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Professional and Business English (PBE)

English for Global Opportunities

The competition to get ahead at work is intense. Improving your English competence may well be one of the best weapons for gaining that promotion or securing new opportunities. Whatever your field of work, the HKU SPACE Professional and Business English (PBE) programmes should help you finetune your skills and communicate with confidence in English at a higher level in the workplace.

Professional and Business English Certificate Programmes

•   Certificate for Module (Business English Grammar for Managers and Supervisors)   證書 (單元 : 管理人員商務英語文法)
•   Certificate in Business English Usage (90-hour)
•   Certificate in Advanced Business English (90-hour)

Business English Short Courses:

•   Intensive Business English Writing Workshop (18 hours)
•   The Fundamentals of Persuasive Business Writing (18 hours)
•   English at Work - Impromptu Talk and Discussion (18 hours)
•   English at Work - Email Writing (1) (18 hours)
•   Introductory Public Speaking and Presentation Skills (30 hours)
•   Advanced Public Speaking and Presentation Skills (30 hours)

Business English proficiency assessment:

• Cambridge Linguaskill General / Business English proficiency test
Test results will show the test taker's overall proficiency in General English or Business English as well as the individual score in listening, reading, writing and speaking on the Cambridge English Scale and their respective CEFR levels.

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* Please visit The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for details about the levels in the CEFR scale.

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Certificate for Module (Business English Grammar for Managers and Supervisors)

This programme aims to enhance participants, who are managers or supervisors in private and public sectors, in their ability to provide effective and constructive feedback on their staff’s English correspondence. The programme will revisit key principles of professional and business English grammar and writing styles, equip participants with the skills to identify and correct writing issues, and enable them to offer effective feedback that improves grammatical accuracy and communication effectiveness in their staff’s written work.

Start 15 APR 2026 (WED)

Duration 10 weeks

Fee HK$3,800