Manitoba Labour and Immigration is supporting a new project at RRC Polytech’s Centre for Newcomer Integration (CNI) called “Communicative Competence Training for the Enhancement and Acceleration of Internationally Educated Health Professionals, Settlement and Integration and Retention of Healthcare Employees in Manitoba, ” funded by the Manitoba government.  

This project is designed to provide essential English language and communication training for internationally educated health professionals aiming to become licensed in Canada.
 
Thanks to this funding, CNI has expanded eligibility for occupation-specific language learning for health professionals to now include Temporary Residents, Refugee Claimants, and Canadian Citizens. 

This means we now accept applications from the following groups: 

• Permanent Residents  
• Temporary Residents with valid Work Permits or Study Permits 
• Refugee claimants 
• Canadian Citizens identifying as newcomers, including naturalized citizens, Canadian-born citizens raised outside Canada, and foreign-born children of a Canadian citizen 
• Spouses/Common-law partners and dependent children of the above 

Impact on Students and the Community 

The CNI English for Specific Purposes (ESP) health programs, courses, and workshops offer communicative competence training to internationally educated health professionals with a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 6 and above who are seeking licensure in Canada. 

This programming, which is fully online, leads to: 

1. Enhanced communication skills with patients: Students gain confidence gathering information during health history interviews, providing patient instructions, and supporting patients emotionally.
    
    
2. Improved interaction with colleagues: The program strengthens the ability to communicate updates and collaborate effectively with healthcare teams.
    
    
3. Mastery of clear, concise, and coherent communication: Emphasis on the three Cs of communication ensures that students convey information accurately and efficiently. 

For more information, visit the health programs page.