitudes and purpose.

IELTS Academic test – this includes three long texts which range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical. These are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. They have been selected for a non-specialist audience but are appropriate for people entering university courses or seeking professional registration.

Speaking
The speaking section assesses your use of spoken English. Every test is recorded.
• Part 1 – the examiner will ask you general questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests. This part lasts between four and five minutes
• Part 2 – you will be given a card which asks you to talk about a particular topic. You will have one minute to prepare before speaking for up to two minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two questions on the same topic
• Part 3 – you will be asked further questions about the topic in Part 2. These will give you the opportunity to discuss more abstract ideas and issues. This part of the test lasts between four and five minutes

Writing
Topics are of general interest to, and suitable for, test takers entering undergraduate and postgraduate studies or seeking professional registration. There are two tasks:
• Task 1 – you will be presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram and asked to describe, summarise or explain the information in your own words. You may be asked to describe and explain data, describe the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object or event
• Task 2 – you will be asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. Responses to both tasks must be in a formal style

2. Occupational English Test

OET is an international English language test that assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment.

Listening
• Approx. 45 minutes
• Same content for all healthcare professions.
• Follow and understand a range of health-related spoken materials such as patient consultations and lectures.

Reading
• 60 minutes
• Same content for all healthcare professions
• Read and understand different types of text on health-related subjects

Writing
• 45 minutes
• Specific to profession, based on typical workplace situations.
• The task is to write a letter, usually a referral letter. Sometimes, especially for some professions, a different type of letter is required: e.g. a letter of transfer or discharge, or a letter to advise or inform a patient, carer, or group.

Speaking
• approx. 20 minutes
• Specific to profession, based on typical workplace situations.
• In a private room you will take part in two role-plays. You take your professional role (as a healthcare professional) while the interlocutor plays a patient or client, or sometimes a relative or carer.

Whether you’re taking IELTS or OET for further study, immigration, professional registration or to get a better job, our accredited Tutors are here to help you

Conditions of payment and cancellation:

Payment for your course is payable in full 30 days before the date on which the course begins. If you register less than 30 days before the date of the course, payment for your course is payable immediately and you will be asked to show proof of payment on receipt of your invoice. In the event of cancellation on your part notified more than 30 days before the start of the course, an amount equivalent to 10% of the invoice will be claimed from you as contract costs for cancellation.

These costs will increase to an amount equivalent to:
• 30% in the event of cancellation between 30 and 16 days before the start of the course
• 50% in the event of cancellation between 15 and 8 days before the start of the course
• 75% in the event of cancellation between 7 days and 3 days before the start of the course
• 100 % for less than 3 days before the start

Payment for the course already paid will be reimbursed after allowing for cancellation costs. Bank charges for reimbursement is paid in full by the client.
In the event of departure or absence during the stay, any course started shall be payable in full. Absence during the stay cannot be compensated for through additional services to an equivalent value.