Background

In China, counsellors and agents play an important role in guiding students through their overseas education decision-making process, including long-term and short-term courses. These counsellors in international schools are the front-line representatives for UK education, supporting the recruitment of quality Chinese students and they are closely in touch with market sentiments.

The British Council provides regular professional development training opportunities for counsellors and agents in China. The training sessions offer accurate and up to date information and resources to support in-country counsellors and agents to develop their knowledge of UK education and build their capacity to support their students who are interested in studying in the UK.

British Council counsellor workshop

The British Council would like to invite one speaker from a UK higher education institution to deliver a 50-minute presentation, followed by a 10-minitue Q&A session at four counsellor workshops in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. The workshops are designed to provide professional development training to Chinese education agents and counsellors. The British Council anticipates 170 counsellors from international schools in China to attend in total.  

• Creative education in the UK - How to prepare an Art Portfolio and interview?

Objective: Help build capacity of counsellors and art teachers to understand current creative education market trends in the UK and guide students to prepare an Art Portfolio.

Suggested topics to cover:

• Overview of the creative industries in the UK (10%)
• Creative HE programmes available in the UK (10%)
• Academic requiremenst; what are admissions tutors looking for?(20%)
• Creative portfolio and interview preparation (30%)
• Skills gained from studying a creative degree (10%)
• Career options (20%)

Benefits to the speaker and institution:

• an opportunity to demonstrate your thought-leadership in creative arts in UK higher education
• an opportunity to meet and network with school counsellors in China
• an opportunity to raise your institution’s profile amongst school counsellors in China

The British Council China will offer the speaker:

• Visa invitation letter for China visa application
• An economy return ticket from the UK to China
• Inland economy flights between event cities
• Up to 12-night’s accommodation in four cities (14-25 October)