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Courses & Events
We offered a wide range of continuing professional development courses
Business Language Champions Event
Date: February 10, 2010
Location: Village Hotel, Chilwell
Event type: Seminar/lecture
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Summary
You are cordially invited to join us on 10th February 2010 for our Regional Business Language Champions Event
Following this, you are also invited to join the emita (East Midlands International Trade Association) Business and Culture in China event celebrating Chinese New Year, including a Chinese buffet.
(5.30 – 8.00pm).
Outcomes
What you will gain:
• An opportunity to explore approaches to the language/employer engagement issue
• An opportunity to share best practice to engage students better
• Inspiration and support
• Information on school/employer funding for joint projects
• Networking
• An insight into the business world.
Programme
Agenda
3.15 Registration and tea/coffee
3.30 Welcome and introduction
3.35 Short talks - What captures the imagination?
(Speaker and teacher perspective. What works well, what doesn’t)
3.55 Day long workshops
(School and organiser perspective. What works well, what doesn’t)
4.15 Longer term projects with cross-curricular activities
(Planning points and obstacles, benefits of longer projects)
4.35 Creativity session
4.55 Improving communication between schools and business
5.15 Update on BLC project and initiatives/Q&A
5.30 Close and move to emita event
Trainer
John Connor.
Cost
- Both the BLC and emita events are free of charge.
