English for Admin Staff

This course is an intensive professional training course for administrative staff working in schools, VET colleges, universities and other education institutions who need English to regularly interact effectively with students, colleagues and other stakeholders.

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Who is this course for?

This is an intensive professional training course for administrative staff working in schools, VET colleges, universities and other education institutions who need English to regularly interact effectively with students, colleagues and other stakeholders.

Format

This English for Admin Staff course can be organised as either a one-week or two-week course. Each week consists of 20 lessons, plus 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions as part of an extensive cultural and social programme.

20 lessons of group tuition / week
+ 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions / week
Duration: 1 week or 2 weeks
Level: Intermediate (B1)
Location: Dublin

Course Dates

December 2024	April 2025	July 2025	August 2025	October 2025
9th December (Dublin)	21st April (Dublin)	30th June (Dublin)	4th August (Dublin)	20th October (Dublin)
16th December (Dublin)	28th April (Dublin)	7th July (Dublin)	25th August (Dublin)	27th October (Dublin)
		28th July (Dublin)	1st September (Dublin)

Group Bookings (minimum 7 people): Available upon request every week. Please send us your details using this form.

Course Aims

Manage communications and interact with students, colleagues and other stakeholders more effectively.
Be able to better decode and respond to oral and written messages (cross-cultural communication).
Demonstrate increased control and flexibility over a range of grammatical structures and functions to communicate ideas for a range of communicative purposes.
Gain awareness of Irish culture and society through topical, interactive lessons.
Establish contact with teachers from a variety of education systems to facilitate future networking.

Methodology

This is a practical course which uses real-life tasks. Participants completing the course will return home with knowledge and skills to apply in the workplace.

Participants are expected to actively participate in the sessions, reflecting on their own beliefs and practice, and sharing thoughts, ideas and expertise in pair work, small groups and with the group as a whole.

During the course participants will also take part in a range of afternoon activities where they will be encouraged to develop their language skills in a more informal environment outside the classroom and further enhance their knowledge of contemporary Ireland.

Course Programme and Sample Timetable

The English for Admin Staff course has three main components:

Communicating in International Contexts
Language Skills for Professional Environments
Irish Life and Culture (including focus on language development)

SAMPLE TIMETABLE ENGLISH FOR ADMIN STAFF DUBLIN

Follow Up

Participants on the course are encouraged to keep in contact, sharing materials and experiences when back in their own classrooms. Follow-up contact is made with the participants after completion of the course to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the classroom activities presented and on how their teaching practice has been developed.

Price List

1 - week training course

€495

Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.

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2 - week training course

€980

Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.