Language Matters trains the staff of Polycom in language skills

On October 8, 2014 the Polycom corporation announced distance learning to foreign languages of own employees by means of the organization of the virtual audiences connected to the British language school Language Matters.

Project Progress

Six German courses, French and English were required for Polycom, however they needed to be read to the staff of the company working in different regions. It is possible when using the software of video cooperation for the desktop computers, notebooks, tablets and smartphones connected to the room systems.

Working from head office across Europe, the Middle East and Africa - is in the city of Slough, teachers of languages conducted occupations at the same time, as for the pupils who are physically in audience, and for remote — connected from the house, hotel, a workplace at one of offices Polycom worldwide. By means of virtual audiences, workers - where they were, can join occupations of the British language school Language Matters.

Advantages of virtual audiences

• Availability – employees can be connected to occupations from an every spot on the globe therefore business trips do not prevent to attend classes regularly any more.

• Attendance improvement – simplicity of access considerably increases attendance indicators.

• The profitability — listening of one rate by employees from the different countries reduces the training cost of one employee.

• A wide choice — as the cost of a rate shares between pupils, it is possible to increase a set of the learned languages. If, for example, one employee from Great Britain needs to learn Russian, he can not get permissions to personal preparation, but can take a course together with the colleagues from other countries.

• The flexibility – a recording capability of occupations allows employees who did not manage "be present" at occupation, browse it later and not lag behind others.

• Simplicity — as pupils are connected to occupation remotely, there is no need for search of the premises for the organization of occupations.

• Environmental friendliness — is not present need to go or fly on the venue of training.

• Lack of geographical restrictions — teachers can work from any place at the planet.