The move from university to the workplace is a big one. This Graduate Trainee Programme in Hong Kong gives graduate and management trainees the core business skills and the mindset to contribute from their first months.

The programme is modular. Run a single day, or build a series across the trainee year. Sessions are about 30% input and 70% activities, practice and application.

Who is it for

Graduate trainees, management trainees and other new joiners at the start of their careers.

What trainees will learn

• Understand how mindset shapes results, and build a growth mindset

• Keep a professional presence in any business setting

• Interact with colleagues and clients politely and respectfully

• Communicate well with colleagues from different generations

• Write clear, professional business emails

Core day: mindset and professional presence

MODULE 1: UNDERSTANDING GROWTH MINDSET

• How mindset influences life and work

• Fixed and growth mindset

• Responding to fixed mindset triggers

MODULE 2: MODELLING GROWTH MINDSET

• The power of "yet"

• Productive struggle

• Reframing mistakes and failures as opportunities

MODULE 3: CROSS-GENERATION COMMUNICATION

• Understanding generational differences

• The multi-generational workforce

• Using your strengths to make a valuable contribution

MODULE 4: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Barriers to effective communication and how to overcome them

• Emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships

• Building rapport and trust

• Resolving conflict and managing disagreement

Add-on workshops

PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE (ONE DAY)

• Business etiquette and first impressions

• Professional image and dress

• Workplace courtesy

• The art of small talk

EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING (ONE DAY)

• Business writing etiquette and the 5Ws

• Tone and formality

• Proofreading and formatting

• Each trainee brings a real work email to improve

MORE OPTIONS

• Storytelling and presentation skills

• Project management

How we train

We follow our T.A.P.E. method: Theory, Application, Practice, Evaluation. Content is tailored to your trainee intake and your company culture.