Industry Specific Language Training

Cactus has been designing and delivering language training programmes to a wide range of industries – to global corporations, SMES, and individuals - since 2000. Programmes include  1:1, group, in-company, online, full immersion, and blended learning courses.

The Cactus client list includes: Barclays, Burberry, Coca-Cola, Disney, EDF, Eli Lilly, Ernst & Young, Fedex, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Gazprom, Google, HSBC, Kimberly-Clark, KPMG, Microsoft, Ministry of Defence, Motorola, Oxfam, Save the Children, Shell, Sony, and Tesco.

Excellent, Monique often brought in useful books (technical, legal and simply fun) to make the course more beneficial and interesting.

Catherine Nelson, Legal Counsel, LastMinute.com, French

  1. Advertising, Marketing and New Media

    In recent years, Cactus has worked increasingly with clients in the digital and media field. For many campaigns, employees may be spread across several continents, so language training helps to build relationships and foster improved cooperation. Current clients include Grey, Tequila, and Google Rich Media. Read more

  2. Charities / NGO

    The work of charitable organisations often spans continents and language skills are a crucial element in winning the support of local communities and speeding development. Cactus has provided language training to a range of charities and NGOs including the International/HIV AIDS Alliance, British Red Cross, CAFOD, and Save the Children. Read more

  3. Energy

    Cactus Language Training has considerable experience providing language programmes to the Energy and Oil & Gas industries, both in the UK and overseas. We have a clear understanding of the language challenges faced by organisations in this sector, and our clients have included Chevron, General Electric, EDF Trading, Gasol, Gazprom and Scottish Power, to name a few. Read more

  4. Fashion

    Cactus has been providing language courses for the fashion and design industries for over 10 years. We have developed programmes for major global labels such as Burberry, Zara Inditex, Hugo Boss and Ferragamo, as well as international modelling agencies including Storm in London. Read more

  5. Financial Services

    The demand for language training in the financial services sector is booming and Cactus has provided courses for a wide range of international and UK-based institutions, from banks and insurance companies to accountancy firms. Recent clients include the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, Barclays, KPMG Tax School, and Standard Chartered. Read more

  6. Health

    In the healthcare industry, there is no room for information to be lost in translation. Cactus has worked with a variety of health care organisations to ensure their language skills are first class, including Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, HCA Nurses and Kimberley Clarke Europe. Read more

  7. Legal Services

    Cactus has worked with a wide variety of international legal organisations, providing training for professionals dealing with both European and non-European languages. Our team has also provided language training to the legal counsels of some of the UK's top financial institutions including Lloyds TSB, Barclays and Standard Chartered. Read more

  8. Relocation

    Cactus has been providing language training to relocation clients for a number of years, whether they are moving for personal or business reasons. This has included extensive work with destination service experts Sterling Relocation and Primacy Relocation. Read more

  9. Technology & Telecommunications

    Cactus has worked with a broad range of Technology and Telecommunications organisations. This has included English courses for Sony, Sony Ericsson and Mitsubishi, Norwegian for Microsoft, to a range of European Language courses for Google and global gaming company, NCsoft Read more

  10. Mining & Minerals

    Cactus has organised a number of language programs specifically for companies from the Mining and Minerals Industry. Cactus has provided language training in Portuguese and Business English to companies from Toronto, Vancouver and Chicago working closely with Brazil. Training has taken place either on a one-to-one basis or in a closed group format. Read more