UBC - Centre for International Communication
Executive & Professional Training
The Centre for Intercultural Communication (CIC) at the University of British Columbia is proud to offer a wide selection of Executive and Professional Training programs to assist professionals to communicate effectively across ethnic and organizational cultures and to teach them how cultural differences can positively influence the conduct of international business and cross-cultural interactions, emphasizing participants' ability to analyze, assess, and interpret cultural variables, and to work in a specific culture as well as in many cultures. Using these insights, participants in our programs learn how to break down the conceptual, theoretical, and practical boundaries limiting our ability to understand and work with people from around the world.
Intercultural Management Training
CIC training programs can be conducted in 1- to 3-day, or 2- to 6-week formats. The longer sessions enable participants to acquire more in-depth knowledge and allow more time for practicing skills through role-plays and simulations, and to work with case studies. We can also customize our training programs to meet our clients' needs.
Professional Development for Teachers
Educators working with people from other cultures face an array of communication issues, which range from cultural differences in learning styles and classroom participation to teamwork. Teachers are also finding that their teaching styles - which are culturally defined - may require some adaptation to facilitate the learning of students from around the world.
The Centre for Intercultural Communication (CIC) provides educators and school administrators with a wide selection of courses to choose from, designed to meet your time constraints and need for current knowledge and skills.