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Foreword
HIGH IMPACT TRAINING
We provide high impact business language training
around the world.
We know that language skills make a difference.
Speaking different languages builds international
relationships, gives invaluable insights into different
cultures, and safeguards lives in complex industrial
environments.
Over 30 years of expertise and experience enables us
to bring together a truly outstanding, global portfolio
of business language training providers – schools,
in-company experts and online specialists.
Our independence means we select the right courses
for all of our clients. And customise or combine them,
so they get the results they want.
We are here to answer your questions and give you
objective advice on what will work for you.
We make sure that your training is targeted to your
needs, and delivered when you want and how you
want – so you get the results you want.
We want to help your business succeed in today’s
international environment. So, do get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you soon
Chris & Peter
Chris Moore
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Peter Rodway
Director & Co-Founder
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About Us
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TRAINING SPECIALISTS
We have over 30 years’ combined
experience designing and delivering
courses to companies, groups and
individuals around the world.
Our areas of expertise include
language training for Aviation,
Banking, Engineering, Hospitality,
Law, Maritime, Medicine, Military,
NGOs, Oil & Gas, Retail, Law
Enforcement and Transport.
Independent Consultancy
Our independence allows us to work
closely with you to make sure you
get what you need. We provide free
expert advice and design your course
with you. We assign the right training
course for your needs, schedule and
budget.
Our training provision consists of
world class language schools, in-
company training experts and online
tuition professionals.
Customised Courses
Courses are targeted. They are
tailored to your specific requirements.
They can be off-the-shelf, stand-
alone or blended to create highly
customised programmes.
Courses are designed to make a
difference. Learners become better
communicators, improve their
international effectiveness, and
develop strong cross-cultural skills.
We provide free advice,
and work closely with
training providers to make
sure you get the best price
possible.
PROMISE
We ensure you
get outstanding
value, service
and results.
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Study Options
Online Courses
Online trainers can deliver
classes to individuals and groups
wherever you have sufficient
connection to support a virtual
classroom. Popular platforms
include Webex, GoToMeeting,
Adobe Connect, Google
Hangouts and Skype.
We also provide a range of
carefully selected digital learning
content to study in your free time.
Blended Learning
Courses can be mixed and customized to your specific needs. Face-to-face
learning can be supported by online self-study. In-company training can be
consolidated and extended with an intensive overseas immersion course.
Contact us for more details.
School-based Courses
Schools around the world have
been selected specifically for
their ability to deliver high-quality
business language training. Many
specialise in industry-specific
training, for example language for
Oil & Gas, Law, Aviation or Finance.
Courses are intensive and
immersive. They include expert
tuition, social programmes,
airport transfers, and a choice of
accommodation and meal options.
In-Company Courses
Experienced native speaker
trainers come to your offices and
deliver a programme designed
around your learning objectives,
schedule and budget. They can
be super-intensive or just 2 hours
a week. It’s up to you.
Courses can be delivered in one
location or internationally, allowing
company training programmes to
be taught across multiple sites
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Our Service
HOW IT WORKS
From the very beginning, we work with
you and our providers to make sure you
get exactly what you need.
You have a dedicated Course Manager
who works with you at all stages. They
ensure the programme meets your
expectations at all times.
Discuss your needs,
budget, study options
Course proposal, discuss,
agree
Pre-course preparation –
briefing documents, visa if
required
Our Directors have arranged business
language training for:
• Amlin Plc
• Bain and Company
• Barclays Bank
• British American Tobacco
• British Telecom
• Burberry
• Canadian High Commission
• China Construction Bank
• Citi
• Coca Cola
• Dai-ichi Life International
• Diageo
• EDF Trading
• Fairtrade Foundation
• Gazprom Trading
• Google
• Halliburton
• HCA Healthcare
• HSBC
• Inditex
• International Tennis Federation
• Jumeirah Hotels
• Kimberly Clark
• KPMG
• London 2012 Organising Committee
• Mercedes GP
• Mitsubishi UFJ
• Richemont
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Scottish Power
• Shell
• Siemens
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Sterling Relocation
• Tesco
• The British Museum
• Tiffany
• Transport for London
• VTB Capital
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On-going course
management,
troubleshooting where
required
Feedback and progress
assessment
Review & next steps
DURINGYOURCOURSE
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• discuss business
• work internationally
• communicate effectively by email and phone
• negotiate deals
• present your company
• socialise in an international
business environment.
Courses can be tailored to you and your company’s
specific requirements.
We make sure you choose the best course for you
and for your organisation.
PREPARE TO PASS AN INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS ENGLISH EXAM
We offer excellent preparation courses for internationally
recognised Business English exams.
These include:
Achieve your score with us and change your life.
BULATS tests are used
to assess English
skills by Adidas, BP,
Citibank, Disney, GE,
HSBC, KPMG, Nestlé,
Proctor & Gamble,
Tesco and Vodafone.
BUSINESS
ENGLISH
people took an
IELTS test in 2012
OVER
2Million
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Business English
EXECUTIVE COURSES
We provide intensive immersive Business English courses for mid-and
senior-level executives:
• small groups
• individual tuition
• tailored content
• trainers with business backgrounds
• international networking
• guided social programmes
• high quality facilities.
You learn fast, focusing on the language you need to get the results
you want.
Who for?
Students are professional, ambitious, focused. The age range is 25
to 60 years old, with the average in most centres being around 40.
Fellow learners come from around the world, offering a unique
opportunity to meet and network with professionals with very different
business and cultural backgrounds.
Where?
Worldwide, including centres of international business such as New
York, London and Sydney, as well as exclusive residential courses in
the British countryside.
BUSINESS ENGLISH WRITING COURSES
Writing at the highest level in English requires accuracy and style.
Our courses teach you to write with impact. Your emails and reports will
be better expressed and more effective. Your readers will understand
what you’re saying and respond in the way you want them to.
Business Writing courses can be taken on their own or as part of a
Business or Executive English course. One-to-one lessons are particularly
useful for focusing on your precise needs.
Executive
Training
Centres
Our dedicated Executive
Training Centres offer
business facilities such as
computers, IT, high-speed
wifi, printing, and fax.
of the world’s business
communication takes place
via email
90%
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ESP courses are vocational and practical. They focus
on the language that is critical to what the learner
does at work.
ESP courses are:
• targeted – ESP courses focus only
on the language you need
• relevant – ESP is about your life
outside the training room
• specialist – ESP trainers need to
understand the context
• motivating – ESP language is
business or work-critical
• cost-effective – ESP training wastes no time.
ESP courses include technical language, related
to fields such as aviation, energy and medicine,
together with more general and business-related
language.
Courses are designed so learners can use the
language outside the classroom immediately.
We offer a range of ESP courses.
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Aviation English
Maritime English
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English for the Oil and Gas Industry
English for Engineering
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English for Military Purposes
English for Law Enforcement
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English for Finance and Banking
English for Law
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English for Medical Purposes
English for Hospitality
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Our world-class Aviation English training programmes are designed for aviation
industry professionals, including pilots, air traffic controllers, flight crew and
raters.
You learn both ICAO phraseology and plain English, so you can communicate
with clarity and confidence with fellow professionals.
Our courses focus on what you need, whether it be handling standard
operational procedures or dealing with unpredictable, non-routine situations,
including emergencies.
Our Maritime English courses give learners the language skills necessary to
• ensure high levels of health, safety and security
• handle emergencies effectively
• build a strong team spirit among multi-lingual crews.
Maritime English Courses cover both SMCP phrases and plain English. They
are designed to meet the English language guidelines in the International
Maritime Organisation’s STCW code.
Courses can be tailored to the specific requirements of officers, cadets and
ratings – above and below deck.
MARITIME ENGLISH
We are an official partner
in the EU-funded MarTEL
Maritime English tests.
AVIATION ENGLISH
Achieve ICAO Level 4
proficiency with us.
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Our English for Oil and Gas courses give international project teams, engineers,
management and rig workers the right level of English to work together in
complex environments.
Courses can be targeted for:
• upstream (exploration and production)
• midstream (transportation, storage and marketing)
• downstream (refining, processing and distribution)
• environmental impacts and sustainability.
Courses combine technical language with general communication skills. You
learn to communicate clearly in different operating environments, and handle
emergencies and accidents effectively.
ENGLISH FOR THE OIL
AND GAS INDUSTRY
We offer flexible delivery
worldwide.
Our Engineering English courses are tailored to your specific requirements and
can include both general and more technical language.
You develop skills such as writing technical reports, giving presentations,
discussing risk, and describing tolerance, resistance and stress.
Our courses help you work on complex international projects, build your
professional career, and communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues
and clients.
ENGLISH FOR
ENGINEERING
Courses can be tailored to
the sector-specific language
of mechanical, electrical
and civil engineers.
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Our Military English courses help forces from different countries work together in an
international environment.
Courses can focus on engaging in complex multinational manoeuvres, negotiating
with local community and military leaders, or organising joint forces operations
Many of our Military English language training specialists have a military background
and deliver highly effective bespoke training.
ENGLISH FOR
MILITARY PURPOSES
We offer preparation courses
for the NATO STANAG
(Edition 3) SLP 3 and SLP 4
Certificates.
In a globalised world, law enforcement professionals are increasingly expected to
speak English in operations, at border crossings, and when tackling international
crime.
Our English for Law Enforcement courses can be designed for cadets to senior-
ranking officers, and customised to specific sectors and requirements.
ENGLISH FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT
We can arrange for intensive
courses to be delivered at
police training centres around
the world.
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Our Financial English courses teach you to communicate successfully in
international banking and finance. They develop your technical English,
and can target specific skills such as negotiating, report writing and giving
presentations.
Our courses can be tailored to the specific requirements of banks, insurance
companies, hedge funds and consultancies.
Our Legal English courses develop your expertise in international law. Your
English will be more accurate, and you will express ideas with greater clarity,
fluency and confidence.
You can focus on legal language, including areas such as criminal or
commercial law, as well as on specific skills such as presenting arguments,
writing emails, or public speaking.
MORE?
WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE
TARGETED, CUSTOMISED
COURSES IN THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:
ENGLISH FOR LAW
Prepare for the Cambridge
International Legal English
Certificate (ILEC) or the
Test Of Legal English Skills
(TOLES) with us.
ENGLISH FOR
FINANCE AND
BANKING
We offer courses to prepare
you for the Cambridge
International Certificate in
Financial English (ICFE).
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ESP
Our highly tailored Medical English Courses help you communicate accurately
and sensitively with patients and with other members of staff.
Course content focuses on what you need to learn – including diagnosis and
treatment, handovers and charts, procedures and operations.
Courses bring international teams together, help overseas staff settle into
English-speaking environments, and ensure the safe treatment and care of
patients.
Courses are designed to improve communications in the international world of
hospitality, travel and tourism.
They can be tailored to specific requirements of both management and staff,
and focus on a range of scenarios, from building outstanding customer service
to ensuring excellence in health and safety.
ENGLISH FOR
MEDICAL PURPOSES
We are an associate partner
with the sTANDEM project, an
EU-funded initiative to develop
a Standardised Language
Certificate for Medical Purposes
(sTANDEM). This system is
intended to promote, assess
and certify the command of
professional English among
healthcare professionals
worldwide.
ENGLISH FOR
HOSPITALITY
We offer customised
training courses in-country,
in-company and online.
• English for Teachers
• English for HR Professionals
• English for Journalism
• English for Diplomacy
• English for Pharmaceuticals
• English for the Retail Sector
• English for Sales and Marketing
• English for IT
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BUSINESS LANGUAGES
Knowing languages allows you to
open doors and build relationships
with clients and partners around the
world.
We offer both tailored and off-the-shelf
courses in a range of key business
languages at all levels, including
complete beginner.
You can study on an intensive
immersion course in the country
where the language is spoken, or take
tailored courses in your company or
online.
Tailored courses focus on your specific
aims – from meeting and greeting
overseas suppliers, to opening an
international office, to relocating
abroad with your family.
On our courses you make rapid
progress and see immediate results.
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LANGUAGE TEST
PREPARATION
If you need an externally validated
language qualification, we arrange
preparation courses for leading
international tests for the following
languages:
• French: DELF, DALF
• Spanish: DELE
• German: TestDAF
• Italian: CILS
• Mandarin: HSK
• Russian: TRKI
• Brazilian Portuguese:
CELPE BRAS
• Japanese: JLPT
ASK ABOUT OUR
SPECIALIST COURSES
Here are just some examples:
• French for Law
• French for the Oil Industry
• Spanish for Diplomacy
• Spanish for Doctors
• German for Engineers
• German for Presentations
• Italian for Fashion and Design
• Mandarin and Chinese
Business Culture
Choose from:
• French
• Russian
• Japanese
• German
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Arabic
• Mandarin
• Spanish
• Italian
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Russian for Business • •
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Japanese for Business • •
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