Training

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CiB continues to raise standards in the industry. Our professional training courses for internal communications professionals give members and non-members the skills and knowledge they need at all the different stages of their careers.

Alongside its standard programme of corporate communications training courses – with ‘clickable’ course titles on this website – the Association can also arrange bespoke, in-house courses for five or more people, enabling training and development to take place wherever it’s needed.

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You can download the terms and conditions and booking form pdf here (109k)

How do you know if you have the right skills?

We helped to create a unique framework that defined the knowledge, skills and direct experience needed by internal communication professionals during the different stages of their careers.

The CiB worked with The Work Foundation; The Internal Communications Alliance (linked with the Institute of Public Relations) and the IABC (The International Association of Business Communicators) to set out the knowledge and skils matrix - an industry-wide definition of the competencies needed to be an effective internal communicator. There are four bands - use the matrix as a guide to planning your personal development or to develop your team.

You can download the skills matrix, the competencies list and a suggested reading list from this web site (please note they are in Adobe PDF format).


 CiB course details and dates: 



Course: Communications Foundation 8 and 9 July - 2 places left. Bookings close Friday 3 July

Communications Foundation covers all the basic essential ingredients for print and electronic communications. Numbers are limited to 10 delegates to ensure people get personal attention.

By the end of this course, you will understand what makes news and where to find it; how to ask the right questions when interviewing; how to handle text - whether it needs rewriting; how to write effective news stories; how to take better editorial photographs; what to look for when proof reading; how to plan a production schedule; how people read on screen and how to develop an editorial strategy - and much more.

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Course: Effective writing skills 22 July - 2 places left
Training

Aimed at people who already have some writing experience but would like to sharpen their style to make even more impact. 

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Course: Dealing with the press 23 July
Training

Gives more confidence to anyone who has to handle press queries or come into contact with the press as part of their role but doesn't necessarily do it on a daily basis.

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Course: Web writing, editing and usability 4 Aug
Training

This one-day seminar (9.00am to 5.00pm) is conducted by Malcolm Davison and Kath Burke. It offers the latest thinking on writing for the web and the best advice on how to communicate effectively.

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Course: Communicating Change 13 Aug
Training

This course is for anyone with responsibility for managing the internal communications around a change programme - particularly those who want to use communications to drive change.

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Course: Internal Communication Model (ICM) programme 8 September
Training

Dates of course: 8 and 9 September, 6 and 7 November

"The credit-crunch-friendly training that...
...can prove you're worth a fortune to the people who pay you, and...
...could pay for itself, many times over, before you've even finished it!"
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Course: Better Features 8 September (Manchester)
Training

Takes participants through all the skills needed to produce interesting, informative and readable features - with ease.

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Course: Starting out in Corporate Communications 15 Sep
Training

By looking at the varied work of the Corporate Communications department you can gain a better understanding of its value-add and how you can work effectively with this group - wherever you sit in your organisation - to both your and the business's benefit.

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Course: Communications Planning 22 Sep
Training

Many people don't have time to plan, they just want to 'get on with it'. Maybe you already know the danger of this approach but don't know how to plan effectively. Or maybe you plan your communications and you still aren't in control!

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Course: Practical Proofreading
Training

A practical workshop showing how to identify the difference between 'major' and 'minor' proofreading mistakes and to look at techniques used to cut down errors.
"I thought this course was excellent. It gave me lots of really useful tips and key things to look out for. Steve was a great tutor - his experience brought the course alive."

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