Corporate language training for farmhands has helped American agriculture companies thrive. Not only benefitting the owners themselves, but their actual workers as well. Because the companies we train understand that investing in people and their development, helps every area of their business improve. Unfortunately, it is too often the case that valuable ESL employees are held back. And not because they lack any sort of job-related skill, but due to a language barrier. For ESL farmhands (who speak English as a Second Language) this is all too familiar. So what if this season, we used corporate language training to grow a leadership team?
Investing in corporate language training for your ESL farmhands grows your leadership team of tomorrow
Farmers, ranchers, planters, horticulturalists and land workers alike, all understand one thing: tomorrow's growth starts with today's planning. They know that growth takes time and careful dedication. Which is not unlike corporate language training. Because in all reality, learning a second language is very hard work and it doesn't just happen overnight. That's why we encourage long-term services, that reinforce long-term value when it comes to learning English for work.
In 2023 alone, the Department of State reports issuing 310,000 H-2A visas. The visa designation allows foreign workers temporary entrance for the specific purpose of completing agricultural work. The visa program continues to expand with each passing year, and within the 20+ years of data we have, it is clear that migrant workers tend to return to the same farm. So why not take the growth mindset your crops, and apply it to your ESL farmhands?
3 ways to grow leaders with workforce ESL:
1. Encourage long-term learning and development
In an industry that depends on seasonal work, that is completed by foreign workers, loyalty is a highly valuable asset that must be nurtured. Supporting your returning Spanish ESL crew members with advanced professional trainings helps ensure that reliable employees recognize the benefit of returning to your farm vs. the one down the road.
- Consider implementing a tiered, professional growth plan for loyal ESL farmhands. Filled with leadership opportunities, advanced trainings, or professional skills - we can help you create a language support plan that rewards returning seasonal workers.
2. Communication is a 2 way street
"It works both ways" or "it takes 2 to tango." We have all heard these, and similar sayings before. If you want to grow leaders, and encourage loyalty- your current leadership must be willing to learn as well. Of course, we will help your ESL employees learn English for work. But your English-speaking managers need to meet farmhands halfway, by showing an equal willingness to improve their communication as well.
- Consider our concurrent language training programs. Spanish speaking workers learn English in one class, and English speaking managers learn Spanish in another.
3. Customer facing opportunities
One of the best features of our corporate language training courses is that we provide a fully customized English training experience. We teach workplace ESL that is relevant to your business needs, and that also meets your people where they are at in their journey to learn English. Creating leaders through our approach allows you to create unique learning experiences that other programs cannot deliver.
- Consider opportunities for those with strong English proficiency. Customer facing opportunities can include farmer's markets, wholesale deliveries and shop or stand sales. By creating opportunities to practice in relevant interactions, you showcase transformations and empower workers to see opportunities where they may not have thought to look before.
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.
