German language training case studies
Infrastructure investment fund
An infrastructure investment fund contacted us to teach several asset managers and analysts. After assessing every participant’s German language level, one of our German tutors taught a beginner and intermediate German class at their London office. The aim was for staff members to communicate with colleagues, investors and partners in infrastructure projects in Germany. The corporate German training in London continued for four years whilst the fund held these assets. All participants benefited from speaking German at an intermediate level and having an understanding of the business culture in Germany. The fund continues to use German Language Coach for its German language training.
Telecommunications company
A telecommunications company was looking to provide German lessons for their patent attorneys who regularly travel to Germany for hearings and appeals at the Munich European Patent Office (EPO). The aim was to provide German language training to achieve a good level of conversational German. The syllabus included topics from science and technology. The attorneys reached an intermediate level of German with weekly lessons combined with regular self-study over several years.
FMCG company in London
A London-based company approached us after deciding to venture into the German retail market. The aim was to teach German to their sales director. It took about twelve months of in-person German lessons to improve his German language skills to a level that allowed him to approach large retailers in Germany. Besides teaching German, we assisted with the linguistic aspects of his sales pitch to one of Germany’s largest retailers. This involved two months of intensive training on fluency, pronunciation and sentence structure. We also coached the sales director in mastering the question-and-answer session in German that followed his presentation. The feedback we received was very positive, and the pitch delivered in the target customer’s language was a key factor for this company in succeeding with this buyer.
Embassy in London
A staff member at an embassy in London was to be redeployed to Germany. The aim was to teach her German to conversational level to ease her settlement into life in Berlin. She also wanted to develop her German speaking and writing skills to communicate effectively with German government representatives and media outlets. Our German tutor developed a bespoke syllabus for the six-month course, with lessons twice a week at the embassy. After redeployment, our student hit the ground running in her work in Germany.
Relocation to Germany
A professional began one-to-one lessons in London ahead of a move to Germany on an EU Blue Card. After relocating, he continued his lessons online, and we prepared him for the B1 exam, which he passed. B1 allows Blue Card holders to apply for permanent settlement after 21 months instead of 27. He still lives and works in Germany.
Arranging a corporate German programme
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