Five reasons for onsite English language training
Are you a human resources director, a training director, or a manager looking for an ESL course for your international employees? Have you sent any of your ESL speakers to courses off-site? If so, how did it go? Were your employees able to attend all the classes? Did any of the language have to do with what they have to say or write at work? Were they satisfied with the course? If you cannot say yes to these questions, then here are five reasons you should consider onsite English courses for your international employees.
- Convenience: People miss classes. It happens. We get busy, and we have lives outside of work. With onsite English classes, it's convenient for your employees to attend classes. There's no excuse for not showing up; the classes are at their workplace.
- Specific Language Needs: Your employees may need to improve their English communication skills for work and business, but they can't enroll in just any course for that. With onsite workplace English courses, they'll participate in a customized English language program made for their specific purposes. A custom onsite course focuses on their specific needs as ESL speakers and their work language: English for Professionals; Business English; Workplace English.
- Effectiveness: Custom onsite English courses provide a more focused language training experience. The lessons and the homework go straight to the heart of what the course participants need: improved English language communication skills for work. English language training is more effective when the course participants can work with the specific language of their professions, business, and work.
- Content Quality Input: With onsite custom English courses, you'll be able to receive updates on the course from the provider. You'll be able to make known at any time what language content you think the course should include. After all, you should know. It's your workplace, and they're your employees.
- Assurance: Because the course is taking place at your company, you can observe an English language training class anytime you want. Walk into a training session anytime - unannounced. You can be sure that the course is proceeding and progressing as you know it should.
All in all, off-site English language training cannot do what onsite English language training can do. Do you have any questions about onsite custom English courses? Please, contact me. I'll be glad to answer your questions and engage in an informative and productive dialog.
Best wishes,
Steven David Bloomberg
English Language Teacher and Consultant
Cell: 617.785.4294
Desk: 781.438.3368
steve@proesl.com
www.proesl.com
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