Benefits of tailor-made language training for companies
Friday, 5th June 2009
For a lot of international companies, it is more important to hire a monolingual but 'well-rounded' individual than someone who is fluent in three languages, but who is missing certain skills.
Training the well-rounded individual with a tailor-made language course specific for that company can have huge advantages.
As more and more businesses wish to compete in the global marketplace, the need for “internationalizing” current employees has increased, and certain language learning businesses exist solely to train these employees. These companies provide tailored training programs that focus on specific vocabulary, industry-targeted phrases as well as cultural competence training.
Cultural competence gives insight way beyond simply knowing the language. It gives an employee the confidence to understand the foreigner’s approach to business and why the people think and act the way they do. Tailor-made training also helps employees who will eventually be relocated specifically for the company. It can help in fostering new relationships with clients and help to avoid any misunderstandings during any mergers.
Your firm can approach tailor-made training for you in a variety of ways. You can be taught daily or weekly in a classroom setting for a specified period of time in your home country. A more concentrated version sends you alone or with colleagues to the foreign place of business and immerses you in the country and culture while you take intensive classes. Accommodation abroad can range from hotel or apartment to staying with a host family, which forces you to use the language while you are at work and at home, a total immersion.
How you go about your training depends on your current level in the target language and how quickly you need to be qualified to participate. Regardless of how your program is set up, the industry-specific phrases and cultural understanding is vital when conducting businesses in a foreign country. Your company will benefit greatly by outsourcing this training.
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Posted by Jessica Wingate under Types of Courses,
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