Overview
Global Communication Skills - International Education Professionals (GCS-IEP) is the first of a series of online professional development courses from RMIT Training, helping international staff in the international education sector to develop the intercultural skills to communicate more effectively and confidently with others both professionally and socially.
Student Readiness is the fifth and final theme in the GCS-IEP
program and focuses on helping students successfully prepare for studying and
living abroad.
This course is designed for upper intermediate to advanced English
speakers (IELTS 5 and above).
*Please note this course is currently being piloted. Please check back for announcements of official enrolment periods.
Content
In Student Readiness, you will develop skills that you can pass on to your clients to prepare them for success when applying for international study. This includes strategies for selection interviews, portfolio presentations, task selection and visa applications. You will also learn how to prepare students to get the most out of studying, working and living in Australia. At the same time, you will develop your own speaking and writing skills for interviews and applications. This theme is for international education professionals, particularly agents and consultants who want to improve their clients' success, as well as develop their own skills for career progression.
In this theme, you will develop skills in
- helping students prepare for selection interviews
- analysing and writing selection tasks
- understanding the challenges of new learning environments
- preparing students for life and study in Melbourne.
Additional information
Global Communication Skills - International Education Professionals delivers you:
· Real-time interaction with qualified, specialised English language teachers
· Authentic content and tasks with practical outcomes
· Skills which can be used on-the-job to enhance your performance at work
· Flexibility and choice – choose which units to complete, in any order
· Fully online access, allowing participation from various time zones
· Opportunities for networking and peer-learning with fellow English professionals