Information is correct as of the 12/12/2011 but is subject to change.
* There will be make – up lesson for classes that fall on Public Holidays.

Certificate in Business English Intermediate Level : Evening
(Awarded by Ascend Education Centre)

 Information is correct as of the 12/12/2011 but is subject to change.
* There will be make – up lesson for classes that fall on Public Holidays.

Fees: Payable by Nets, cash or cheque addressed to “ASCEND EDUCATION CENTRE PTE LTD”

1. Application Procedure and Payment of Application Fee

If you would like to join any of our part time classes please call us at 6338 1378 or email enquiry@ascend.edu.sg

We will arrange for you to come to our centre located near Clarke Quay MRT and take a free placement test to determine if you are suitable for the class.

To reserve a seat in the class, please pay the S$50 application as there are only 15 seats available in the class. Paying the application fee guarantees you a seat in the class.

The Application fee can be paid by Nets, Cash or SGD Cheque made payble to "Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd".

2. The Private Education Institution-Student Contract & Payment of Course Fee

Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd only collects course fees once the student has taken their placement test at Ascend and signed The Private Education Institution-Student Contract. The purpose of the contract is to safeguard the students’ rights. Under the Fee Protection Scheme (FPS), Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd has an insurance arrangement that ensures course fees paid by students to Ascend are insured by HSBC Insurance Pte Ltd. The insurance protection serves to protect the students' course fees in the event Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd is unable to continue operations due to insolvency, and/or regulatory closure. Furthermore, the FPS protects the student if Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd fails to pay penalties or return fees to the student arising from judgments made against it by the Singapore courts.

Course Fee payment can be made by Cash, NETS, SGD Crossed Cheque, Cashier’s Order/Bank Draft and made payable to: ‘Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd’.

3. Miscellaneous Fees

Miscellaneous fees can be made by: NETS, cash, bank draft, money order or SGD cheque made payable to: ‘Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd’

4. About the Certificate in Business English Course

Purpose of the course

The purpose of the Business English Course is to advance student's knowledge of the english language for professional purposes.

Syllabus for Intermediate

About the Class

The course is intended for students either preparing for a career in business or those already in employment who want to enhance their English communication skills. The course contains contemporary ideas from the world of business and employs a task-based teaching methodology. Students are expected to use their own experience and opinions in order to maximise involvement and learning. The course meets a wide range of needs which students have including different areas of interest and specialisation, different skills requirements and constraints on the amount of time available for self-study.

5. Teacher's Profile for Certificate in Business English Course

Paul Carey ,
A native of Ireland, Paul worked as a Secondary School Teacher in his home country for four years before moving on to China, where he worked as an ESL Teacher at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. From there, he moved to Singapore where has been teaching since. Paul believes that education is a life-long learning process that both teacher and student can mutually benefit from and that learners will achieve their maximum potential if a relationship of trust and respect exists between teacher and student.

He attained his B.A. Degree (Geography, Theology and TEFL) at Mary Immaculate College in 2002 and was awarded Second Class Honours Grade 1 in his Post Graduate Diploma in Education at University College Cork in 2008.

Lucy Brosnan,
Lucy Brosnan is from the UK. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from King's College, London University. Following her degree, Lucy worked as a lawyer in London for approximately 11 years, working for a law firm and then as an in-house lawyer in that time. Lucy moved to Singapore 3 years ago and then qualified as a CELTA teacher.

Lucy believes in building good relationships with her students and making lessons fun as well as useful. She endeavours to make her classroom interactive and positive so students feel encouraged to participate fully.