Enhancing communication
Welcome to Professional Communication Studies
Professional Communication Studies – moving you forward personally and professionally by enhancing your communication skills and competencies.
Located in UCT’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, the Professional Communication Studies unit provides full courses and ad-hoc training sessions that aim to develop communication competency and professionalism.
Being able to communicate effectively not only enhances your career prospects but is also often taken as a measure of your professionalism. Whether you are delivering a presentation, making a proposal, writing a report or sending an email, you create an impression. Our goal at PCS is to equip students, professionals and organisational teams with the necessary professional and personal skills to create a positive and lasting impact.
Browse our offerings for students and offerings for organisations and professionals.
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“Creating an e-portfolio was a challenging but good exercise. It added great value because I see this becoming important for marketing oneself in the real world.”
Electrical Engineering 4th year student
About PCS
We develop professional communication skills in the fields of engineering and the built environment.
Our offerings are tailored to the particular needs and requirements in these fields to ensure high-quality professional and academic communication.
Our offerings:
- workshops and courses for students
- consulting for practitioners, businesses and freelance writers
- resources for improved communication
Our tools:
- best-practice approaches in industry and academica
- broad set of methodologies and formats
- engaged team of practitioners and academics