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Instructor: Anthony Rinando
This fun, skill-building course provides you with essential English communication tools for success in your career. Designed for beginner to intermediate, the course strengthens your confidence, clarity, and effectiveness across a range of workplace scenarios. In this course, you will learn to analyze job postings and improve your resume, cover letter, and job search communication, improve first impression and interview skills, practice real-world business conversations, including meetings, and presentations, expand vocabulary for professional emails, reports, and day-to-day communication, strengthen your ability to speak clearly, assertively, and professionally, build confidence in small talk and networking—key to workplace connection and success and explore workplace etiquette, team communication, and professional culture. Whether you're looking to enter the workforce or grow in your current career, this course will help you communicate with confidence and achieve greater success on the job!
Meeting Times:
- August 22, 2025: Friday 5pm-9pm EST
- August 23, 2025: Saturday 9am-6pm EST
- August 24, 2025: Sunday 9am-1pm EST
Location:
Long Island University- Post Campus: 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville, NY 11548. Phone: 516-299-4193
*Register for One Section: If you enroll in multiple sections of this course, you will be charged for each registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are the courses approved to satisfy the educational component of my J-1 Visitor Exchange Visa? Yes, our University Director of Government Relations has researched the Educational Component and the guidelines are as states; Au pairs must complete six semester hours (or their equivalent) of academic credit in a formal educational setting at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution. LIU Post is an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution. Please view the J-1 Visa education component. http://j1visa.state.gov/educational-component/
- Is Long Island University an accredited University? YES, Long Island University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges.
- Can anyone enroll in these courses? Yes, all adults are welcome to take these courses.
- Are the courses regular University courses which grant credit toward a degree? The courses offered for au pairs are special interest classes and do not earn credit toward a college degree. These courses, however, do meet the credit course requirements for the educational component of the J-1 Visa requirements. All 3 day weekend classes, either in-person or online, are worth 36 hours of study.
- Where will the classes be conducted? Classes are always held at the LIU Post campus | 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville New York.
- If I want to register for a course, when do I have to pay? The payment must be completed online at the time of registration.
- How do I get confirmation of being registered? Once you are registered and paid, you will receive a verification email that will serve as your registration.
- Does LIU Post campus have internet access? Yes, LIU Post Au Pair Program provides each student almost everywhere on campus with free and fast Internet access. To use the Wi-Fi network students will be given a username and password at check-in on the start date of their course.
- How long will it take for me to get my course completion certificate? All students must bring their completed homework assignment with them to class on Friday. The completion certificate will be available online after you complete the course and all required work.
- What is given as proof of completion for the course? A certificate of completion will be available after you complete the course, and all homework and assignments are satisfactorily completed.
- What if I need a document stamped for my home country or agency? We will stamp and sign all documents for your home country and agency; we must receive on Friday at check-in before your course and will be given back to you at the conclusion of the weekend.
Cancellation Policy
- All cancellations and transfers must be made in writing.
- To make any changes to your registration or request a refund please send an email to post-aupair@liu.edu Include student’s name, course and weekend date.
- We cannot accept cancellations over the phone or messages left on our voicemail.
- **All changes made 14 days (2 weeks) prior to the start date of your course will receive a full refund. **
- If canceling or removing your lodging plan requested within 14 days (2 weeks) prior to the start date of the course there is a $75.00 non-refundable fee.
- If you cancel on the start date of the course there will be no refund:There will be no refund if you do not show up to a course.
| Course Options |
Date |
Location |
Seats Remaining |
Price |
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| In-Person with Room & Board |
August 22-24, 2025 |
LIU Post |
30 |
$385.00 |
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| In-Person Commuter |
August 22-24, 2025 |
LIU Post |
30 |
$300.00 |
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