Leadership

Communication and Businesslike Conduct, 20 YH credits.

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Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: UPIND19JÖN.

Communication and Businesslike Conduct develops and strengthens your social skills and gives an understanding of the importance of communication in the role of buyer and procurement officer. After the course you can act as an analytical and practically skilled communicator who chooses and adapts communication models to the situation and recipient. You also gain skills in leading meetings with internal and external work teams and handling conflicts in a businesslike way. The course is part of TUC's YH program for Public Procurement Officers/Buyers.

Duration: 4 weeks
Location: Jönköping
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: 20 YH credits, approx. 4 weeks of full-time study

About the course.

Purpose and aim of the course The purpose of the course is to develop and strengthen the student's social skills and to give understanding of and insight into the importance of communication, with a focus on the future professional role of buyer and procurement officer. After completing the course, the student will be able to act as an analytical and practically skilled communicator, and will have the skills to choose and adapt communication models to the situation and recipient. The student will also be able to lead meetings with internal and external work teams, and handle any conflicts in a businesslike way.

Purpose and aim of the course The purpose of the course is to develop and strengthen the student's social skills and to give understanding of and insight into the importance of communication, with a focus on the future professional role of buyer and procurement officer. After completing the course, the student will be able to act as an analytical and practically skilled communicator, and will have the skills to choose and adapt communication models to the situation and recipient. The student will also be able to lead meetings with internal and external work teams, and handle any conflicts in a businesslike way.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • Can act as an analytical and practically skilled communicator
  • Can choose and adapt communication models to the situation and recipient
  • Can lead meetings with internal and external work teams
  • Can handle conflicts in a businesslike way
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Communication models

    Choosing and adapting ways of communicating to the situation and recipient.

  2. Meeting leadership

    Leading meetings with internal and external work teams.

  3. Businesslike conflict management

    Methods for handling conflicts in a professional and businesslike way.

  4. Social skills in the professional role

    Developing social skills linked to the role of buyer/procurement officer.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at students on TUC's YH program for Public Procurement Officers/Buyers who want to strengthen their communication and social skills in the professional role.

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