Our online corporate English training programs equip your ESL employees (who speak English as a Second Language) with the practical workplace language skills that will both enhance performance and career prospects. According to the National Association of Home Builders, immigrants in construction trades (home builders, plasterers, stone masons, hardware etc) make up 32.5% of the entire labor market. And in an industry like construction, English communication can make or break your company... especially if you must communicate across different languages. In truth, your construction build team doesn't need to understand each other fully. They just need to understand what is critical for their jobs and safety. That's why we specialize in corporate English training for the workplace.
Construction job site communication can be overwhelming for job site managers. Of course, bilingual construction workers are preferred in the hiring process. But you won't truly see the impact until you become aware of language barriers at construction sites. Because job site communication isn't just about performance. In the construction industry, language barriers come with serious risks.
Language barriers at construction job sites can look like:
- Extra time to explain directions and answer questions
- Crews hesitating to act
- Inconsistent quality in workmanship
- Misunderstood instructions and repeating work to correct errors
- Frequent injuries or accidents
- Frustrated employees
- Repeated conflicts
- Over-relying on language translation apps
- High employee turnover
Under OSHA's safety standard (HCS, 29 CFR 1910.1200) employers must provide training "in a language and vocabulary that employees can understand." Explaining that if an employee cannot understand the safety training then the employer is not meeting compliance requirements. In fact, OSHA reports that language barriers account for 25% of all job-related accidents and disproportionately affect the construction industry. With all of this in mind, it's clear that building workplace safety for construction related industries starts with workplace language training. But how do our online corporate English training programs compare to the others available?
Our online corporate English training for construction helps your business AND employees
It's one thing to be bilingual but it's another thing completely to be understand how companies communicate. Understanding not only the technical elements of construction communication, but also the equipment, compliance and corporate language that can vary with each site or task.
Our onsite or online corporate English training for construction companies do NOT teach entire languages!
You might be thinking "my team already speaks English and Spanish. Why do I need workplace language training?" The short answer is: because your site managers are over-relying on language translation apps which can be faulty. Or worse, you are over-relying on certain bilingual employees who have to slow down their own work to provide language translation assistance. Both of these options come with serious pitfalls, and do not work towards long term solutions.
What will our onsite or online corporate English training for construction teach?
- Specialized language that is relevant to roles and tasks
- Professional standards and protocols
- OSHA safety compliance and safety procedures
- Hazards, equipment operation and regulatory standards
- Job-site policies that come with expectations (when to wear goggles, respiratory masks, tardiness policies, team meetings etc)
- Chain of command and understanding how each job affects another. Who is responsible, how to stay on time, how to report delays and to whom etc
- Essential industry vocabulary and company terminology
WHAT SETS OUR CORPORATE ENGLISH TRAINING PROGRAMS APART?
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
Results are faster, more efficient and 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.
