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Cultural Competence Training

New dates for Cultural Competence and Cross-Cultural Training courses - see below

As more companies enter the global market place and employ international teams, the awareness of  cultural difference is vital for success. Cultural Competence helps you to understand how and why people think, act and do business in the way they do and also what they think of you. Cultural differences can result in a variety of approaches to business, even when English is used as the common language. Cultural Competence training can help you succeed, by raising awareness of:

  • how people from other cultures think, behave, and approach business.
  • how they see you.
  • potential problems and equipping you with strategies to resolve them.
  • how to improve your working relationships across cultures.
  • how to use cultural diversity to advantage by harnessing different approaches and competencies.

Why do companies choose Cultural Competence Training?

There are four main reasons:

  1. building multi-cultural teams
  2. managing mergers and acquisitions
  3. fostering contact with global clients
  4. facilitating successful staff relocation

What are the aims of Cultural CompetenceTraining?

  1. To raise awareness of cultural factors, the values and attitudes which affect business.
  2. To provide participants with knowledge of potential problem areas.
  3. To develop effective strategies to minimise misunderstanding.

Who are the trainers?

  • Linguarama's Cultural Competence trainers are very experienced and have lived and worked in a variety of different cultures.

Cultural Competence Training Seminars

A Focus on Specific Cultures or Regions
Outcome: Participants will have an informed awareness of values and attitudes to business in the target culture. They will be aware of potential pitfalls and will be armed with strategies to avoid misunderstandings and achieve success.

Next dates for Central London courses:

  • Working Effectively across International Cultures -  22 November / 13 December
  • Working Effectively with Indian Colleagues, Clients and Suppliers - 23 November / 14 December 
  • Working Effectively with Colleagues, Clients and Suppliers in China - 24 November / 15 December

For more details on these courses, email webinfo@linguarama.com

In addition, these seminars can be tailored to individual company and organisation needs. Other courses offered include: Working with Americans, Japanese, Brazilians, Germans, Italians, French and Spanish.

Clients for the above seminars have ranged from global accountancy and law firms through Aerospace, Telecom and Pharmaceutical companies to major Food groups in both the manufacturing and retail sector.

An Introduction to Cultural Competence
Outcome: Participants will be able to maximise their effectiveness in building relationships and communicating with clients and colleagues in a range of different business situations.

Relocation Packages
Outcome: Relocations are more likely to be successful. Participants will settle more quickly into their new environments, adapt more readily to the new culture and work more effectively.

Working in Multi-Cultural Teams
Outcome: Participants will learn to harness the synergy in a multi-cultural team and to achieve their aims effectively without conflict.

Culture and Business Skills
Outcome: Participants will be aware of how business skills are approached in different cultures and will be equipped with useful strategies to employ when giving presentations and taking part in negotiations internationally.

 For more information please contact london@linguarama.com

Client List
Some of our recent clients


Case Studies

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    • "Teachers were perfect, flexible, challenging, giving clear rules and feedback "

      J.J. - Bayer Schering

    • "The teaching is very good; they are able to control our discussion and encourage us to speak as much as possible. The feedback is also very useful."

      Y.I., Engineer, Nisshin Engineering, Japan.

    • "The content of the course was varied and interesting. The teaching was open to the different learning styles of the students, and picked up correctly on all our strengths & weaknesses."

      N.W., Manager, GSD, Germany.

    • "I collected the feedback of our team, which confirmed my valuation of the professional setup of your centre - both highly productive regarding the English training and a lot of fun and entertainment ."

      KC, HR Manager, Austria

    • "I was offered a programme that met completely with the requirements and even exceeded my expectations."

      U.G., Member, Italian Parliament.

    • "Very intensive course !"

      M.C., Internal Audit, Unicredit

    • "Very good, very flexible to meet my needs"

      C.S., Logistics Dept., KLM Cargo

    • "Best language teachers I have ever had"

      J.D., Audit Manager, PWC

    • "Perfectly selected content, tailor-made and individual to my demands. My teacher was experienced, she was a good communicator and perfect at encouraging me. Individual programme "

      Bernd Pompetzki, Commerzbank

    • ".. informative and detailed, lots of role-plays, very practical. I'll definitely recommend this training to others."

      Joo Myung Hur, Production Manager, Korea

    • "The atmosphere is very professional and welcoming, and gives an excellent first impression. It is like my family."

      R.S., Lecturer, Bocconi University

    • "Extremely helpful and informative; Cultural Competence course - "Working in India" "

      S.H., KPMG, UK

    • "The course was well prepared, the teachers were really good with professional and financial backgrounds. "English for Finance" "

      Lukasz Szarawara, Adamed Sp, Poland

    • "My teaching programme was very interesting and helpful and contained an interesting variety of different activities."

      G.M., Manager, KH General Insurance, Hungary.

    • "My programme was tailored exactly to my individual needs – all my expectations were met completely."

      T.E., Consultant, Bearing Point, Germany.

    • "My programme and course was very helpful for me. Everything was well-prepared, and the materials were perfect (I will be keeping all of them as my “treasures”)."

      D.H., Engineer, Seibu Oil, Japan.

    • "The teachers are very professional and competent, and they are very helpful for us. Because their teaching styles are very good and varied, lessons were never boring."

      A.A., Chemist, Boehringer Ingleheim, Germany.

    • "Content - brilliant!, Resources - perfect! Social Programme - the best!"

      Gavin Sang Keun Yu, Production Manager,Kuala Lumpur

    • "My teachers are really fantastic! Power Track"

      Shuji Ezawa, KPMG, Japan

    • "The host family was very comfortable, they were friendly and interesting. I had my own bathroom. Executive Group Programme"

      Yoann Vidalenc, Areva France

    • "Course content had good balance between theory, practice and exercises!"

      T. M., Research & Development, Novozymes

    • "The teachers had a perfect background for the financial course. "English for Finance" "

      Petra Speidel, Magirus International, Germany

    • "We learned a lot through clever role plays and other situational conversations. This was an excellent way to increase conversational skills and build our confidence"

      T.F., Manager, Nevitel, Slovakia.

    • "Excellent course content"

      A.J., Manager, Derpart Reisevertrieb