Mika works in a specialist role at a large international company. The company's working language is English, which Mika has failed to learn despite years of training, so handling work tasks is not always successful when it comes to communication. Mika claims to know and understand, even though constructing an understandable sentence in a meeting fails.
Mika has participated in on-site training organized at the workplace for years. The two-hour training session held once a week is a nice break in the week and workday. That is as far as training has gone. No assignments or self-study, because after all, the training is conversation-focused.
Mika's unproductive small-group training has cost tens of thousands of euros in trainer fees and lost working time upon quick calculation. Nor is Mika the only entertainment user of training in the company. There are thousands of Mikas of all genders in hundreds of Finnish companies trying to develop staff under internationalization pressure.
Recreational training does not yield results
In an increasing number of companies, however, dabbling is coming to an end. Those responsible for training are actively seeking new solutions for language training. Promentor is a great alternative: a versatile range of languages and courses, the ability to track study progress and learning, and solid learning outcomes. Studying is possible online anywhere, anytime. Fifteen minutes at a time repeated a few times a week produces results.
The training money invested annually in Mikas could provide a modern and flexible language training opportunity for the entire staff of many companies. Promentor Web Total is a ready-to-use service that could help Mika learn too. After all, according to expert assessments, online language training is 2-3 times more effective than traditional methods.
Kari Hottinen
