Although many French words are similar to or even the same as their English equivalent eg restaurant/restaurant, television/télévision, concert/concert, secret/secret, it’s important to remember that not all similar words mean the same in both languages.
For anyone relocating to a new job in a new country it can be a very daunting and potentially life-changing experience. As viewers of hit Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’ will know, life can be difficult when you don’t learn the language of your new colleagues!
The UK government is making significant changes to the rules for recruiting overseas workers, particularly in the social care sector. These changes will end the recruitment of care workers from abroad by 2028, with a focus on supporting workers already in the UK. Forward thinking clients who currently employ overseas workers and wish to retain […]
Happy New Year from all at CLT! Is your New Year’s Resolution to learn a new language? We’re here to help you reach your language training goals in 2025! We offer business language training throughout the UK and online with experienced language tutors. Choose from… Weekly Language Training Weekly language training at your place of […]
One of our most popular courses is English for Hospitality training. With the huge number of foreign employees in the UK hospitality industry, learning English to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers is essential. At CLT Ltd our bespoke English courses help all types of hospitality staff communicate more efficiently – kitchen porters, sous chefs, […]
Commercial Language Training are proud to provide English language training for several Premier League football clubs including Manchester City FC, Brentford FC and West Ham United FC. We provide fully tailored ‘English for Football’ courses for players, which combine general English communication skills, football related terminology and work towards the Tier 2 UK English VISA […]
We received an enquiry for bespoke Online English training where there was a need for industry-specific vocabulary as well as a wider range of business expressions and pronunciation. The customer is a Spanish Real Estate development company based in Madrid.
Let’s face it, for many of us, we have not seen most of our colleagues face-to-face for a while. Perhaps some of your team are struggling with the isolation that working from home can bring. Maybe you would like to bring your team together more frequently but outside a work environment. Have you considered online language classes?
It’s nearly Christmas! Yay!! There are many varied ways we celebrate Christmas around the world. For many of us, we mark the celebration by decorating our houses and Christmas trees and eating a feast of festive goodies. We also perform nativity plays, go to church, get together with family and friends and give and receive gifts. Interestingly, things can be slightly different depending on where you are from.
There are many benefits to providing English Communication Skills training for staff where English is not their first language. We have worked with many companies over the years especially with Production, Warehouse, Distribution and Hospitality staff. We have seen that where the level of English is quite low it can lead to problems such as poor communication, misunderstandings, low confidence and mistakes being made.