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Certificate Course Executive Mini-Group


BBSI, our British Council accredited UK language school and business college, offers international professionals the opportunity to study Business English in Britain that is work-orientated, while acquiring a sound basis in business English communication skills, essential business skills and current business concepts.
 
This executive course enables business professionals with limited study time to develop a stronger grounding and greater confidence in their business English and professional communication skills.  Participants do so through a dynamic and challenging course, which is adaptable week by week in terms of both intensity and content, and can be studied for periods of between one and 4 weeks.
 
This year-round course is designed for participants with a minimum English-language level of IELTS 5.0/CEFR B1.  The course is built around real-life business contexts, discussion, and practice of professional scenarios.  The core study programme comprises 28-lessons (21 hours) weekly of mini-group study. However, participants can opt for additional, supplementary language studies, in the form of tailored individual training.  

Course Outline:
 
      Course Duration.  1-4 weeks

      Minimum English-Language Entry Level.  IELTS 5.0 (CEFR B1)
 
      Course Code.  EMG

      Minimum Age. 21 years   
 
      Group Size. 2-5 participants
      
      Award.  Academic achievement is ascertained by means of continuous assessment.
 
              BBSI Certificate in Business English 

      Entry Dates.  The course is conducted year-round, and can be joined on most Mondays throughout 
      the year.

      Course Structure.  28 lessons (21 hours) weekly, with optional extra individual tuition lessons*.
 
The Business English Mini-Group course is constructed around an innovative learner-negotiated syllabus on a week-to-week basis, ensuring that participants receive content that is relevant to their needs, while they enjoy equally the benefits of small group interaction.  A wide range of topics is available, selected to make the best use of the individual participants' time.  Therefore no 2 weeks are alike. The aim is to ensure that course participants acquire fluency and confidence through skills practice related to their needs. 

Course Content.   Of the many topics and skills that the Executive Mini-Group course offers, the following is a selection:

         Business Topics

      *  team building, management styles, leadership

      *  motivation & performance management   

      *  ethics, corporate entertaining & cross cultural communication

      *  raising finance, mergers, acquisitions & takeovers

      *  sales & marketing, brands & segmentation

      *  e-commerce, buzz & viral marketing

      *  consumer behaviour, customer satisfaction & loyalty


Business Skills
      *  management & crisis management
      *  general discussion, networking & socialising
      *  effective presentation skills
      *  telephoning skills    
      *  negotiation skills
      *  chairing & contributing to meetings    
      *  achieving resolutions & consensus
      *  business reporting
 
Individual Tuition*.  Individual training allows participants to focus specifically on their day-to-day language and professional skills requirements.  To ensure maximum benefit, participants are requested to complete a Training Needs Analysis form, which will enable our academic staff to prepare suitable, tailored course materials.  Alternatively participants can simply use the individual tuition for review or additional practice. We would recommend between 2 and 10 additional individual lessons weekly.
 

*Individual Tuition

 

Individual tuition lessons are each of 45 minutes' duration. To ensure the success of each tailored learning programme, prior to the course we would ask the participant to complete a BBSI Training Needs Analysis form, which will provide their tutors with an academic and professional profile of them as an individual. In addition, we would also ask the participant to supply us with a sample of the types of documentation, correspondence or materials they might be expected to use in their work. This information will enable us to structure individual lessons to meet the precise needs of each participant.  


(Additional fees apply for those seeking to undertake individual tuition lessons)