Summer Course in Management & Business Skills

BBSI, a highly accredited Business College and English Language School in the UK, offers a short, summer certificate course in Management & Business Skills with English, which is conducted at our Summer School in Bournemouth, UK.

Our summer course in Management & Business Skills comprises a study programme for 30 lessons (22.5 hours) weekly. The course is designed for those with an English language level of Intermediate (IELTS 5.0) or above, who require to improve their English and business skills in the context of good management practice and its related fields. The course is modular in form and is ideal, in both structure and content, for those who need to function in English in an international environment, and who have a work or study-related background in management, supervision, administration, business or commerce.

Course Outline

Course Duration. 2-12 weeks

Minimum English Entry Level. IELTS 5.0 (Intermediate)

Course Designation. MBS

Entry Dates. Entry to this flexible course is weekly from July to September 2010.
The first entry date for 2010 is 05 July and the last entry date is 13 September.

Minimum Age. 17 years

Award. BBSI Certificate in Management & Business Skills

Course Structure & Content. The course comprises 20 lessons weekly in management and 10 lessons of business skills. Training focuses on the development of management, supervisory and business skills, and is designed to enable students to develop appropriate business vocabulary, as well as professional skills and professional communication skills. The course combines current mangement, supervisory and business topics with targeted case studies.

Management Components

   Managing & Communicating Information
      * gathering & selecting data
      * anaysing & evaluating data for decision-making
      * communicating information, conclusions & decisions

   Meeting Stakeholder Needs
      *  stakeholder anaysis & management
      *  customer service management
      * management of change


   Maintaining Quality Standards
      * introduction to quality management
      * TQM
      * quality cultures & standards

   Resource Planning
      *   production planning
      * using & controlling resources
      * knowledge management

Business Skills Components. The business skills components provide additional professional skills practice, which are aimed at developing more effective communication skills for the business environment. The teaching materials are largely authentic and are based on real-life case studies. Designed to build confidence through activities such as discussions, role-play and simulations, the skills covered each week will be selected from the following:

    Writing
      * e-mail
      * letters & memos
      * action minutes
      * effective reports
      *  effective CVs
      * business profiles & structure

      * organograms

   Presentations

      * effective openings
      * structure & delivery
      * tdealing with questions
      * using visual aids


   Meetings

      * planning, organising & setting targets
      * facilitating meetings
      * handling discussions
      * achieving consensus
      * networking & building relationships

Telephoning
      *  taking & leaving messages
      * making arrangements
      * checking, clarifying & problem solving

     *  teleconferencing

    * customer support

    * making enquiries

    * formal & informal conversations

   Negotiating
     * bidding & bargaining
     * win-win & closing
     * diplomatic language

     * tactics

     * making a proposal

      Course Objectives

            * to develop confidence & fluency in the language beyond Intermediate level
            * to build appropriate vocabulary in the fields of marketing, advertsing & public
                  relations
            * to develop a practical, professional understanding of marketing, advertsing
                  & public relations
            * to develop understanding of current theory & practice within the business
                  sector
            * to provide a practical business communication skills programme relevant to
                  the modern working enviroment

      Learning Outcomes

      Students with good attendance and who complete all class work and self study assignments
      will be able to function effectively in English in a professional business environment, and will

have acquired a sound knowledge and understanding of management and its associated skills.

Course Fees

MBS - £265.00 weekly

BBSI courses are carefully designed and structured at different language levels to enable international students to develop all 4 English language skills simultaneously, while developing their professional communication skills and professional knowledge in academic, vocational or professional context, in the specialised subject of their choice. Students therefore have the flexibility to focus on either academic or vocational progression, depending on their personal training needs and particular learning objectives.

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The following summer courses are available at BBSI:

General English
Academic English & IELTS Examination Preparation
General English, Computing & IT Skills
Communication & Business Skills
International Business English
Management
Marketing
Marketing & Business Skills
Finance
Finance & Business Skills
Hospitality & Tourism
Hospitality, Tourism & Business Skills
Legal Studies
Legal Studies & Business Skills

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Summer Course in Management & Business Skills