Free English for Nurses & Healthcare test with certificate

The Science of Apps English for Nurses & Healthcare Certificate is a free 25-minute online test of the English nurses use every shift: talking with patients, clinical vocabulary, SBAR handover and understanding doctors on the ward. Score 70% for a verifiable certificate. It is practice for OET or IELTS, not a replacement; regulators accept only official results. A free skills credential for your CV, LinkedIn and job applications. Not proctored, and not accepted for visas, immigration or university admission.

Yes. Taking the test, receiving your certificate as a PDF and by email, adding it to LinkedIn and having it verified are all free, with no sign-up. It has a credential ID and QR code anyone can check.

No. A free skills credential for your CV, LinkedIn and job applications. Not proctored, and not accepted for visas, immigration or university admission. If an embassy, university or regulator asks for a language test, take the one they name.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — in 25 minutes. You need 70% to pass and 90% for distinction.

Patient Communication, Clinical Vocabulary, Handover & Documentation and Listening on the Ward: Patient Communication (pain and symptoms, explaining care, respect and reassurance); Clinical Vocabulary (conditions and symptoms, drug chart abbreviations, equipment and observations); Handover & Documentation (sbar handover, objective charting, escalation); Listening on the Ward (doctors' instructions, patients' needs, numbers and doses).

Yes. The bank holds 40 questions, so a retake draws questions you haven't seen. If you don't pass you can retake after 30 minutes.

No. Nursing regulators accept only official tests such as OET or IELTS. This free test helps you practise ward English and show it to recruiters.

Pain assessment, explaining procedures, medication rounds, clinical abbreviations, SBAR handover, documentation and listening to doctors and patients.

A British English voice, with vocabulary used in the UK, Ireland, Australia and the US.

Yes. The test and certificate are free.

Nurses and care workers from India, the Philippines, Africa and elsewhere preparing for jobs in English-speaking hospitals.

70% to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.