Impact du Plafonnement du CPF sur les Organismes de Formation en Langues

Plafonnement des formations du CPF dans le Répertoire Spécifique :  impact sur les organismes de formation langues La décision envisagée de plafonner le montant des formations en langues financées via le Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF) à 1500 € suscite de fortes inquiétudes au sein du secteur de la formation linguistique. En effet, les formations […]

How to make more money working less hours in language training

Background I, Richard Osborne, am a self-confessed geek. I love technology, automation and anything with flashy lights. I’ve always been fascinated by the world of apps – handy made-for-purpose tools on your phone that solve some particular problem or inconvenience you have in your life. One of my own favourite examples is a French public […]

Is Face-to-Face Language Teaching Doomed?

I was recently asked to write a guest blog post for ELTjam about the factors that can lead to the success or failure of an eLearning project. Since language trainers today are being pushed more and more towards replacing face-to-face lessons with cheaper digital alternatives, as well as having created my own digital language learning […]

How to improve the way you welcome your language students

The 5th Annual International Student Survey was answered by more than 62,000 students. It was meant for students who want to study abroad to find out what is important for them, but I think that there are many parallels that can be drawn with language students.

Quality and price are obviously important criteria, but it could be argued that it would be the same in the use of any product or service around the world. Who wants to buy something that is expensive and crap?

So the most interesting thing you can see in the pie Venn Diagram below (never thought I’d use that in a blog) is welcoming and safety. Students want to be made feel welcome, and they want to be safe.