Program Overview

Maximising the Potential of Work Experience

Course Overview

This course, tailored for language teachers, is a practical and hands-on experience designed to maximise the benefits of work experience programs for both educators and their students.

Why Choose Twin?

• International Workplace Opportunities
  • Help prepare students for globalised working environments
• Learn New Skills For Language Teaching
  • Improve the way you develop, organise, and deliver work experience
• Develop Students’ Soft Skills
  • Deliver the interpersonal and communication skills vital for careers

Course Objectives

• To familiarise participants with key concepts and issues relating to Work Experience programmes
• To increase participants’ skill and confidence in developing and planning work experience programmes and in integrating the knowledge acquired by their students into their future careers.
• Increase participants’ awareness of the requirements of host companies
• To establish contacts between Work Experience organisers from a variety of European backgrounds and facilitate future networking among these professionals

Course Outcomes

• Increased confidence in helping students to benefit optimally from work experience programmes
• Increased awareness of and competence in the judicious use of technology in developing and monitoring a work experience project
• Increased competence in developing strategies to optimise programme preparation, manage expectations and plan to integrate the skills acquired by students into their future career plans
• Increased skills in the areas of preparing students to consider their strengths and present themselves by CV and interview to potential host companies
• Increased awareness of what companies ideally look for in a work experience student as well as increased knowledge of the work environment in Ireland
• Creation of a digital portfolio to record work done and facilitate dissemination of knowledge and skills acquired on the course
• Enhancement of personal English Language skills
• Sharing of experience and knowledge with professionals from a range of European countries
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development
• Greater awareness of Irish history and culture

What’s Included?

• A wide range of topics (eg., CV preparation, interviews, technology)
• Intensive English tuition, with feedback
• Group topic presentations and revision sessions
• Linguistic, strategic, and pragmatic competencies
• Fluency development

Locations

• Dublin
• London (for closed groups)

English Levels

• Upper Intermediate-Advanced

Duration

• One Week or Two Weeks

Pricing and Fees