- Duration: 60 Hours
Course details
The Business Mandarin Programme (Chinese Workplace Literacy Series) is a collaborative project between the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and the Office of Chinese Language Council International, Beijing (HANBAN). Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business (SCCIOB) is a Continuing Education and Training (CET) Centre partner of WDA of this programme.This programme is heavily subsidised by WDA for Singaporeans & Permanent Residents who met the criteria.
The Business Mandarin Programme targets to assist working professionals acquire the necessary Chinese proficiency skills to handle business situations. This would include composing business emails, understanding information in Chinese, handling Chinese-speaking clients/counterparts or conducting meetings and presentations in Chinese with ease and confidence.
Complete Beginners
Learners who are complete beginners may start off with the Business Mandarin Foundation course.
Learners with Chinese Proficiency
Participants with Chinese proficiency are required to sit for a placement test. Based on the test results, participants will be placed in a level that matches their proficiency.
Funding Criteria
- Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident in the workforce.
- Achieve at least 75% attendance for the course.
- Complete pre-test before training and post test after training.
- Participate in a survey 3 months after the course and post-test.
Course Structure
Business Mandarin Foundation
Learners who are complete beginners or with lower than Primary 3 level Chinese may take up the Business Mandarin Foundation course. Through the Foundation course, learners will master Hanyu Pinyin, pronunciation and basic conversations, as well as understand and write simple Chinese. Learners can better grasp the basics of Chinese language and this course will serve as a stepping stone for you to progress to the higher level Business Mandarin courses.
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About Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute Of Business
The Institute caters to the learning and development needs of a wide variety of trainees and students, including industry/company leaders, senior managers and working professionals, both local and international. The programmes offered can be broadly classified under business studies, language & culture studies, skills training and customised programmes. Being a wholly owned subsidiary of SCCCI, most of our programmes are run in Mandarin, to cater to the needs of SMEs and the Chinese business community.
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