UK Business Learns to Mind Its Language

Cactus Language Training (CLT), an international provider of tailor-made language programmes, today announces that it has successfully supplied its 1000th international language course. The news is further indication of buoyancy in the language training market and illustrates the growing trend for UK businesses to improve employeesí language skills.

With an enviable client base of over 60 blue chip and local organisations, including new clients like Diageo and Bouygues, CLT is fast-becoming the UKís leading language supplier to organisations of any size in both the public and private sector.

Utilising a database of over 3,500 qualified language teachers worldwide, CLT is expanding its operations to provide clients with any type of language training in any country. From Arabic classes in Canada to Maltese lessons in Greece, CLTís international network of affiliates make it possible to meet even the most complex language requirements of its clients. Its trainers, all native speakers, use their local knowledge on the ground to give a truly personalised and friendly service.

Cactus Language Training offers a complete range of language training solutions, from one-to-one courses through to the most complex, multi-site group training programmes. They are best known for the unique way they orchestrate training, drawing on a wide range of training methods and linguistic expertise. They run classes both in-house and at their training rooms throughout the UK and overseas.

CLT has also pioneered a unique online reporting system for clients, students and trainers. This allows clients to continually monitor their employeesí or colleaguesí progress, and students to track lesson times and monitor their tutorís feedback. This is particularly essential for HR managers to ensure courses are running efficiently, cost-effectively and producing the right results.

Richard Bradford, Sales and Marketing Manager at CLT, commented: Weíre delighted to have reached this milestone and itís a real indication of our market strength. UK businesses are becoming increasingly switched-on to the need for their employees to learn another language to increase business opportunities and compete effectively in international markets. We offer a friendly, personalised approach with a truly global reach and itís this one-stop business service that is proving so successful.

In addition to language training, CLT also offers a broad range of additional language services. These include translation and interpreting services, bilingual recruitment services, developing multilingual websites, aptitude testing and voice recording for in-house company training materials.