English for Human Resources

Our English for Human Resources course will provide you with the English language skills to perform in a variety of HR situations. You will focus on areas such as job interviews, giving performance reviews, discussing staff and training plans in meetings and over the phone.

Who’s it for?

This course is for experienced HR Professionals who want to improve their English ability in areas of HR management, including the recruitment process, salaries and benefits and problem-solving. Typically, course participants work as part of an international company and need to speak English with employees, colleagues and partners on a regular basis.

The Benefits

At the end of the course you can expect to:

• Be able to communicate more confidently about HR issues

• Be able to speak more accurately and fluently

• Be able to participate more successfully in meetings and negotiations

• Have improved your written English including emailing

• Have expanded your range of HR vocabulary

• Be able to socialise and network cross-culturally with greater confidence

Course Content

Topics for the course include:

• Recruitment, including interviewing techniques and writing job advertisements

• Employment law

• Organisation and leadership

• Training, motivation and rewards

• Managing change

• Problems in the workplace

• Dismissal (firing) procedures

• Appraisal (performance review) techniques

You will also look at key language skills such as:

• Spoken communication including meetings, negotiations, telephoning skills, presentations

• Written communication – emails, reports, formal letters

• Social English – hosting visits, socialising, meeting and greeting

Optional self-study: Before or after your classes, you can use the Self-Study Area in your centre. There are computers, a printer and plenty of desk space available. The Self-Study Areas are available whenever our centres are open. See the opening times for our centres here.

Included in fees

Fees include training plus:

• All course materials and resources

• Daily three-course lunch (Monday to Friday)

• Weekly networking reception

• Access to London School Online platform

• Detailed end-of-course progress report

• Lecture from an external HR professional

• Visit to an employment tribunal (committee)

When we are open: Check our standard opening times and the days when our centres are closed on public holidays by clicking this link.

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