Because of an increasing in demand from our clients for English classes that meet the needs of today’s multi-lingual work environments, St Brelade’s College has launched a new Business Intensive programme.

The Business Intensive programme is not just aimed for ‘executives’ but for anyone who uses English regularly in the workplace. It is a cost-effective way to combine a refresher course in General English, with some focused work in the skills and language required to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues from a range of different nationalities.

This programme complements St Brelades College existing “English for special purposes” one to one services (E.g. English for finance, law, accounting)

The Business for English Courses are taught by a Trinity accredited Certificate Tutor with an International Business English Teaching (Cert. IBET).

The syllabus includes the following elements:

Topics to include:

• E-commerce or Internet technologies in Business
• Business travel and meetings
• Job interviews, telephoning, presentations & negotiating
• Cross cultural Awareness
• Global English
• International Trade
• Making small talk

Functions and tasks to include:

• Meeting and greeting
• Describing graphs and charts
• Asking for /giving opinions
• Asking for clarification
• Polite requests
• Agreeing/disagreeing
• Taking notes
• How to write a CV, emails, business letters, internal memos

Course Information:

• 15 hours morning classes in General English, focusing on skills and grammar (Max class size 9 students) plus 7.5 hours afternoon mini-group classes in Business English (Max class size 6 students)
• Full social programme included (2 afternoons plus 2 evenings)
• Suitable for clients of all ages and professional backgrounds with a minimum intermediate level of English
• £265 per week (Summer supplement £35 per week)
• Where class size falls below two persons, clients will be contacted the week before and offered a choice of either a standard intensive course or 4 hours private tuition in place of the business module