Services to Business
The School of Arts and Humanities provides services to business through language courses, consultancy services, bespoke training and short courses. Our short courses which include public speaking, business writing, creative writing. media skills and modern languages.
Bespoke training
Our academic team has a wealth of experience in teaching, research and engagement with government and industry.
They are able to design training suited to the needs of many organisations and sectors.
These services range from language training courses, translation services, media and broadcast training, presentation skills and more.
In terms of language training and globalisation, our expertise includes:
- Services: translation, interpreting, study tours, country briefings and short language courses. Responsive to client needs, our trainers are available to undertake an extensive range of international services. In addition to linguistic training and services, we provide international briefings drawing on our regional experience.
- Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English as a foreign language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. We offer both short intensive training in basic language skills through to more comprehensive courses developing the four key communicative competencies – listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- Country and regional expertise: up-to-date briefings relating to the changing face of business, society, politics and culture can offer key information to those about to work or travel overseas.
- Educational consultancies in the areas of: modern languages, international relations, European studies and exchange programmes. We particularly focus on curriculum design, drawing on the themes of blended learning, face-to-face delivery, distance learning, in-country study, intensive delivery and autonomous learning.
Events can be organised at our City Campus, or at a national or international location of your choice.
Consultancy
Consultancy is an important part of transferring knowledge from an academic to a professional environment and the School of Arts and Humanities offers consultancy in the form of research, advice and support across a broad range of areas.
We have expertise in:
- Globalisation, culture and cultural identity, with consultancy work undertaken for the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, NATO Defense College, and UNESCO.
- Creative industries, with consultancy work undertaken in media and events management.
- Language testing, with consultancy expertise in benchmarking, training and quality assurance, and guidance for higher education assessments on programmes with international students.
- Intercultural and interpersonal communication skills for multinational groups from the private and public sectors. Examples of clients include the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, East Midlands UK Trade and Investment, and BNP Paribas (France).
Organisations that currently work with include:
- governments
- charities
- businesses
- NGOs
- other education providers
- the media
- leisure and tourism operators
- heritage, museums and libraries
- the entertainment sector.
Short and creative courses
We offer short courses tailored for businesses in the following areas:
- public speaking
- business writing
- creative writing
- media skills
- journalism
- modern languages
View our full range of short courses to find one that suits your business needs.
Language learning
Whether you’re a complete beginner or brushing up on your skills, we’ll help you develop confidence to communicate with people across the world.
We offer an annual programme of language courses, including
- Arabic
- Business English (for non-native speakers of English)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Mandarin Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
- Spanish
Get in touch for more information
For further information about how we can work with your business, contact Steve Whalley:
- Phone: +44 (0)115 848 2373
- Email: stephen.whalley@ntu.ac.uk