Formal Writing in English - Master Class: Produce Better Texts in Less Time !

Target Group
Public service employees who already feel quite confident about producing formal documents in English and want to take the quality of their texts to a higher level. The master class primarily addresses former participants of the workshop “From project proposal to final report: Formal writing in English for public officials”; it also welcomes other public officials who are open for classic, collaborative, and creative approaches to efficient and effective writing at the workplace.

Description
During this workshop, you will explore a wide range of tried-and-tested strategies for structuring, drafting, and revising official documents in English. In addition, this hands-on workshop will focus on the improvement of your own texts, e.g., unfinished work you bring with you from the workplace. Apart from your personal efforts, you will benefit from the feedback provided by the other participants. The trainer will guide you throughout the entire process and complement it with on-the-spot language feedback.

Learning Methodology
• Trainer input regarding effective approaches to writing at the workplace, based on findings from the practice and research of teaching professional writing
• Individual and small group exercises as well as group discussions and round tables

Objectives
• To become familiar with new techniques and approaches to writing at the workplace
• To develop your formal writing skills by analysing other people’s texts, supported by the trainer
• To work intensively on the revision of official documents which you bring in

Programme
The programme will commence on Monday, 27 August at 10.00 hrs and finish on Tuesday, 28 August at 13.00 hrs.

Workshop venue
The workshop will take place at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.: +31 43 32 96 222, fax: +31 43 32 96 296.

Working language
The workshop will be conducted in English.

Fee
The participation fee is €780 and includes participation in the workshop, documentation, one lunch, a dinner and refreshments. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration. 
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. For details, please click here.

Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a block booking at Townhouse Hotel Maastricht **** (www.townhousehotels.nl), at a rate of €85,99 p.p.p.n. (incl. breakfast/city tax). Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.

Meals
Lunch will be served at the Institute’s restaurant and dinner in the evening will be at a restaurant in town. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.

Registration
Kindly complete the online registration form before 20 August 2012.
Your name and address will be part of EIPA's database for our mailing purpose only. If you do not wish to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box on the registration form.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee. For administrative reasons, there will be a charge of €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.

Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to two weeks before the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, hotel, etc.).For EIPA's cancellation policy, please visit our website.