Date:

5th March 2026
12:00 – 13:00hrs

Venue:

This workshop is delivered remotely via Teams.

Description:

South West Councils are happy to offer this upcoming workshop hosted by WordWise.

This workshop explores the benefits of incorporating intercultural communication in our everyday professional practices as well as reflecting on being an effective communicator. It seeks to encourage ways to have open and honest discussions about the communicative challenges displaced people may experience and how sharing such experiences can help bridge cultural divides.

About Melanie:

Melanie Ferreira has vast experience of teaching English and English for academic purposes both in the UK and abroad. Melanie also runs the Compass Project pre-sessional programme at Birkbeck, University of London, as well as teaching on the RefugEAP programme co-ordinated by the University of Leeds and University of Leicester. In addition, she supports displaced communities through developing trauma-informed communication skills that enhance employability, as well as feeling more confident about speaking English in everyday settings. Currently, with a local community of seekers of sanctuary, she is collaboratively creating an intensive programme for people to job-seek more successfully and learn about workplace communication from a linguistic and intercultural perspective.

Price: FREE, 35 places available on a first-come first-serve basis.

Please use this Application Form to enrol, and return the form to training@swcouncils.gov.uk

Course reference: SMP/26/937
Closing date: 26th February 2026