Before choosing a language course, and a provider, you should first look at the needs of your organisation. A language audit can be useful tool in this process, as it will help to identify existing skills, gaps and priority areas that may exist.

Having identified a requirement for language skills, you then need to find the right course for you. Optima Training will carry out a short assessment to identify your individual language needs and learning style. This will enable us to provide the best possible solution or make recommendations if we are not confident that we can meet your requirements directly.

The language audit may only identify one individual with a priority training need, but it is worth considering whether colleagues with similar needs could be included. This will improve the cost effectiveness and business impact of the training.

Once you know your language training requirements, you need to find the right provider. That's where we come in. We are confident that Optima will be the right choice and that we will provide exceptional value. However, you may still be deciding on your language provider - in which case you can download our 'Choosing a language trainer' guide, which provides tips for selecting a language training provider and outlines some questions that you should ask.

Optima's Language Training Options

Optima offer a range of language training solutions - each tailored to your specific needs. The route you take will depend on:

• Why you want to learn the language
• Your current level of language proficiency
• Your target level of language proficiency
• How quickly you want to reach your target level of language proficiency
• The impact you want to have on your business.

Language Training Courses

Optima provide a range of language training courses that are suitable for one-to-one or small groups. They are ideal if you want to become fluent or achieve a high standard of language skills as part of your continued professional development.

Each programme is tailored to your specific needs and level of ability, and can be delivered flexibly to suit your working commitments. A typical course involves weekly sessions of 1 hour to 90 minutes. The minimum course length is ten weeks, and delivers step changes that result in long term confidence and proficiency in the target language. Beginners can reach operational competence within a year.

Suitable for: Entry Level/Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced

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Business Language Boost

Recognising that business cannot always invest the time required to complete a full programme of training, we have devised a modular target driven approach to language learning. Focused one-day training sessions that address specific business needs to deliver the results you need when you need them.

Each day consists of a combination of modules (these include Skills Brush Up, Localised Sales Language or Resolving Business Issues) that are carefully selected to suit your learning style and aims.

Suitable for: Intermediate/Advanced

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Intensive Culture Experience

Intensive courses are ideal if the language need is immediate - you are moving to work overseas - and you need to raise your skill level quickly. They work best if you already have some knowledge of the target language, but your language trainer can be with you every step of the way to make sure you are never left out of your depth.

The Intensive Culture Experience totally immerses you within your target language culture for one, two or three weeks. By balancing tutorial time with real life situations and social activity, we deliver a rich and rewarding experience that builds language skills whilst providing an understanding of cultural influences and etiquette - giving you a more complete communication skill-set.

Suitable for: Intermediate/Advanced

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