Corporate English training should be a core part of the onboarding process- especially for the companies with a diverse workforce. Yet more often than not, English language training for employees is treated as optional for decision makers. What is interesting, is that most successful leaders seem to understand that workplace communication affects performance, safety, and customer experience. But those same leaders fail to realize the power that corporate English training holds for improving workplace language barriers. Our English training for employees can:

What are workplace language barriers costing your business?

According to industry today, the United States manufacturing industry is facing a massive labor shortage. Despite this labor shortage, a company called Relay conducted a study in 2025 of 200 manufacturing and warehousing professionals. Which found that 45% of total manufacturing workers believed their plant or site is negatively impacted by language barriers. It is vitally important to note that the very same study also found that 86% of bilingual respondents reported productivity losses due to communication issues. So, what do language barriers cost? Here's a few figures:

• Bilingual workers spend an average of 4 hours per week for various translating requests costing an additional $7,500 annually for each bilingual employee

• On average, workflow delays cost approximately $1,800 annually for each LEP worker - or one who is Limited English Proficient

How does our corporate language training mitigate workplace language barriers?

Certain United States industries - like construction or manufacturing for example - already employ Spanish speaking employees to a large portion of the workforce. That's why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires safety trainings to be provided in a "language and vocabulary that employees can understand." But just because someone can engage in English conversation, doesn't mean there are no workplace language barriers. In fact, language barriers range in scale and severity and can even include taking extra time to understand common workplace expressions.

Common examples of workplace language barriers

• I could care less (When they actually mean "I couldn't care less")
• What are you up to?
• What's up? 
• Wanna/Gonna/Gotta
• Kinda/Sorta
• Sit tight
• Pony up
• Circle back
• Put out fires
• Move the needle
• Give me a ballpark figure
• Think on your feet
• Take it from the top
• Bite the bullet
• Cut corners
• In the weeds

To native English speakers, these are just harmless phrases that can be explained. But to your employees who need to learn English for work, they are baffling. Even worse, they could be interpreted literally. These aren't just simple misunderstandings. Because using this type of language often leads to missed deadlines, unsafe practices or costly reworking. For example:

• Telling a construction worker to "cut corners" could lead to expensive materials being wasted.
• Asking a chef to "put out fires" can cause panic, and overreactions
• A manager saying "take it from the top" may not realize they are meant to "start over"

Customized corporate English training for a multilingual workforce

Customized corporate language training is designed around your specific needs for your company and associates. By encouraging your leaders and decision makers to customize our curriculum, we put the power back in your hands. Because ultimately, our corporate language training can address any pain points your business needs it to. For construction companies, it could look like including OSHA safety trainings into a business ESL program (that teaches English as a Second Language). Where hyper-specific, work-related terminology and procedures are the vocabulary. Rather than the standardized, "run-of-the-mill" experience you find with typical online English training.

What sets our corporate English training apart from the rest?

We are not your average online language training provider!

• People centered: Our corporate English training programs are completely customized for each workforce. But why? Because true learning centers the learners and adjusts to their progression, which is most impactful for the actual learners. If certain subjects or issues are difficult we take the additional time to work through specific issues rather than pushing on just to meet subjective deadlines.

• Business focused: Manufacturing workforce language training cuts out the "filler" content that is all too common with online learning. Meaning that our curriculum is hyper-focused on teaching the actual language your factory workers actually use on the production floor. By teaching relevant terminology, safety instructions, equipment usage, and practical communication skills we are able to deliver true return on investment.

Custom programs focused on your industry, your workforce and your manufacturing processes

LIVE video-streamed classes bring expert instructors to your workplace creating real-time learning

Flexible scheduling options makes attending corporate English training realistic 

Experienced instructors ensure that class remains engaging and hold learners accountable

Progress tracking keeps your leadership involved and able to make changes any step of the way

Faster results with relevant trainings that delivers improvements you need

HERE'S HOW TO GET STARTED WITH COMPANY 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 customized language training plan for your business. Our dedicated team will create a private English training 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 

Business English courses supports employees working in any industry. 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 ENGLISH TRAINING? 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.