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Fast & efficient
Personalized English language courses based on your needs and designed by qualified trainers to help you cut out errors and improve your communication quickly and efficiently.
Flexible
Learn English according to your schedule and learning style: learn one-on-one with a trainer, in pairs or small groups virtually, or with our self-study digital material.
Based on your learning needs
The content of your English course is based on your needs – from basic grammar, learning professional vocabulary or industry-specific terminology, practicing your presentation skills to gaining confidence using English at work.
Who are our English language courses for?
Our English courses are designed for busy business and industry professionals who communicate in English with native and non-native speakers of English and who want to quickly improve their proficiency and fluency.
What you'll learn
Practice the language and culture-specific aspects of the professional skills you need in a multilingual workplace.
- Creating and giving informative and persuasive presentations in English
- Preparing for and taking part in complex meetings and negotiations
- Writing reports, technical documentation and other texts
Learn English in a way that suits you
- At your location with a professional trainer: study your language course one-to-one, in pairs, or in small groups.
- Virtually: save on travelling time and meet with your trainer in our online course using video-meeting tools such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Also available for one-to-one, pairs and small groups.
- Using self-study digital material on key working-life uses of English, designed by our learning experts. Improve your vocabulary, grammar and communication skills with interactive study material.
- With blended learning – a combination of trainer-led lessons and self-study digital material for maximum flexibility and efficiency.
Example 1
An intensive course
- One group of four students.
- Trainer-led training on-site from a trainer who speaks their native language.
- Three hours of training each day for one week.
- The focus during the course is on speaking practice, fluency, accent reduction and learning polite and service-oriented language when communicating with customers.
- Homework assignments and vocabulary-building exercises.
- Course plans and lesson plans designed by a trainer who specializes in presenting in English.
- Access to four hours of digital self-study material from Acolad Learning on mastering presentation skills in English, accessed through our learning management system, 360Learning.
- The digital material includes: texts, animations, videos, presentations; comprehension, grammar, listening, and pronunciation exercises; and downloadable vocabulary and phrase lists.
- Estimated price: EUR 3,210 per group of up to five students.
Example 2
Presenting in English
- The students are assigned to groups based on a test of their language levels (included in the course price).
- Several groups of 3-5 students.
- Training is trainer-led and onsite.
- One and a half hours of training weekly for 15 weeks.
- Total teaching time of 1,350 minutes (22.5 hours).
- Individual final evaluation by the trainer.
- Course plans and lesson plans designed by a trainer who specializes in presenting in English.
- Access to four hours of digital self-study material from Acolad Learning on mastering presentation skills in English, accessed through our learning management system, 360Learning.
- The digital material includes: texts, animations, videos, presentations; comprehension, grammar, listening, and pronunciation exercises; and downloadable vocabulary and phrase lists.
- Estimated price: EUR 2600 per group of up to five students.
When an employer invests in language learning, the biggest gains are in integration and in helping the employee to feel welcome at the company.
Head of Learning and Development
ABB