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Emversity, Cambridge join hands to boost nursing employability
MUMBAI: Emversity has joined forces with Cambridge University Press and Assessment to give India’s aspiring nurses a decisive edge in the job market. The collaboration brings the Cambridge English for Healthcare Professionals programme to Emversity’s skilling centres and partner universities, offering structured and internationally benchmarked communication training for nursing learners across the country.
The move comes at a crucial time. India has only 17.2 nurses for every 10,000 people, contributing to a staggering 5.8-million shortage in the healthcare workforce. While capacity remains a major concern, employers repeatedly point to communication as one of the biggest barriers to employability. The Cambridge programme is designed to fill exactly this gap.
Built around the CEFR framework from A1 to B1, the training equips learners with practical English skills needed on the job. This includes clear communication with patients, documentation, teamwork, and precision during emergencies. It also supports learners preparing for assessments such as the occupational English test, making it relevant for both domestic and international pathways.
Emversity founder and CEO Vivek Sinha, said the world’s demand for skilled healthcare talent continues to climb, and India is well placed to help bridge the shortage. He added that Emversity aims to equip over one lakh nursing professionals with workplace communication competencies by 2030, calling the Cambridge collaboration a vital step towards that goal.
Emversity chief technology officer Manish Kumar, noted that hospitals consistently highlight three missing skill sets among healthcare graduates: communication, computing and critical thinking. The partnership directly addresses the first, giving learners confidence and clarity across clinical environments.
From the Cambridge side, regional director for English in South Asia, TK Arunachalam, emphasised that the programme blends learning and assessment in a healthcare context, ensuring learners are trained and tested to global standards.
For India’s healthcare ecosystem, the partnership adds rigour where it is most needed. By embedding global communication skills within allied health skilling, Emversity and Cambridge are strengthening the country’s talent pipeline while supporting learners who aspire to build careers at home or abroad.
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Axis Bank named Official Banking Partner of DP World PGTI
Partnership supports all tournaments this season to grow professional golf in India.
MUMBAI: Axis Bank just teed up a hole-in-one partnership because when a bank sponsors golf’s biggest swing in India, even the fairways feel more financially secure. Axis Bank has been appointed Official Banking Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), strengthening its commitment to sporting excellence and community engagement while backing the growth of professional golf across the country.
Under the partnership, Axis Bank will support all DP World PGTI tournaments this season, contributing to talent development, enhanced tournament experiences and wider fan engagement. The collaboration aligns the bank’s values of precision, discipline and trust with the Tour’s focus on performance and opportunity.
Axis Bank executive director Munish Sharda said, “We are pleased to partner with DP World PGTI as its Official Banking Partner. Golf embodies precision, discipline, and a pursuit of excellence qualities that strongly reflect who we are at Axis Bank. This association also strengthens our engagement with India’s growing premium customer segments, where the sport has a deep and enduring connect.”
Professional Golf Tour of India president Kapil Dev said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Axis Bank as a Tour Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. Partnerships of this stature play a vital role in strengthening the foundation of the Tour, enhancing opportunities for our players, and expanding the sport’s reach across the country.”
Professional Golf Tour of India CEO Amandeep Johl added, “Axis Bank’s strong legacy of excellence, innovation, and nationwide reach aligns perfectly with DP World PGTI’s goal to elevate professional golf in India and provide greater opportunities for our players.”
In a sport where every stroke counts and every partnership drives distance, Axis Bank isn’t just backing golfers, it’s investing in the fairway to future, turning India’s greens into a stage where precision meets passion and every drive has the power to inspire.
