Young people will be able to demonstrate their language and communication skills to potential employers via a new toolkit, specially designed for those undertaking, organising or hosting languages work placements.

 

Businesses are increasingly expanding into new markets and as a result employees have contact with people from other cultural backgrounds, so, when looking for new staff, employers tend to value adaptability and good communication skills above anything else.

 

The Language Work Placement Toolkit allows people on work placements in the UK or abroad to record the development of international communication skills which will help them in their future careers, and to help those who are working with them to prepare for the placement.

 

The flexible toolkit is available free in hardcopy and CD format and to download from www.cilt.org.uk/publications/online.htm.