2018 GCA Course Prospectus 2018 GCA Course Prospectus | Page 7

“Effective communications lay the foundation for successful relationships on both professional and personal levels. The GCA Business Communication Portfolio will help you to sharpen your communications skills and enable you to deliver your messages with clarity, consistency and credibility.” BUSINESS COMMUNICATION The importance of business communications is evident in all aspects of GAC business – be it amongst our colleagues and customers, within our many services and most importantly, our overall brand. Esther Oon-Bybjerg Group Corporate Communications Director Good communication in business is essential for achieving greater performance, and with developments in our daily communications including texts and social media, we need to ensure our people are equipped with the relevant skills to be confident in their daily interactions across the GAC World. Global English Programme (GEP) English is the language for doing international business. As a global organisation it is essential that our employees can work with their fellow international colleagues and clients in a unified and professional manner. The Global English Programme (GEP) is an online training course that will provide you the opportunity to gain better all-round English communication skills, whether you are new to the language or wish to refine your existing skills. GEP will help you to communicate more efficiently across borders and cross-cultural teams, using English in a business context. MODE e50 DURATION 52-week Self-paced eLearning Effective Business Writing (EBW) MODE e20 TARGET Relevant GAC Personnel CSF5 50 hours The Effective Business Writing (EBW) course is specifically designed to ensure GAC people understand the mechanics of creating appropriate, professional written content in a business context. The ultimate intention is to ensure we, as both individuals and as a company, present ourselves as the hardworking, knowledgeable, customer focused experts that we are. This practical course covers grammar, punctuation, style, structure and etiquette to create a well-written email, before applying proofreading and self-editing techniques. DURATION 6-week eLearning TARGET All GAC Personnel 7 CSF5 20 hours