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Build Your Confidence and Professional Skills with English for Work

Prepare to excel in your career by building confidence in professional communication and correspondence through this specialised English course. You will focus on essential language skills for meetings, writing emails, and communicating confidently in a business environment. Topics include negotiating, management, branding strategies, project management, business ethics, and interview preparation.

Do you want to improve in your career or prepare for a new one? Our English for Work course will help you with the fluency, accuracy, and communication skills you need to succeed in today’s global workplace.

Level

Intermediate

Course Duration

Maximum of 12 weeks

Lessons per week

24 (20 General English + 10 English for Work): 18 hours

30 (20 General English + 10 English for Work): 22.5 hours

Lesson duration

1 lessons = 45 minutes

Course start dates

Every Monday

Assessment

✓ An entry test on arrival

✓ Continuous assessment via classwork and class assignments

✓ 4 weekly progress tests

✓ 4 weekly tutorials and progress reports

✓ Exit test

What can you expect on this course?

Intensive Language Learning

English for Work builds your General English skills and focuses specifically on workplace language. You’ll gain the confidence to communicate fluently and accurately in any business setting through intensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. You will learn how to lead a meeting, deliver a presentation and network at a conference.

Professional Focus

As English continues to dominate the global business world, this course provides the language foundation for working internationally. You’ll cover vital areas like leading meetings, giving presentations, project planning, and small talk, all crucial for advancing your career.

Workplace English Skills

Take the English for Work course at EC, and you’ll be ready to seize global career opportunities. Our specialised teaching approach will give you the confidence to interact with colleagues, handle professional scenarios, and communicate clearly to achieve your business goals. No matter your industry, the English for Work course will prepare you for the modern global workplace. Improve your fluency, accuracy, and confidence in English.

Additional Focus on Soft Skills

In English for Work, you will also develop ‘soft skills’ essential for workplace success, such as explaining your opinions, making recommendations, and resolving conflict. Being able to use these skills are necessary for any English-speaking workplace and they are also useful for your personal life too!

Reach Your Potential

Our English for Work course will help you unlock your full potential in the workplace. It will enhance your language skills, with a focus on English used in professional settings.

True Language Immersion

You’ll benefit from immersion in English, with guidance, monitoring, and feedback throughout. The course will improve your fluency and accuracy in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Choose English for Work if you

Are starting or advancing a career in an international environment.

Require English language skills in your current job.

Are changing careers and want to boost your resume.

EC Promise

Count on the EC Promise

At EC English, we promise that your progress will always be visible and guaranteed. Simply put, as long as you follow your personalised learning programme, we guarantee your English will improve.

Learn more about our promise

English for Work is offered in these locations

Discover our destinations and find the perfect place to learn English and experience new cultures.

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USA
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland
Malta
South Africa
UAE

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London

Start at £385

New York

Start at $470

Malta

Start at €280

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Destinations

USA

Start at $470

Start at $470

Start at $470

Start at $420

Start at $420

Start at $420

Canada

Start at C$410

Start at C$410

Start at C$410

Start at C$410

United Kingdom

Start at £385

Start at £385

Start at £365

Start at £365

Start at £345

Start at £360

Ireland

Dublin

Start at €360

Dublin 30+

Start at €360

Malta

Start at €280

Malta 30+

Start at €280

South Africa

Cape Town

Start at €320

Cape Town 30+

Start at €320

UAE

Dubai

Start at $295

Real Outcomes

At EC, we are committed to ensuring optimal results for our students. That’s why, for 30 years, we have made research and measurement the cornerstones of our curriculum development, teaching methods and review process. This approach allows us to scientifically design a language learning experience tailored to your unique needs and goals, reliably delivering optimal results.

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A Bright Future in International Business

By the end of your time with EC you will have gained valuable business English skills that can be applied globally, helping you stand out in the competitive job market. If your goal is to work abroad in an English-speaking country or rise within your current role, our English for Work course will provide the tools you need to succeed.

Core Business Skills You Will Develop

The course focuses on key areas like:

– Writing reports

– Making presentations

– Leading meetings

– Solving workplace problems

– Negotiating and writing professional correspondence

English Workshops

Outside of class, EC’s free language workshops and clinics will help you further develop key English language skills in a natural environment. Workshops vary at each EC school so contact us for more information, but your sample workshops include conversation sessions, grammar clinics and resume writing classes.

Networking and Cultural Immersion Activities

Your study English abroad experience with EC includes a range of social activities in your chosen destination. These events provide valuable opportunities for professional networking and cultural exposure, from city tours to nightlife, dining, or just hanging out in the student lounge with your new friends.

Learn Workplace Communication with English for Work

EC’s English for Work gives you the language skills you need to succeed in today’s international global job market. Do you want to advance your career or want an English-speaking job? English for Work will build your confidence in business communication. Learn to communicate professionally in English, from emails to presentations and negotiations.

Improve your career. Succeed at work.

Are you nervous about using English? Would you like to be more fluent and confident with your business partners, customers and co-workers? English for Work will improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so you can be more confident using English for business.

English in the office?

Do you know how to speak English well at work? Could you survive speaking English all day at work? Are you able to communicate effectively enough to have a successful career? Our English for Work course can help you achieve your professional goals.

Frequently asked questions

Why should I take an English for Work course?

No matter where you live in the world, if you want to succeed in business, you will need to speak English! Our English for Work course will improve your English level and teach you the language and skills you need in a professional environment.

What happens in an English for Work class?

You will focus on English used in professional working situations with classmates from around the world. Our multinational classrooms are a good opportunity to network and learn about business cultures in many different countries.

How important is learning English for business?

English is the language of international business. It is just as important for businesses in non-English-speaking countries as it is in English-speaking countries. Surveys show that English ability is important for 95% of employers in many non-English-speaking countries.