With many Australian companies doing regular business in China, learning the language can make sound professional sense. Alternatively, if you are anticipating a holiday to China, Open Colleges (formerly Cengage Education) course can teach you the language essentials in a few months.
Covering conversation, reading and writing in Mandarin, the course includes CDs for help with pronunciation, and you'll have access to an expert tutor too.
Included materials:
- Everyday Chinese audio pen,
- Colloquial Chinese book and CD set,
- Headset and
- 2 x AAA batteries.
Students are required to enroll via Cengage Education's website and pay for their course via Cengage Education's secured payment system.
Open Colleges is a dual sector Higher Education Institution and a Registered Training Organisation offering certificates, diplomas, and short courses via correspondence learning. As a Nationally recognised provider, the courses offered by Open Colleges are mainly nationally recognised and accredited. Many of Open Colleges courses are Austudy and/or Abstudy approved.
Open Colleges' courses allow you to undertake a self-paced educational journey with its fully online/correspondence education services.
Open Colleges has an affiliation with employment services company Adecco Australia. Students wishing to seek full and/or part time employment in their chosen field, can contact Adecco Australia on completion of their qualification.