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Corporate English Training Programme.

Corporate English Training  Programme.

Applications are hereby invited from Judicial Officers for the above mentioned training Programme in the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute.

Conducted by British Council

Your application should be sent either by email or registered Post to reach the following address.

Closing date extended till 16^th October 2015.

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Tel: 2437528, 2541193

Fax: 2541193

Course Objectives

The Professional Training Centre’s courses have been designed by us to improve the participants’ communication skills and/or general proficiency in English.

See appendix 1 for the British Council level system.

We ensure that the participants acquire the skills they need to be able to communicate with confidence in the modern workplace, while at the same time improving their range and accuracy in English.

Course Content

The syllabus used in the course depends on the level of English of the participants, which will be determined through placement testing and needs analysis. Following this, The British Council and Sri Lanka Judges Institute will work together to choose a suitable syllabus for the following:

·         Presentation/public speaking (materials on this will be taken from our highly successful workshop syllabus attached in appendix 3.

·         Academic Writing support. (British Council is a world-leader in the academic examinations and targeted academic support courses. The course for the Judges Institute will be designed specifically by one of our training consultants according to the level of the participants and the course of study they need assistance with)

Methodology

At the Professional Training Centre we also follow a set of key training principles:

·         Participants become motivated and develop a positive attitude to learning when the training relates to a purpose appropriate to the participants’ needs and interests.

·         Collaboration through group work has positive effects on learning, generating more discussion and allowing for purposeful learning. Group work also provides participants with valuable feedback from their colleagues.

·         Participants need to become autonomous. Given the appropriate level of support, each person can manage his/her own learning and set his/her own goals.

·         Through the use of carefully selected tools and materials, and well-designed role-plays, participants can develop skills that transfer directly to the workplace.

·         Interactive team activities help participants to consider new ideas and allow them to apply their developing insights in a controlled but realistic way.

·         Training should be fun and enjoyable because this promotes team-building, and ensures that new ideas from the course are more easily recalled back at work.

Trainers

Our trainers are qualified native speakers with extensive international experience of language and skills training. The Professional Training Centre team is experienced in tailor-made course design and in creating results-driven, motivating training programmes.

To guarantee training delivery that is always meaningful and pedagogically up-to-the-minute, our trainers are continuously upgraded through our own in-house development programmes.

Sri Lanka Judges Institute will be sent a comprehensive trainer profile before the training begins. 

Course participants

The proposed programme will be for one group of up to 20 employees of the Sri Lanka Judges Institute. The groups will be at the following levels:

All participants will have been level-tested using the British Council’s standard placement test and placed in a group accordingly.

Course length and dates

Suggested timetable:

Note that, in terms of course dates and times, we will do everything we can to accommodate the wishes of Sri Lanka Judges Institute.