Category: Vocational Education
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Career Path Courses: Business English
Career Paths: Business English is a new educational course for business professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Career Paths: Business English addresses topics including making…
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Training Senior Managers at Maersk in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of Danish shipping company Maersk in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Maersk wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The plan was for these managers to be…
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Career Path Courses: University Studies
Career Paths: University Studies is a new educational resource for university students who want to improve their English communication in a campus environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabular y and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Career Paths: University Studies addresses topics including…
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Teaching Business Courses at Canterbury Technical Institute, Brisbane
In 2018, Advance Institute of Business contracted with Registered Training Organisation Canterbury Technical Institute in Brisbane to deliver Business courses. The courses delivered included Diploma of Business, Advanced Diploma of Business, Diploma of Leadership and Management, Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management, and Advanced Diploma of International Business. This was just one of many Registered…
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Career Path Courses: MBA English
Career Paths: MBA English is a new educational course for business professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Career Paths: MBA English addresses topics including management…
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Teaching SAT Math and English at Luoyang Middle School, China
In 2010, Advance Institute of Business was contracted by Luoyang No 1 Middle School in China to deliver SAT Math Preparations and General English Courses to high school students. The SAT, previously called the Scholastic Assessment Test, is a standardised test widely used for college admissions in the United States. The Maths curriculum includes: Strategy,…
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Career Path Courses: Accounting
Career Paths: Accounting is a new educational resource for accounting professionals who want to improve their English communication skills in a work environment. Reviewed by accounting professionals, the course incorporates career-specific vocabulary and contexts into lessons that build students’ working knowledge of English. Each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in four language components:…
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Teaching English at Spencer College, Brisbane
In 2015, Advance Institute of Business contracted with Registered Training Organisation Spencer College in Brisbane to set up their new English Language program. This involved designing the Certificates I, II and III in Spoken and Written English, as well as delivering the courses. This was just one of many Registered Training Organisations in Australia and…
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Rockhampton Council: Digital Literacy Skills Week 1
This week, Advance Institute of Business Trainer Craig Hill started teaching digital literacy skills to council workers in the beautiful Central Queensland City of Rockhampton. The training is conducted for Registered Training Organisation Navitas. In the first week we did a needs analysis to determine what students wanted out of the course. We discussed students…
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Marketing Displays at Coles, Goulburn
In 1999, Advance Institute of Business was contracted by supermarket giant Coles in their Goulburn store to design and construct their end-of-aisle and mid-aisle marketing displays. This involved working with suppliers’ product managers to ensure that there was sufficient stock for the displays, and reorganising the displays on a daily basis as stock was sold.…
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Teaching English at Shafston International College, Brisbane
Between 2015 and 2016, Advance Institute of Business contracted with Registered Training Organisation Shafston International College to deliver non-accredited English language courses to international students in Brisbane. These were at all levels from Elementary to Advanced. The courses were approved by the ELICOS Division of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). This was just one…
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Sunnycare Aged Care Week 8
This week, Advance Institute of Business Trainer Craig Hill continued his delivery of the Skills for Education and Employment program (SEE) at Sunnybank Aged Care Facility in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. The training is conducted for Registered Training Organisation Navitas. In the eighth week, we talked about word forms (verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs), completing timesheets,…
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Training Consultant for Salford College in Adelaide
In 2014, Advance Institute of Business provided English language consultancy services to Registered Training Organisation Salford College, based in Adelaide. This was to help design the nationally recognised Certificates I, II and III in Spoken and Written English. These courses were to be delivered to international students. This was just one of many Registered Training…
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Training Senior Managers at IBM in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of computer giant IBM in the Chinese city of Chengdu. IBM wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The plan was for these managers to be later…
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Delivering the AMEP and SEE Programs for TAFE Queensland in Brisbane
In 2015, Advance Institute of Business was contracted by TAFE Queensland to deliver the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) and the Skills for Education and Employment Program (SEE) for TAFE Queensland at their Southbank Campus in Brisbane. The AMEP courses were delivered to new arrivals and refugees entering Australia to improve their English language skills,…
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Regional Waste Disposal Manager with NSW Health in Goulburn, NSW
In 1996, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill took on the position of Regional Waste Disposal Manager for NSW Health, based at Goulburn Hospital. This position involved writing new guidelines for the collection and destruction of infectious and contaminated material such as blood bandages and sharps (needles) in hospitals nd health care facilities…
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Teaching Business Courses for HETC in Brisbane
From 2014 to 2015, Advance Institute of Business conducted Business and English Language training for Registered Training Organisation Harvest Education Technical College (HETC) in Brisbane, Australia. The courses delivered were the Diploma of Human Resources, Diploma of Marketing and Certificate I in Spoken and Written English. These courses were delivered to international students. This was…
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Corporate Training with English First for International Corporations Operating in China
From 2009 to 2011, Advance Institute of Business partnered with Swiss education giant English First to deliver corporate training to senior managers of Fortune 500 and other companies operating throughout China. The training was conducted in Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing and Nantong, and included companies such as Procter & Gamble, Walmart, IBM, Volvo-Geely, Symantec, Syngenta,…
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Delivering University Preparation Courses in Tangshan, China
In 2010, Advance Institute of Business delivered the Australian qualification Certificate IV in University Preparation to high school students at the Hebei Institute of International Business and Economics in Tangshan, China. This is a nationally recognised qualification in Australia which is accepted by most universities in the country. It involves the delivery of units in…
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Teaching Business and English Courses at ILSC in Brisbane
Between 2016 to 2017, Advance Institute of Business delivered English and Business courses for Registered Training Organisation ILSC in Brisbane, Australia. The courses were delivered to international students. The courses delivered included the nationally recognised Certificate II in Customer Engagement, Certificate III in Business and Business English courses. This was just one of many Registered…