Get the winning edge with Business Chinese

Mastering the Chinese language is increasingly important in our global business environment. It can become the winning edge in enabling the speed and effectiveness of business negotiations when working with the Chinese market.

The Chinese Workplace Literacy (CWPL) Programme or Business Chinese is designed to facilitate effective communication in your business environment.

Business Chinese is:

• A nationally recognised programme
• Certified by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), China
• Supported with Government Funding

The main assessment tool adopted for the CWPL Programme or Business Chinese is the International Business Chinese Test (BCT). The BCT is an international standardised test of Chinese language proficiency, which focuses on assessing non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities in using the Chinese language in real business or common working environments. It is a worldwide vocational-based assessment tool developed by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) – a public institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education, China.

To find out more about the International BCT, please click here.

The CWPL Programme covers the four language skills in Chinese – Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing, required to function in the work environment. Training providers will bundle the skills and levels to form different types of training programmes according to market demand.

Trainees will be advised by their training providers on the type of International BCT they should attempt based on the training programmes attended. Trainees who have attempted the BCT may use their BCT results for placement into the respective course levels.

Trainees will receive an International BCT e-certificate from Hanban indicating their scores for the Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking skills respectively, depending on the type of International BCT taken, after successful completion and assessment of each course.