Training
Available since our company’s onset, Training has taken on a new visibility and new dynamics, with new courses and new training areas.
Gabinete A.B.C.’s Training Department is a nucleus of communication and language learning for professional purposes. This nucleus is subdivided into two areas:
1. Professional Communication in Portuguese (ComPLP)
2. Professional Communication in Foreign Languages (ComPLE)
ComPLP – The first area includes the following courses:
Portuguese:
- Portuguese as a Foreign Language (from A1 to C2)
- Portuguese Language Improvement (levels I and II)
- Writing Techniques (levels I and II)
- Writing Scientific Papers
- Common mistakes in Portuguese
- New Orthography
- Creative Writing (levels I and II)
- Introduction to Interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language
- Transcribing Legal Contents
Communication Techniques:
- Oral Communication (levels I and II)
- Emotional Communication
- Vocal Techniques
- The First Class
Events:
- Event Assistants (Stewardesses)
- Event Organisation
- Make-up
Secretariat:
- Secretariat in Organisations
- Writing letters and administrative documents
- In-Person Assistance
- Telephone Assistance
- Time Management
- Dispute Management
Special Education:
- Dyslexia, disorthography and dyscalculia
- Attention deficit disorder due to hyperactivity
- Cerebral Palsy (communication aspect)
- Asperger’s Syndrome (communication aspect)
- Autism (communication aspect)
- ICT serving Special Educational Needs
- Decree-Law no. 3/2008
- ICF – International Classification of Functionality
Educational Technology:
- WebQuest;
- Blogs;
- Creation of interactive material on Hot Potatoes
ComPLE – Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian. The courses in this area are:
- Telephone Conversation (C.T.)
- Business Correspondence (C.E.)
- Hotel Reception (R.H.)
- Table/Restaurant Service (S.M.)
- Logistics and Transport (L.T.)
- Foreign Language for Nurses
- Foreign Language for Dentists
- Foreign Language for Physiotherapists
- English Translation Techniques
- French Translation Techniques
- Legal Translation Techniques
And, obviously, level A1 to C2 in the available languages.
Gabinete A.B.C. also provides Academic Support in Languages, exclusively geared towards students preparing for tests, exams, specific examinations, etc.
Advantages
- No enrolment costs.
- There are 3 training modalities: a) group classes (minimum of 3, maximum of 6 trainees), b) private classes and c) shared private classes (2 PAX);
- Small groups: maximum of 6 trainees;
- Total schedule flexibility: classes are scheduled and adjusted on a weekly basis, depending on both Trainee and Trainer availability;
- Training Plans are drawn up in conjunction with the Trainee, taking into account his/her specific needs;
- Access to our Training Platform, with a vast repository of contents;
- Access to our Media Library with audio and video content.
Soon, e-learning will also be available.
Still within the training area, we are proud of being a dynamic company which is open to the outside world and which participates in various internship protocols. We have welcomed interns from various national institutions of higher education (Faculty of Letters of Oporto University, Language Department of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Viseu Campus, Polytechnic of Leiria, Aveiro University, among others) and from abroad. We have collaboration protocols with the Global Adamastor/ Leonardo Da Vinci programme (under whose auspices we receive interns from various international universities), Emídio Navarro Secondary School (Viseu), and the American Centre for Language Training (Viseu).
Enrol now in one of our courses or suggest a subject you consider relevant so that we can create a new course!