English For Construction

from Canterbury College

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Course Hours

Course Hours: Part-time study

2 hours per student minimum per week

Min 40 hours in total per week

 

Programme Length

To be discussed

 

Course Content

Customized English course based on your requirements 

Course Overview: English for Construction

Let us develop and deliver a tailored course to address your business priorities and meet your employees’ literacy needs.

Working in a new environment is often very difficult for migrants, especially if they do not possess strong English language skills or have a robust understanding of New Zealand workplace culture and the variety of cultures found in a multicultural workforce.

Canterbury Culture has designed a programme that helps employers who have employees from a migrant or refugee background. We work closely with your company to design a personalised Workplace Literacy course that focuses on English language and New Zealand workplace culture to strengthen employer-employee relations, increase job satisfaction, and boost company productivity.

Course: English for Construction

What you will learn

Communication Skills

  • Understand workplace culture in a NZ context
  • Learn company small talk
  • Engage with co-workers and supervisors
  • Express, convey and understand ideas and instructions
  • Write emails and speak on the phone
  • Express agreement or disagreement
  • Develop decision making skills
  • Develop reports, proposals, make recommendations/suggestions
  • Prepare, manage, and participate in meetings
  • Practise listening to monologues and conversations between native speakers
  • Build confidence in using the English language
  • Understand cultural differences among colleagues

Also you will learn...

English Language for Construction

  • Learn industry related language and terminology
  • Describe production processes and best workplace practices
  • Address environmental considerations e.g., waste, packaging, water use, etc.
  • Evaluate and summarise workplace data or text
  • Conduct performance reviews
  • Develop skills to comprehend and complete workplace forms and documentation
  • Understand rules and regulations
  • Learn language and terminology for workplace health, hygiene, and safety
  • Manage stress