Tag: Vocational Education
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Restructuring the Night Fill for Woolworths in Cowra, NSW
From 1990 to 1991, Advance Institute of Business contracted with Australian supermarket giant Woolworths in Cowra, NSW to streamline their night fill operations. At that time, Woolworths refilled stock on their shelves after trading hours, to minimise disruption to customers. The project entailed monitoring sales of all items in the store, and ensuring that the…
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Career Path Courses: Fishing and Seafood Industry
Career Paths: Fishing & Seafood Industry is a new educational course for fishing and seafood industry 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:…
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Training Senior Managers at Texas Instruments in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of American company Texas Instruments in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Texas Instruments 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…
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Career Path Courses: Finance
Career Paths: Finance is a new educational course for finance 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: Finance addresses topics including banking, investing, careers,…
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Rockhampton Council: Digital Literacy Skills Week 3
This week, Advance Institute of Business Trainer Craig Hill was once again 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 third week we concentrated on using Outlook for emails, creating a Word document and file management on…
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Career Path Courses: Fast Food
Career Paths: Fast Food is a new educational course for fast food industry 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: Fast Food addresses topics…
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Sunnycare Aged Care Week 11
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. The eleventh week was spent doing assessments for the nationally accredited units the students had studied…
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Career Path Courses: Management II
Career Paths: Management II is a new educational course for management 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: Management II addresses topics including office…
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Helping the Homeless in Brisbane with Vodafone Australia
In 2006, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill was chosen by Vodafone Australia to work with Big Issue Magazine to help the homeless in Brisbane. This was as one of four participants in the Vodafone Foundation World of Difference Program, chosen from more than 500 applicants around Australia. The World of Difference Program…
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Career Path Courses: Management I
Career Paths: Management I is a new educational course for management 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: Management I addresses topics including office…
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Teaching English at Huaiyin Institute of Technology in Huai’an, China
In 2003, Advance Institute of Business taught General English classes at Huaiyin Institute of Technology in Huai’an, China. The courses were taught to university students studying education degrees, with a particular focus on Australian secondary and tertiary education. This was just one of many schools and universities that Advance Institute of Business has partnered with…
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Career Path Courses: Taxi Driver
Career Paths: Taxi Drivers is a new educational course for transportation 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: Taxi Drivers addresses topics including the…
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Training Senior Managers at ANZ Bank in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of Australian banking giant ANZ Bank in the Chinese city of Chengdu. ANZ 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…
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Career Path Courses: Firefighter
Career Paths: Firefighter is a new educational course for firefighters 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: Firefighter addresses topics including equipment, hazards, emergency communications,…
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Training Senior Managers at UPS in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of American multinational shipping and supply company United Parcel Service (UPS) in the Chinese city of Chengdu. UPS wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The plan…
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Career Path Courses: Police
Career Paths: Police is a new educational course for people who are serving or intending to serve as professionals in law enforcement, and who want to improve their English communication skills in a profession-oriented environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the key language components. Career Paths:…
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Teaching English at Viva College in Brisbane
In 2013, Advance Institute of Business contracted with Registered Training Organisation Viva College to deliver General English courses in Brisbane, Queensland. The courses delivered were ELICOS courses (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students), delivered to international students on study visas. They included courses from Beginner to Advanced levels. This was just one of many…
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Career Path Courses: Emergency Management
Career Paths: Emergency Management is a new educational course for emergency responders and managers 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: Emergency Management addresses topics…
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Training Senior Managers at Marposs in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of Italian manufacturer Marposs in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Marposs 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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Career Path Courses: Cooking
Career Paths: Cooking is a new educational course for culinary 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: Cooking addresses topics including the parts of…