Anglo-Continental Owl Professional and Technical Programme

Business English UK

 

 

Anglo-Continental provides general, professional and technical English language training programmes, by special arrangement, for government departments, commercial organisations and educational and training institutions throughout the world. Specialisations offered include:

English for Industry and Technology English for International Business and Industry
English for Business and Professional Purposes English for Military and Security Personnel
English for Aviation

An individual who requires one-to-one tuition should refer to our Executive Courses.

English for Industry and Technology  

English for International Business and Industry

  • Business Communication
  • Types of business
  • Customer care
  • Communication in the workplace
  • Telephoning and video conferencing
  • Meetings and presentations
  • Use of technology
  • Meetings and legal documents
  • Finance and Banking
  • Financial reports and communications
  • Budgeting and financial planning
  • The banking industry
  • Bank management
  • International transactions
  • Investment
  • Accounting
  • Management
  • Organisation and structure
  • Defining policies
  • Staff recruitment
  • Financial reports
  • Staff training, welfare and motivation
  • Dispute resolution
  • Communication and correspondence
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Types of market
  • Advertising
  • Describing products and services
  • Meetings and presentations
  • Market research
  • Formal and informal communication
  • Administrative processes
  • Health and Safety
  • The need for health and safety rules
  • Risk assessment
  • Fire risks
  • Health and safety in the workplace
  • Formal documentation
  • Legal Practice
  • Legal systems and practice
  • Company law
  • Contracts
  • Commercial law
  • Written and oral communication skills
  • Medical Industry
  • Anatomy
  • Symptoms and diagnosis
  • Medical and surgical treatment
  • Medical research
  • The pharmaceutical industry
  • Prescription and administration of drugs
  • Communication with patients and colleagues
  • Maritime Personnel
  • Ship Operations
  • Ship types and characteristics
  • Ports and terminals
  • Crewing and training
  • Maintenance and repair
  • Maritime law
  • Marine Insurance
  • Engineering
  • Design
  • Measurement
  • Materials
  • Manufacturing, assembly and quality control
  • Static and dynamic principles
  • Energy and temperature
  • Fluids
  • Mechanisms
  • Hospitality and Tourism
  • Hotel facilities and services
  • Travel arrangements
  • Safety and hygiene
  • Dealing with customers
  • Food and drink
  • Formal and informal documentation

 

  

English for Military and Security Personnel

  • Air Force Personnel
  • An Air Force base
  • The plane
  • The crew
  • Types of aircraft
  • Weaponry
  • Ground services and personnel
  • Air traffic control
  • Writing and communications
  • Army Personnel
  • Army organisation
  • Weapons and equipment
  • An army base
  • Army operations
  • Peacekeeping
  • Logistics
  • Writing and communications
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy organisation
  • Navy surface ships and weaponry
  • Submarines and aircraft
  • A naval base
  • Naval operations
  • Peacekeeping
  • Writing and communications
  • Police Forces
  • International and national law
  • Police organisation
  • Police operations
  • Dealing with the public
  • Court procedures
  • Equipment
  • Writing and communications
  • Immigration and Security Officers
  • Dealing with people
  • Passenger profiling
  • Passenger and baggage screening
  • Procedures at ports/points of entry and departure
  • Immigration law and criminal offences
  • Port and airport lexis
  • Automated and non-automated security systems
  • Writing and documentation
 

For specially arranged programmes Anglo-Continental can prepare proposals for any combination of the English language subject areas listed, for groups of any size, and for any duration from 4 to 50 weeks.

These programmes normally include:
Phase 1 - 30 lessons of general English language tuition per week up to a suitable level for specialised training.
Phase 2 - 20 or 25 lessons per week of general English language tuition in international classes, and 5 or 10 lessons per week of specialised tuition in the language of the chosen subject area, in closed professional groups.

Assessing your training needs
Contact us for an assessment of your training needs and we will be pleased to provide you with a training proposal which meets your requirements.

Meeting your needs
You can be assured that from the moment you begin your course, we will aim to provide a programme which is designed to meet your needs:
• Entry test and needs analysis
• Assistance from our Professional Training Coordinator
• Guidance from our expert trainers
• Studying with other professionals working towards common objectives
• Progress report on course completion.

Fees
For these Professional Training Programmes the fees per participant depend on course intensity and duration and the number of trainees in the group compatible in their language levels and learning needs to work together in specialised tuition.

For detailed proposals and quotations contact us by email at english@anglo-continental.com Please provide us with details of your training requirements, subject areas, numbers and language levels of participants, and the duration of the programmes required.