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AU$395 per unit. Complete 4 units and unit 5 is free (total AU$1580).
Not applicable
AU$395 per unit. Complete 4 units and unit 5 is free (total AU$1580).
Global Communication Skills - International Education Professionals is the first of a series of online professional development courses from RMIT UP, helping international staff in the education sector enhance their intercultural skills.
Created specifically for international education professionals, this course has been designed to help participants communicate more confidently and effectively in English in an international education workplace.
Real-time interactions with qualified, specialised English language teachers.
Each unit is 12-hours, delivered over 4 weeks, designed to fit into your schedule.
Fully accessible online course, allowing participation from various time zones.
The Global Communication Skills - International Education Professionals course is made up of five 12-hour units, each focusing on different skills. You can enrol in as many units as you like in any order, or undertake the complete 60-hour program.
Course-takers will receive a certificate of completion for each completed unit.
In unit one, The Pitch, you will:
In unit two, Clever Communications, you will develop your skills in:
In unit 3 Getting Together, you will develop your skills in:
In unit four, Navigating Differences, you will:
In unit five, Student Readiness, you will:
Global Communication Skills – International Education Professionals has been designed for upper intermediate to advanced English speakers who work in the international education sector, or consultants and staff who work with English speaking universities.
The course has been instrumental in refining my daily work approach and shaping my long-term professional goals. The instructor, with her extensive experience, offered profound insights into essential cross-cultural skills that are particularly beneficial for international higher educators.
- Satomi Suzuki, International Partnerships Coordinator, International Affairs Office, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Each unit contains 4 topics, and each topic contains 3 sessions. The sessions are 1 hour in duration, and the topics are designed to be taken in order.
The sessions in each topic include:
I highly recommend this course to my colleagues, especially those in the early stages of their careers, as it provides valuable perspective, offers practical approaches with useful tips and extends professional networks.
- Satomi Suzuki, International Partnerships Coordinator, International Affairs Office, Tokyo Metropolitan University
The Global Communication Skills - International Education Professionals course is made up of five 12-hour units. The duration of the complete five course program is 60 hours.
Each individual unit costs AU$395.
If you complete 4 units, the 5th unit is free of charge (total course cost AU$1580), a savings of $395 for the complete course!
Tammy Tan is a curriculum design specialist who has been with RMIT UP for 8 years as a language educator, academic coordinator and curriculum design specialist.
Tammy really enjoyed working of the development of the Global Communication Skills – International Education Professionals course.
"The program has been designed to help those working in the industry to practice and gain confidence in their English and professional communication skills, to more effectively support students, clients and colleagues. We hope it provides a valuable professional development opportunity for our partners and the broader industry, as well as benefiting students on a pathway to RMIT."
- Tammy Tan, Global communication skills course designer
Founded in 1968, RMIT UP is best known for providing specialised pathways for international students seeking entry into RMIT University.
The key programs and services we offer in Melbourne are:
RMIT UP education professionals are passionate about what they do. Our learning and teaching principles follow a student-centred approach that empowers learners to achieve their learning goals. From new approaches in the curriculum, to the purposeful use of technology and the fostering of digital literacies, RMIT UP aims to continually improve the learning experience.
Our English programs offered in Melbourne and in Vietnam are endorsed by the Australian education quality assurance organisation, NEAS. This includes regular inspection and quality audits.
RMIT University is in the top 150 of universities worldwide (140 globally) and is the #1 university in Australia for art and design, #1 for animation studies and #2 for Architecture and the built environment.
*QS World University Rankings 2024
"The teachers were so friendly, and they were really generous with how they taught us. It felt like a very personalised way to learn English.”
-Tastuya Shige
"The course had a real-world focus and there were lots of opportunities to practice and improve your English."
- Elio Liu
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.