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When proposing a language training project for HSS professionals in their region CIUSSS and CISSS have 3 options for the method of course delivery:
Whichever option is chosen, students will be monitored through the same online placement test and post-program diagnostic test to ensure standards are being met
CISSS and CIUSSS are responsible for:
Once your project has been accepted, all future learners recruited by the CIUSSS or CISSS take care of their own registration and placement tests.
Next call for proposals: Keep an eye on our calendar.
Who can register?
Dialogue McGill Language Training Program will meet the needs of 3 categories of health and social services professionals
HEALTH PERSONNEL
Includes health professionals, technicians and support staff: doctors, pharmacists, nurses, X-ray technicians, patient attendants, etc.
RECEPTION STAFF
Includes staff responsible for welcoming patients and guiding them outside of medical care such as receptionists, complaints commissioners, etc. Also included in this category are all employees dealing with the public in one way or another.
SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
Includes staff who manage and implement social assistance and community services or help clients to solve personal and social difficulties: social workers, addiction workers, delinquency workers (youth centres), mental health workers, community organizers, etc...
An Award-Winning Language Training Program
In the current phase of the project, Dialogue McGill has mandated the McGill School of Continuing Studies (SCS) to develop and offer 8 courses of English language training to health and social service professionals. In 2017, the SCS language training for HSS professionals was awarded the “Prix d’excellence” of L’Association canadienne d’éducation des adultes des universités de langue française (ACDEAULF). Link to press release here (in French).
An 8 Level Language Training Program
Beginner 1, 2, 3 - Intermediate 1, 2, 3 - Advanced 1, 2
Each level includes 2 mandatory courses which complement each other, to be taken simultaneously.
Find out about the online course
Find out about the face-to-face course
Credential Recognition
Having completed the training, the learner may obtain a credential recognition:
A fifteen-minute video
Learn more about McGill English training program for healthcare and social services professionals: its structure, adapted methodology, online courses, distance or in-class face-to-face course and the technical support offered. Watch our promotional video (in French).