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Corporate
Training:
How we Find Corporate Training
Jobs
by Matthew Levett,
Senior Marketing Director

EDITOR'S
NOTE: Training the
staff of companies to use English well, whether it be in just a
general way at first, or to help them perfect their on-the-job English skills later on, is a highly
rewarding form of teaching. Although teachers cannot generally count on
filling a full-time schedule teaching only corporate classes, these
certainly make wonderful, and spiritually rewarding, "fillers", well
worth a short (and
sometimes even longer!) jaunt across the city to reach. Certainly,
there is no nobler teaching forum for teaching English than that of helping staff learn English on their own company premises, as developing
nations such as Thailand are heavily dependent or reliable and
effective instruction by teachers who are not only professional, but
who also know how to make learning fun. Thus it is that our corporate
training contracting efforts not only assist our teachers to live a
fuller and more rewarding professional life, but also is of inestimable
value to the Thai students we live in this country to assist. Now,
let's hear how Matthew describes his job....
TEXT-AND-TALK
has been providing corporate training to companies in and around the Bangkok
area since 1990, and during that time, working in our academies, in government agencies and
in homes and companies, our teachers have
trained more than 1,000,000 Thai students to speak, read, understand and write
in English.
A client list now numbering several
thousand companies is a result of the hard work and dedication of this
school, its Training Consultants and the suitably qualified and
experienced instructors working here.
Language courses don’t just “turn up on the door step”; a great deal of
work must go into the process before even the very first lesson of a course is taught.
With so many
qualified teachers to keep happy in terms of having regular teaching
work, a highly successful Corporate Training system has to be in operation at
all times.
An English training course must follow
certain guidelines in order to be successful, from the initial contact
with a prospective client right through to the conclusion of the course.
Language training has, itself, evolved in
many ways in recent years, with clients now wanting more customized
and, to a certain extent, more competency-based training courses. Courses have to be
put together in way that will meet all the requirements of the client company, and our teachers must be
fully aware of
these needs and requirements.
The Corporate team at TEXT-AND-TALK is a
very hard working, dedicated group that includes tele-prospecting
staff, PR staff and the actual Training Consultants, who will
ultimately go out and meet the prospects, discuss and advise on the best training
possible and then implement a course.
After an initial appointment has been set
up, the Training Consultant will usually meet with the HR or Personnel
Manager of the company that is interested in the language training.
After listening to the needs of the company, we then present our
programme, so that both parties are aware of what is needed, what can
be done and what the outcome is going to be.
This
initial meeting is followed up with a very detailed and customized
proposal for the potential client to consider before making a decision
on their staff's training.
If approved,
TEXT-AND-TALK will then
implement the training,
incorporating such features as:
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A pre-course Placement Test and Needs
Analysis Study of all potential students.
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Selection of
suitable course materials after consultation with the client and our
Academic Manager, as based on both student needs and their ability
levels.
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Correct
placement of students in study groups that will achieve the desired
objectives.
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Progress
reports during the training that will keep the company informed
as to individual and overall group progress, attendance, etc.
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A
course completion certificate on completion of courses in excess of 60
hours is awarded to successful participants.
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One language course is never exactly
the same as another, at least not at TEXT-AND-TALK, as we strive to offer
all clients highly customized training that will be suitable to their
company and the needs of their personnel.
After so many years
in the business, we have now built up a vast network of clients in all
kinds of industries, many of whom continue to use our services on a regular basis for their
training, whether it be for large, multi-training group agreements
or just for a small group of staff.
Regardless of the
company, the number of students or the nature of the course,
we will always provide the best service possible from start to finish.
As
a Corporate Training Team we have a duty to look
after our clients and also our teachers, ensuring that everyone
involved in the process of training is fully focused on the ultimate
objective: that of improving language skills in our students.

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