Industry 4.0 emphasises the need for professionals with communication competence and knowledge of the interdependence among advanced technologies and human resources. In addition to domain skills, candidates must be adept in communication, have creative and critical acumen, and desire to devise innovative and customer centric solutions. The present study proposes a framework for designing a course on communication skills in English for engineering students. Guidelines relating to improving communication competence emphasise that communication competence should be integral to the curriculum rather than emphasising incorporating a subject on English or Technical communication in engineering education