In order to ensure the continued competitiveness of their workforce, many companies maintain a professional development budget for their employees to participate in short-term training programs, seminars, continued education classes or other such programs. Even without an official professional development budget, many companies will support an employee who wishes to undergo training that will increase his or her professional capabilities. For those who wish to take advantage of such opportunities, a Chinese language and cultural training program can help you maximize the return for your time and your company’s dollars. Here’s why:

• With the number of Chinese speakers throughout the world (an estimated 14% of the world’s population for Mandarin alone) and size of the Chinese economy (soon to surpass that of the United States as the largest), human resource managers from virtually every industry and sector are recognizing that their organization’s competitiveness depends on having employees with Chinese language and cultural skills.
• Because of the high marketability of Chinese language and cultural skills, for the individual, professional development presents an opportunity for career advancement and personal development that you take with you no matter where you want to work – at no cost to you.
• Even just 8 hours of cultural training can provide the tools you need for a successful outcome in your next Chinese endeavor.
• No matter what your age, it’s not too late to start learning a foreign language – even Chinese. As more and more studies show, learning a new language as an adult is not only a healthy workout for the brain, it’s also possible to reach native-like brain processing and high proficiency levels with the right kind of immersive training – like the Performed Culture Method utilized at the Columbus School of Chinese.

Does your company or organization maintain a professional development budget for its employees? If so, make the most out of your time and resources with the Columbus School of Chinese. Contact our office to learn more about how we can custom-build a Chinese language and cultural training program for you and/or your organization today!