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English for Work
For those who want to compete successfully in today’s global workplace, this intensive course develops the fluency, accuracy and the specific communication skills you need to advance confidently in your chosen career.


Facts
- Level
Intermediate
- Course Duration
- Minimum 1 week
Maximum 12 weeks - Course start dates
Every Monday
- Lessons per week
- 30 lessons ( 22.5 hours ) or 24 lessons (18 hours) per week ( 20 lessons: General English + 10 or 4 lessons: English for Work)
- Lesson
- 1 Lesson = 45 minutes
- Available In
This course is suitable for students who
- want to embark on a career in an international environment
- require English language skills in their current job
- are changing career and want to boost their CV
- need to sharpen their workplace skills to get the job of their dreams
What can you expect on this course?
Intensive language learning
This course builds your General English skills, and then focuses on the language you will need in the workplace. Through intensive practice in the four skills, you will gain the means to express yourself effectively in English. So in the future, whether you want to network at a conference, give a presentation or lead a conference call, you can do so with fluency, accuracy and confidence.
Professional focus
As English is the global language of business, politics, international relations, culture and entertainment, this course will develop your linguistic skills and help towards building a career in an international context.
You will develop your language skills within such areas as:
- Leading and managing meetings and conference calls
- Presentations
- Project planning
- Small talk
- Goal-setting
- Applying for jobs
- Interviewing
You will enhance valuable ‘soft skills’, focusing on how to justify your opinion, make recommendations, present different scenarios and resolve conflict.
In today’s world, understanding these professional issues and having the language and key skills to work with them effectively will give you a distinct advantage as you progress up the career ladder.
Develop your international prospects
By the end of your time with us, important doors will be open for you. You will not only considerably improve your English fluency, but you will also have the specific language, knowledge and skills to deal confidently with a wide range of business issues. All this will give you a vital edge over the competition as exciting new employment prospects open up around the world.