Format
The format of your course is determined following a diagnostic consultancy with you. This comprises a language skills assessment and a discussion of your objectives and needs so that we may make the best recommendations for your training requirement. We appreciate that your work commitments require our language courses to combine results-focused training with flexibility. This need is at the forefront of any language training proposal we make.
Course format options available range from extensive 1.5 -2 hour sessions scheduled once or twice a week through to intensive, weeklong sessions where an immersion in the language is required.
A sample of just some of the format options available is illustrated below:
Scenario/Context |
Suggested format |
Description |
Preparing for an international assignment |
Intensive course |
Six-hour days scheduled consecutively; typically for a week |
Frequent business traveller or liaison with international clients or colleagues |
Integrated language course |
Combination of intensive kick-start and booster sessions integrated with extensive 2 * 1.5 hour weekly sessions |
Frequent remote communication with international clients or colleagues |
Specialist skills integrated language course |
Combination of intensive kick-start and booster sessions focusing on specific skills, e.g. telephone, email integrated with extensive 1.5 hour weekly sessions |
Specialist language
Requirement, e.g. Financial, Legal, etc. |
Specialist language integrated course |
Combination of intensive kick-start and booster sessions focusing on specific language areas, e.g. banking and finance integrated with extensive 1.5 hour weekly sessions |
Personal development |
Extensive |
1.5-2.0 hours scheduled weekly |
Maintaining oral and written skills |
Extensive distance course |
1.5 hours scheduled weekly via the combined mediums of telephone and email |
Duration
Communicaid’s diagnostic consultancy process includes discussion on course duration. Once an understanding is established of your abilities and objectives, we recommend the necessary course length commitment needed. Typically, courses are divided into modules of 45 hours as this provides you with sufficient time to study the language and start to progress towards the next level.
Schedule
Communicaid’s standard operating hours are Monday to Friday, 08:00- 20:00. Should you require sessions outside these core hours, subject to trainer availability, Communicaid will be happy to make necessary arrangements on your behalf.
Please note that classes scheduled outside core Communicaid operating hours are subject to a surcharge. Please discuss in advance with your Client Manager if you wish to include sessions during non-core hours.
Cost
As all our courses are tailored according to your needs, full training fees will be provided to you in a proposal following the diagnostic consultancy process. However, an indication of our language training fees is detailed below:
Definition |
|
Term |
Description |
Group A languages |
French, Italian, German, Spanish |
Group B languages |
All other languages |
Specialist |
Specialist language areas, such as finance or legal |
Intensive |
Weeklong, full day sessions (6 hours a day for 5 days) |
Extensive |
Ongoing, regular training - session duration usually between 1.5 to 2.0 hours |
Individual Fees by Language and Format
|
Format |
Language Category |
Fee Per Individual
(Per Week) |
Intensive |
Group A |
£1,850 |
Intensive |
Group B |
£1,895 |
Intensive |
Specialist (Group A & B) |
£2,200 |
Extensive |
Group A |
£45.50/hour |
Extensive |
Group B |
£51.00/hour |
Extensive |
Specialist (Group A & B) |
£85.00/hour |
Calculating Group Fees
|
Format |
Language Category |
Each Additional Delegate (Per Week) |
Intensive |
Group A & B |
£185 |
Intensive |
Specialist (Group A & B) |
£220 |
Extensive |
Group A & B |
£6.75/hour |
Level
Where a delegate has prior knowledge of the target language, Communicaid will undertake a free of charge language skills assessment prior to proceeding with making recommendations for the course. Depending on your level, a programme will be prepared for you outlining key areas for development and appropriate objectives will be set.
Where delegates are to be organised into groups, Communicaid takes very seriously the compatibility of learner start levels and will seek to advise on appropriate groupings as necessary.
All Communicaid language delegates are assessed against Communicaid’s Guide to Levels which has been aligned to the Common European Framework standards. Please click here to view the chart.
Location
Courses are available at any of Communicaid’s training centres in London, Paris or Frankfurt. However, Communicaid’s extensive network of language professionals and partner organisations means that we are able to organise training throughout the world, providing our clients with a choice of flexible and cost-effective training solutions.
Please contact us to discuss in more detail the location that best suits your needs.
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Individual Fees by Language and Format |
Format |
Language Category |
Fee Per Individual
(Per Week) |
Intensive |
Group A |
£1,800 |
Intensive |
Group B |
£1,850 |
Intensive |
Specialist (Group A & B) |
£2,200 |
Extensive |
Group A |
£44.50/hour |
Extensive |
Group B |
£50.00/hour |
Extensive |
Specialist (Group A & B) |
£80.00/hour |
Calculating Group Fees |
Format |
Language Category |
Each Additional Delegate (Per Week) |
Intensive |
Group A & B |
£180 |
Intensive |
Specialist (Group A & B) |
£220 |
Extensive |
Group A & B |
£6.50/hour |
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