The British Council offers customized corporate English training programs in India to help companies improve communication skills and allow employees to communicate confidently in professional contexts, offering general and business English courses, communication skills training, and workshops on topics like report writing, presentation skills, and intercultural communication. Their expertise in language teaching allows them to equip staff with the language skills needed to work internationally and remain competitive.

1. ENGLISH LEARNING FOR
CORPORATE TRAINING
British Council Chandigarh
Chandigarh

2. Unleash the potential of your workforce with our customized corporate training
programs.
 Excellent English is essential in organizations that communicate internationally.
Improved communication skills make work teams more effective, and allow
employees to achieve their potential.
 To help meet the demand for higher level English in the workplace, we offer general
and business English, communication skills training, and trainer training, as well as
benchmarking and evaluation of English skills.
 Our expertise and global track record in English language teaching allow our
teams to equip your staff with the language to communicate confidently in a
professional context.

3. About the Institute
The British Council
 Our offices are in ten cities across India and we continually work towards creating
opportunities for young people to develop new skills, become better qualified, introduce
an international dimension to their learning or profession, and develop a better
understanding of other cultures.
 Our English language centers provide a range of general and business English classes,
specialized skills based programmes and young learner courses.
 We also provide access to English language training and learning for both students and
teachers and enable opportunities to study in the UK.

4. WHY DOES YOUR ORGANISATION NEED TRAINING?
Companies which fail are those that view training as a cost rather than an
Our research has shown that training reduces attrition, increases productivity and actually
boosts profit for an organization. Over 50% of companies have stated a lack of English and
communication skills training affected their expansion plans.

5. Take a look below at 10 top benefits of corporate training development:
 Keep up with industry changes
Industries are constantly changing and so it is important for a business to develop to avoid
being left behind. It’s also important to make sure your business is complying with any industry
regulations, which can be achieved through ongoing training, making sure your staff’s skills
and knowledge are up-to-date.
 Be in touch with all the latest technology developments
New technology is being developed all the time and so it is not sufficient to run a one-off
training session. Regular training needs to take place to ensure that staff are using all the latest
technology comfortably and to its full potential.
 Stay ahead of competitors
Standing still can kill your business, so by making sure your staff are constantly advancing, you
will continue to move forward are remain competitive within the marketplace.

6.  Be able to see weaknesses and skill gaps
With regular training, a business can more easily identify any gaps in the market and skill gaps
within the existing workforce. By identifying these gaps early, there is time to train staff in these
required areas so they can fulfil the role effectively.
 Maintain knowledge and skill
Although one off training may be provided to new starters, or other employees, it’s important
training schemes are put in place to help develop skills throughout their job. To retain
skills need to be practiced and refreshed on a regular basis so elements aren’t forgotten.
 Advance employee skills
Once a business has spent money on providing basic level skills, these can easily be built upon
and improved to provide much more benefit to the business. Staff that know more can bring
to the table, and your business will reap the rewards.
 Provide an incentive to learn
If training is provided as part of a longer development pathway, employees will have much more
incentive to learn, participate in the session and put their new skills into practice.

7.  Increase job satisfaction levels
Through continued investment from the business, staff can have a much higher sense of job
satisfaction, which can improve their motivation towards their work. This reduces employee
turnover and increases productivity, which directly improves the profitability. It also prevents
competitors from taking away your best employees by offering training incentives.
 Provide internal promotion opportunities
Employing new staff involves high recruitment costs and hiring fees. However, with ongoing
training, your existing staff can become more eligible for internal promotions. Unlike new staff,
you can guarantee they have a complete knowledge of your business, the correct skill set and
are people that you know and trust.
 Attract new talent
All businesses want to have the best employees and so with ongoing training, this will not
mean better staff retention, but the business may also attract better talent from the start, as
gives the business a good image and is a key feature many people look for within their job
search.
As you can see, ongoing training is important not just to employee development, but it also
affects the success of your business.

8. Digital learning resources
British Council courses offer much more than just learning English. Our courses create
interactive, learner-centered environments in which they provide learners with the tools and
skills they need to communicate effectively in English. Our e-learning and m-learning
solutions offer flexibility, access and convenience where the learner can engage with the
content at anytime, anywhere – this means no ‘missed classes’! And most importantly, our
products allow for continuous assessment where learner progress can be tracked both on
learning outcomes and time spent on the course.

9. Business English courses
For professionals who need the linguistic tools to interact effectively in a business
environment.
Participants are first tested for their English language level and courses are planned
designed at the appropriate level. Course objectives are of two types:
1. To raise participant language competency levels
2. To develop skills and language for use in specific contexts as requested by
the client
Our methodology ensures a balance of activities and exercises to develop language
structure, vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as key skills. Both in-house and published
materials are used, and teachers provide expert guidance and tools that participants can
transfer easily to their everyday work.

10. Workshops
Six workshops to equip your teams with skills and techniques of immediate practical use.
• Report writing (6 hours)
• Presentation Skills (12 hours)
• Managing Meetings (6 hours)
• International English (6 hours)
• Email writing (12 hours)
• Intercultural Communication (12 hours)
The length of a business English course depends on the training objectives. Courses
always planned together with the client, and normally consist of modules of 42 hours.

11. BRITISH COUNCIL CHANDIGARH
C515, 5th Floor, Elante Office Block,
178A, Industrial and Business Park, Phase 1,
Chandigarh - 160002
Phone: 0120-4569000 / 6684353