Most employees
who grew up speaking a language other than English are eager to increase
their skill in speaking English. They know that improving these skills
will help them to become more valuable to their employer, and accelerate
advancement opportunities. To meet the needs of these employees and their
organizations, the Center for Business and Industry provides high
quality ESL (English as a Second Language) training that is customized
to fit your organization’s needs.
Our Workplace ESL Programs emphasize the basic skills of listening,
speaking, reading and writing, with specialization in vocabulary and
American expressions (slang and idioms) used everyday. ESL training is
commonly delivered to groups of individual employees who speak several
different languages.
There is often a special need for employees to learn vocabulary used in
your workplace, for example, banking or manufacturing terminology. We
work with management to identify and offer that specific terminology. We
also work with your employees to improve cultural sensitivity.
For more information, or to schedule an on-site training program in
Workplace ESL, Workplace SSL, Saturdays for Success, Management, Project
Management, or Business Analysis training, contact the Center for
Business and Industry at (508) 929-8126, or send email request to:
WorldClassTraining@worcester.edu.
If you are interested in on-campus
courses in English as a Second Language, contact the
Director of the Intensive English Language Institute at Worcester State
College, who can be reached at (508) 929-8120. To
see the IELI website, go to: www.worcester.edu/ieli.
Workplace SSL
As the number of Latinos in the workplace increases, many organizations
have identified a need to train their supervisors to speak
Spanish. The Center for Business and Industry at Worcester State College has a group of
experienced, proven trainers who meet this need.
As with the English as a Second Language Program, the Spanish as a
Second Language instructors work with management and supervisory
employees to identify the specific needs and terminology to be included
in the training. With this understanding of terminology, and the
language of their employees, supervisors can gain confidence that their
workplace instructions are understood.
For more information, or to schedule an on-site training program in
Workplace ESL, Workplace SSL, Saturdays for Success, Management, Project
Management, or Business Analysis training, contact Tom
Belanger at (508) 929-8126, or send email request to:
dnicholes@worcester.edu.
To register for any training program,
contact Telese Forbes at (508) 929-8031 or
tsmith@worcester.edu, or complete the
registration form and
mail it with your check. |
