Pagoda Projects are delighted to offer of our 1-month Summer Skills Programme for students from all over the world!
In the post-pandemic world, our mission remains focussed on increasing cultural understanding, developing employability skills and helping our participants to gain valuable experiences in new and innovative ways.
Weāve designed this exciting new programme for summer 2021 for students who are looking to enhance their future prospects and develop their skills through a fun and interactive summer course!
For the first time we are also opening the programme up to students aged 16+ who will have the opportunity to gain incredible insights from students already studying at some of the UKās best universities.
GAIN INSIGHT TO NEW AND INTERESTING SECTORS
GAIN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOME
LEARN NEW AND RELEVANT SKILLS FOR YOUR EMPLOYABILITY
PROGRAMME DETAILS
- A welcome session delivered by the Pagoda team introducing you to the programme, the Pagoda app and UK team
- Access to several digital courses focusing on improving cultural fluency, your employability, and digital skills.
- Paired with a cultural mentor from one of our amazing overseas destinations and provided the platform to discuss interesting topics selected by Pagoda.
- Invited to weekly live virtual events all themed on improving skills, cultural understanding, and interesting insight to a variety of industries.
- Opportunity to network with current participants completing a similar variation of our programme from around the world.
- Full support from the UK and international Pagoda team throughout the duration of the programme.
- Access to the Pagoda Projects alumni network, with over 3,000 past participants of our programmes and where exclusive international job opportunities are posted regularly
- Set programme fee of Ā£595 GBP
- Limited number of places on the August start date and you can enrol at any time before the application deadline!
SUMMER 2021 DATES
2nd August – 27th August
Enrollment Deadline – 9th July 2021
The programme lasts a total of 25-30 hours over the 4-weeks. All aspects of the programme can be completed at times that are convenient for you with only the 1-2 weekly hour long events, typically between 10am-2pm that you would need to ensure youāre available for.
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THE BENEFITS
Throughout the programme, you will learn:
+ Digital marketing basics: including social media, SEO, SEM, & content creation
+ Prominent intercultural communication theories, and how to identify and overcome barriers to cross-cultural communication
+ How to determine your current level of cultural fluency, and tips for improvement
+ An understanding of specific cultural norms in Greater China, Mexico, and Vietnam
+ How to create an effective LinkedIn profile, build a meaningful network and prepare for future internships
+ Best practices when using digital presentation tools
+ How to increase your self-awareness, and why it is vital in the workplace
+ Which universal employability skills are currently in demand, and how to demonstrate your skills to potential employers and universities
+ And much more!
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EVENTS
DURING THE PROGRAMME WE WILL BE HOSTING LOTS OF EVENTS TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS & GAIN EXPERIENCE
Throughout the programme weāll arrange live workshops, sector-specific webinars, Q&As sessions with industry leaders, fireside chats, specific networking events, alumni reunions and social activities to ensure a well-rounded events package that covers a huge variety of topics.
THE 4 MAIN EVENT TOPICS INCLUDE:
INTERNSHIPS 101
An introduction to internships – Why are they important and how do you get one?
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
An entrepreneurship webinar with insights from business women from around the world.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Learn how to stand out from the crowd and develop your leadership skills with this workshop
MANAGING ACROSS CULTURES
A deep dive into cultural traditions and international business practices
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SKILLS COURSES
PAGODA HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF SKILLS COURSES FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING ‘WORK READINESS’ FOR A POST-PANDEMIC BUSINESS WORLD
What are the skills courses?
The skills series includes courses focusing on Intercultural Fluency, Employability and Digital Competency. We believe this framework provides the learner with the agility needed for a global and ever-changing workplace, preparing them with the knowledge to communicate effectively within an international work-group or team, tackle the job market with awareness, preparation and confidence and have a strong understanding of the importance of ādigitalā once they enter the workplace.
As qualifications remain a vital measure of achievement, a certificate is provided following each completed course.
Why are they important?
Based on the Universities UK ā Higher Education in England: Provision, Skills and Graduates Survey, āfor both graduates of all levels and subject areas, skills and competencies came first (82.4% reported this to be a formal or important requirement), followed by relevant work experience (66.7%)ā when asked what mattered most when entering the labour market and attaining a job. Similarly, 87% of employers listed attitudes and aptitudes for work more important than relevant work experience, degree result and degree subject when hiring a graduate.
This coherence between student and employer views supports our framework in being able to provide learners with accessible skills courses that can be integrated into professional internships; this would allow them to achieve both the first and second most important values when attaining employment. For non-placement learners, these courses may be integrated into course projects or their own self-development actions, allowing the learner to practice their new skills in real-time.
COURSE DETAILS
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This course is designed to provide an understanding of the importance of adaptability when dealing with intercultural communication in both the workplace and society. There will be a focus on the foundations of intercultural understanding and developing the individualās cultural fluency, as well as various case studies focusing on Greater China, Mexico and Vietnam.
By completing this course, students will be working towards the following key competencies:
By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:
- Have created a written article examining the culture of a specific country
- Have self-assessed their knowledge of intercultural communication and how they can improve management of these
- Understand how to adapt this knowledge into the real working world through business-scenario case studies
This course aims to improve employability skills through self-awareness, skills awareness and enhancing career readiness. This course will equip the individual with the tools to identify their current skillset, understand those that need developing and transfer their skills to different job specifications using personal examples to showcase these. The aim of this course is to build confidence when applying for the next career step as well as provide a broader set of skills and attributes to ensure success throughout their working life.
By completing this course, students will be working towards the following key competencies:
By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:
- Have an improved CV and understand how to tailor this to different applications
- Have created a basic template for a cover letter linked to their skillset and examples which can later be adapted
- Be more self-aware and understand the skills that need to be developed
This course introduces the fundamentals of digital networking, digital marketing, and digital presentations skills. This course will introduce LinkedIn features and making the most of the LinkedIn profile, key differences and benefits between a variety of social media platforms, basic knowledge of SEO and SEM and techniques to improve public speaking skills in a digital context.
By completing this course, students will be working towards the following key competencies:
By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:
- Have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile and know how best to use this to their advantage
- Have learned the digital marketing basics and will be aware of how to adapt content and SEO techniques to specific goals
- Have mastered public speaking and digital presentations and will be aware of online resources that provide practice of these
This course is designed to equip all students with the basic skills needed when entering the workplace. There will be a large focus on understanding how to adapt from in-person to remote work in regards to productivity and time management, communication and the use of digital platforms. The course will also provide learners with the skills needed to identify their current skillset, recognise the skills they’re lacking, and provide actionable examples of how to improve these and meet employer’s demands.
By completing this course, students will be working towards the following key competencies:
By the end of this course, students will have achieved the following:
- Have recognised the best methods of creating an organised and creative environment to manage tasks and time efficiently using CRM software, scheduling and other methods.
- Have a clear understanding of how to communicate effectively within a professional team and have the basic skills to lead a digital meeting.
- Have identified their strengths and gained an understanding of how to exercise these to the best standard, as well as weaknesses and the most effective actions to improve on these.
CULTURAL MENTORS
A UNIQUE WAY TO SHARE CULTURES
As part of the Summer Skills Programme, you will be partnered with a ‘Cultural Mentor’, who will help to increase your intercultural awareness.
– Be paired with a Cultural Mentor based on common interests/areas of study to schedule one audio or video call each week.
– Follow a weekly theme (e.g. festivals/traditions, food music/arts etc.) to discuss and share knowledge and experiences in relation to home country culture
– Produce a weekly Cultural Blog sharing what they have learnt with inclusions of videos, pictures etc.
ENROL NOW
DON’T FORGET TO ENROL BEFORE THE PROGRAMME DEADLINES!