Workplace

Languages and intercultural skills in the workplace

These pages bring together work undertaken by CILT, the National Centre for Languages operating as the Sector Body for Languages and Intercultural Skills in employment. This work has now ceased.

The BLC programme supports schools and businesses to work together to motivate and inspire young people in the UK to learn languages for work.

Latest news

Speak to the future 17/02/11
CILT is a partner in a high profile new campaign to promote the value of languages and language learning in the UK.
London is becoming more multilingual 06/12/10
Forty one per cent of state school pupils in London speak another language besides English – up from 33% ten years ago.
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Pledging your support will help us to encourage business, young people, and policy makers to realise the importance and relevance of languages and intercultural skills in the workplace.
Business Languages Champions Blog
Frances Berry, BLC Project Manager writes about the programme, hoping to create a BLC community where participants, organisers and anyone interested in languages can get involved and have their say.
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