For internationally trained nurses and doctors
The NMBI Band 7 Programme
Eight weeks of 1:1 expert coaching to take you from "almost" to 7.0–7.0–7.0–6.5 — with a guarantee that we don't stop until you get there.
Limited places — every application is reviewed personally.
"Almost Band 7" is the most expensive score in nursing
NMBI requires 7.0 overall with 7.0 in three skills — from a single sitting. Most internationally trained nurses arrive at 6.5 and stall there.
Each attempt costs money
Over €200 per IELTS sitting, around €500 for OET — and NMBI accepts no retakes of single skills, so a 6.5 in one paper means paying for everything again.
Each attempt costs months
Between booking, sitting, and results, a failed attempt typically delays your registration — and your Irish nursing salary — by two to three months.
Repetition changes nothing
Sitting the exam again with the same habits produces the same score. The nurses stuck at 6.5 are not lacking English — they are repeating uncorrected errors.
This programme is selective — on purpose
The guarantee is only possible because we only take applicants the method can carry to Band 7.
Apply if…
- You are an internationally trained nurse (or doctor) who needs IELTS 7.0 / OET Grade B for NMBI or IMC registration
- Your current level is around Band 6.0–6.5 — or you have sat the exam once or twice and keep falling just short
- You can commit to one session plus roughly 4–5 hours of focused work per week for eight weeks
- You want a route with accountability and expert feedback, not another pile of practice tests
This isn't for you if…
- Your English is still at a foundation level (below ~Band 5.5) — the free trial and platform are the right start, and we will tell you honestly
- You are looking for shortcuts, leaked papers, or memorised answers — examiners penalise them and so do we
- You cannot make time for the weekly work — the guarantee exists because the method works when you do it
Eight weeks, four stages
The same two-stage method behind the platform — applied 1:1, at full intensity.
Full diagnostic
Complete assessment across all four skills against the NMBI standard. You leave this week knowing exactly which errors cap your score, skill by skill — most applicants have never been told.
Remove the habits
Stage One of the two-stage method: we target the fossilised errors — grammar patterns, task-response gaps, pronunciation habits — that repeat in every test you sit. This is why practice tests alone never moved your score.
Build Band 7 skills
Stage Two: precise vocabulary, developed arguments, natural cohesion, confident speaking under pressure. Every writing task marked with examiner-level feedback; weekly speaking practice against the descriptors.
Prove it, then book
Full mock test under exam conditions, marked and debriefed. You book the real exam when the mock says Band 7 — not before. No more paying to find out.
The complete programme
- Full four-skill diagnostic against the NMBI requirement (7.0 overall, 7.0 in three skills, minimum 6.5)
- Eight weekly 1:1 coaching sessions with an expert IELTS teacher — online, scheduled around nursing shifts
- Unlimited writing tasks with examiner-level marking and error-map feedback throughout the programme
- Weekly speaking practice and two full mock speaking tests with band-descriptor feedback
- Full platform access: practice tests, AI feedback, progress tracking between sessions
- The guarantee: complete the programme and miss Band 7 — we keep coaching you free until you get it
The Band 7 Guarantee
Complete the programme — all eight sessions and the weekly work — sit your exam within a month, and if you score below the NMBI requirement, your weekly coaching continues free of charge until you reach it. Your goal is our deadline, not the other way around.
Applying is free and commits you to nothing — we review every application and reply personally within two working days.
Questions nurses ask us
NMBI requirements verified against nmbi.ie (July 2026). Always confirm current requirements with the regulator.
Apply for a place
Two minutes. We review every application personally and reply within two working days with an honest assessment — including, sometimes, "not yet, start here instead."