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City College offers new English course for migrant workers

16 February 2009

City College is offering the new 'ESOL for Work' qualifications which make it easier for migrant workers to get the functional English language skills they need in the workplace. The qualifications offer a new solution specifically tailored to the needs of employers and will encourage them to contribute to the cost of training their staff. Potential students can come to a ESOL for Work testing session at the College's Pelham Street campus on either Monday 30th or Tuesday 31st March. There are tests at 9am and 2pm on both days.

The new qualifications are shorter and more work-focused than traditional ESOL qualifications, giving learners practical English skills in essential workplace matters, such as health & safety and customer service. As well as better accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness, the new qualifications will help employers benefit from improved communication and productivity.

ESOL student Aranzazu Garcia with Nick Fenn, City College's Functional and Language S

ESOL student Aranzazu Garcia with Nick Fenn, City College's Functional and Language S

City College Principal Phil Frier says:

'In recent years, Brighton and Hove's community of migrant workers has made an important contribution to the economy and City College is committed to supporting their training needs. We're confident that providing this course can make a positive difference to both migrant workers and their employers.'

ESOL for Work forms part of a wider drive to address the challenges faced by people for whom English is a second or other language, and their employers. Recent changes to ESOL funding aim to ensure the hugely popular free ESOL provision is targeted towards priority groups of vulnerable and hard-to-reach learners, who most need help with English. ESOL for Work ensures that employers and workers who need English skills quickly are able to access tailored provision and bypass the waiting lists that may exist on free ESOL courses.

The initial market for the new qualifications is expected to be those people who have come to the country for work and who need skills to function in work, as well as those seeking work at the end of often short periods of employment. They offer greater choice to learners who want to learn English for work, but don't need the full support from a Skills for Life ESOL course.

For media enquiries, please call Brian Bell, Marketing Communications Officer, on 01273 667788 Ext. 488 or email bb1@ccb.ac.uk

About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton, City College Brighton and Hove has become an international centre of vocational excellence. Every year 2,000 full-time, 10,000 part time, over 500 Higher Education and 250 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its 'City Business Skills' department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.