Certificate Programme in Chinese for Technology Professionals (CTP)

Chinese for Technology Professionals (CTP) is an eight-week online certificate course offering practical beginner Mandarin for people working in technology and the wider workplace. Demand for Chinese language skills continues to grow across global technology and business sectors, and CTP is built for professionals who need usable spoken comprehension rather than examination-oriented study.

CTP is not a conventional grammar-and-vocabulary-list course. It uses Comprehensible Input: Chinese made understandable through stories, visuals, gestures, objects and purposeful interaction. Sessions combine whiteboard storytelling, learning through actions, image- and object-supported input, guided oral interaction, short one-to-one exchanges and task-based activities. Participants build comprehension first, then respond in manageable steps, developing confidence in real-time communication.

Rationale and need for this programme

Most Mandarin courses available to working professionals in India rely on memorisation, grammar rules and written testing, which suits neither the time constraints nor the practical needs of technology professionals. CTP applies an acquisition-based method that prioritises understanding and speaking, and places vocabulary in workplace and technology contexts. Progress is tracked through structured self-assessment rather than conventional examinations.