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The key in maintaining staff motivation and professionalism is continual delivery of in-house workshops for professionals, making it possible for them to improve their day-to-day practice. This mandate is critical as workplaces throughout the world evolve within the global economy.

It is important for companies to develop a good variety of training programs to keep their staff motivated. Training may cover a wide range of reasons from new-hire training about your operation, to introducing a new concept to a workgroup to bringing in a new computer system or even improving your existing staff language skills. Whatever the reason for conducting a training session, it is a must that a comprehensive, ongoing and consistent training program be developed in order to keep staff focused and motivated about learning new concepts and most of all for keeping your department profitable.

Continuing education is another aspect of a comprehensive training program. In fact, a good training program should make it an ongoing responsibility of the associate in a department. Continuing education will keep all staff member’s current about policies, procedures and the technology used in the department. Studies have shown that associates will only retain approximately 40 percent of the information learned in the initial training session.

Over the past few years, English language training has become an important program for working professionals in Asia. Language training can make a business more profitable by increasing efficiencies, decreasing turnover and enhancing your ability to communicate with their growing English-speaking customer base. A small investment in developing employee’s ability to communicate across cultures pays for itself – many times over.

English language training is a high demand and potentially profitable growth opportunity: Why?

1. English is the global language of commerce and the Internet – increasingly a command of the
2. English language is viewed by the international community not just as a useful business tool, but as a fundamental life skill
3. The global market for English language training products and services is estimated at $15 billion
4. English teaching has always been a continual growth market
5. There has recently been an incredible surge in demand for English teaching – and this heightened level of demand is expected to continue
6. English is the one language that provides common ground for communications around the world

Current resources for language and job training services are dwarfed by need. Moreover, few programs focus on providing the nexus of language, cultural and specific job skills that are the key to helping adults with limited English skills increase their skills and professional status. It is therefore essential for all companies to focus on their employee’s English skills. After all they are the future of the business.