Corporate Training
We have trained employees from a wide range of companies, including those in the energy, hospitality, insurance, legal, manufacturing, and technology sectors. We are proud of our proven track record in designing and delivering tailored training programmes.
Working closely with corporate leaders, we create courses to build the communication skills needed for success.
One of our most popular courses is industry-specific English training. Here's a sample lesson we created for reporters from an international energy publication. Many of our clients request lessons on writing emails. Our post-programme surveys have shown that this lesson completely changes the way participants approach email, leading to more efficient and effective internal communication.
We have also taught seminars on networking, public speaking, time management, and customer service, based on our clients' specific requests.
Nokia is the world’s largest mobile telecommunications company, with more than 110,000 employees in 120 countries. Nokia approached Yaxley Education to provide English and business skills training to its talented research and development team in Beijing.
Following meetings with Nokia's design and management teams, Yaxley Education developed a training programme to fit the company's needs.
Sample of Training Sessions for Nokia
1. Presentation Techniques
2. English Vocabulary for Mobile Phone Design
3. Telephone Skills
The Results
Yaxley Education delivered this programme over three months.
By the completion of the course, students felt far more comfortable when communicating in English with foreign management staff. Results from Yaxley Education's pre-course, mid-course and post-course assessments showed a significant improvement in the designers' English proficiency.
Nokia’s overwhelming satisfaction with this course resulted in the design of a new training programme, for twice as many participants.
Suzlon is one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world, with more than 14,000 employees in 21 countries. Suzlon is expanding its operations in China and has continually invested in the development of its staff.
Suzlon approached Yaxley Education to provide industry-specific English training to its engineering team in Beijing. Following this, Yaxley Education held meetings to understand Suzlon’s corporate strategy and training goals. Yaxley Consultants then met with course participants to determine their key strengths and weaknesses.
Sample of Training Sessions for Suzlon
1. Email Writing
2. Report Writing
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Energy Options
4. Comparing China's Wind Energy Industry with its International Counterparts
The Results
Yaxley delivered this programme over ten weeks. At the conclusion of the course, a survey showed that the students felt far more comfortable when communicating in English. The students especially appreciated the classes on email writing and renewable energy options.
After this successful course, Suzlon commissioned a second English training programme for field engineers working at sites in Inner Mongolia and Shandong Province. Suzlon requested a remote programme that would be both tailored and cost-effective. Yaxley Education created a ten-part written course, coupled with weekly Skype training sessions. The students' English levels varied from basic to near-fluent, and the lessons were tailored to meet their needs. Yaxley Education has since had the privilege of providing tailored services to other leading players in the energy industry.
