English language classes should look different for every company and industry. And every business with ESL employees (who speak English as a Second Language) should be fully invested in it. From workplace communication breakdowns to costly operational errors, language barriers of any kind costs business more time and money every single day. Whether it’s additional time to repeat instructions or resources involved with correcting mistakes. And now The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued CDL language requirements. Which mandate that all interstate truck drivers with a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) demonstrate their ELP (English Language Proficiency). Failure to meet these new standards means that CDL drivers licenses can be revoked.
CDL Language requirements for ESL truck drivers
The mandate now states that motor carriers are prohibited from driving unless they comply with new CDL English Language Proficiency requirements. Which means trucking companies must create time to evaluate language proficiency for every driver with English language proficiency interviews. These language proficiency interviews must clearly demonstrate whether drivers can answer questions in English such as:
- The origin and destination of a recent or planned trip
- The amount of time spent on duty, including driving time and the record of duty status (or logbook)
- The information contained in the driver's license
- Information contained in shipping papers (actual or sample shipping papers, including hazardous materials shipping papers, if applicable) for the load transported/to be transported.
- Vehicle equipment subject to inspection
English language classes for CDL language requirements
Although some companies do understand the value of corporate language training many opt for the cheapest English language classes available. Which likely come with generic & prerecorded lessons that employees may or may not even watch. Most importantly, such courses are cheap because they are generic. Meaning that your drivers are not improving English language proficiency for work purposes.
Customized English language classes
Our private English training provides an interactive space for your ESL workforce (that speaks English as a Second Language) to learn in an engaging environment. Both practical and effective, our language training model does so much more than meet new CDL language requirements. First, because our expert instructors design an online language training course specifically for your business and your workforce. Meaning that you receive only the relevant language specific for practical usage. Second, because we provide customized English training, you can rest assured that improvements will be made where you need them. But most importantly, because improvement comes from interaction, practice, and feedback in real-time. Which is exactly what we provide!
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH CORPORATE ENGLISH TRAINING?
STEP 1: IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS
The first step is understanding your particular issues. Identify what you need vs what you want your employees to get out of online language training. Unfortunately, there is no magic wand we can wave to make anyone fluent after a few weeks. However, English courses for employees can make significant improvements you need to see.
STEP 2: CONTACT US FOR GRANT APPLICATION SUPPORT
Contact us and let us know you are interested! Let us know what your goals are, and we can formulate a language support plan for your business. Our dedicated team will create a company ESL program that is realistic, timely and meets your needs. We will also discuss the grant and provide application assistance.
STEP 3: LET US PROVIDE LANGUAGE TRAINING TO YOUR ASSOCIATES
English courses for employees in any industry can benefit from our online ESL classes. Whether you need associates to improve their speaking skills for construction safety, or their writing skills for marketing contracts, a corporate English course like ours provides solutions you need to see.
NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CORPORATE ESL? NO PROBLEM!
- Client testimonial: hear what a former client had to say about our Business English training services.
- Course duration: there is no simple answer but all English courses for companies follow a general formula.
- Course example: get an idea of what tailored English training courses teach in a specific example of what we can do for your workforce.
- Tracking progress: learn how we assess employee ESL progression in our courses.
- Accessing public grant funding: did you know that there is publicly available grant funds that can finance your workforce language training program?
Our interactive and engaging In-Person and Online Corporate Language Training provides English Classes for Companies online and on-site with live highly qualified native-speaking language instructors. We offer Real-Time Private and Group Corporate English Language Training. Get a Free Quote for your Industry Specific Onsite or Online Corporate English Training for employees.
