Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) Test Prep is a short testpreparation course for those internationally educated nurses who are applying for licensure either to the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC (CLPNBC) or to the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) and who are required to demonstrate English language proficiency in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing before entry to practice in the Canadian workplace.
Prerequisites
Be an internationally-trained nurse AND CLBPT/CLB 8 or above for Listening and CLB 7 or above for Reading; OR English Language Assessment with minimum 25 in Listening and 36 in Reading; OR IELTS score of minimum 6.5 in Listening and 6.0 in Reading; OR Department approval.
Course type
This is a standalone course that can be taken individually without enrolling in a VCC program.
International students: Contact
[email protected]
to confirm whether this course is available to international students.
- CELBAN Test and Format Test-taking strategies Canadian Language Benchmarks Listening: – form-filling based on clinical scenarios – responding to clinical scenarios in multiple choice test Speaking: – role rehearsals of eliciting information, patient teaching and giving advice to a colleague – responding to questions using description, comparison, argument, opinion Writing: – analysis of grammar and writing samples – form-filling – writing short reports and summaries Reading: – skimming, scanning – reading formatted and un-formatted texts
Apply for this course on EducationPlanner BC:
- Select “Upgrading or English as an Additional Language Applicant”
- Select “CELBAN/IELTS Test Prep” program
- When asked “Which test prep are you applying to?” select either CELBAN or IELTS.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.