Week No. |
Date |
Week No. |
Date |
| 11 | 10 - 14 March | 36 | 1 - 5 September |
Participants
This course is aimed at finance professionals who need to communicate about finance with colleagues and clients.
Objectives
This course aims to improve language knowledge and communication skills around financial issues. The following three areas form the core of this training course.
Programmes are customised to specific group requirements. Your group trainer will do a detailed needs analysis on Monday morning and agree a timetable of activities which meets the needs of the group to develop fluency and professional communication skills in a number of key areas for financial communication. The following three areas form the basis of this training course
1. Professional communication skills
Participants will develop their ability to present figures, participate in meetings on budgets, negotiate terms and conditions and draft documents on financial topics etc. The training programme will include both language input and detailed feedback on individual performance.
2. Specialist insurance vocabulary
Most participants want to develop their general confidence and fluency when speaking about financial issues. The training programme will use financial case studies to create lots of opportunities for speaking about financial topics in order to develop fluency and increase command of specialist vocabulary. Typical topics include:
- budgeting
- investment planning
- financial markets
- financial statements and analysis
- tax
- auditing
3. General language skills
Input on general English and grammar (as required) will enable participants to speak more accurately and improve their social English.
Timetable
This course is 30 hours with each working day structured from 09.00 to 17.00 as follows:
Timetable |
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1 |
09.00 – 10.30 |
Coffee |
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2 |
10.45 – 12.15 |
Lunch (with trainer) |
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3 |
13.45 – 15.15 |
Coffee |
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4 |
15.30 – 17.00 |
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Evening (optional homework / social activity) |
Evening activities
At least two events will be arranged, either an evening dinner, sports activity, theatre, live music, countryside tour etc. This is optional and y ou are free to have dinner with your host family each evening (subject to availability) if you wish.
Tuition fee |
£955 (€1412) |
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Accommodation |
£36.50 (€54) |
per night for host family accommodation (inclusive of breakfast and evening meal). Hotel rates available on request. |