Previous RLN London eventsRegional Language Network London either hosted or attended the following events. Read down the page to find out more. Welcoming the World30 November 2009, 09:30 - 16:15 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people across London to understand the expectations of our international visitors from a customer service point of view, learn about cultural differences and improve the way they communicate using key phrases in other languages. This workshop, which focuses on Spain and Germany, is one of a series of one-day courses that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge for London residents. Every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, country profiles and a handy phrase book. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Welcoming the World24 November 2009, 09:30 - 16:15 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people across London to understand the expectations of our international visitors from a customer service point of view, learn about cultural differences and improve the way they communicate using key phrases in other languages. This workshop, which focuses on Japan and Spain, is one of a series of one-day courses that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge for London residents. Every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, country profiles and a handy phrase book. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Welcoming the World14 September 2009, 09:30 - 16:15 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people across London to understand the expectations of our international visitors from a customer service point of view, learn about cultural differences and improve the way they communicate using key phrases in other languages. This workshop, which focuses on Spain, China and Russia/Poland, is one of a series of one-day courses that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge for London residents. Every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, country profiles and a handy phrase book. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Welcoming the World7 May 2009, 09:30 - 16:15 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, learn about cultural differences and improve the way they communicate by using simple phrases. This workshop, which focuses on Japan and Russia, is one of a series of one-day courses that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge and every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, country profiles and a handy phrase book. The course is available for London residents only. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you an application form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Business Language Champions celebration event 18 March 2009
"I'm delighted that the Foreign Office is involved in the work of the RLN. I enjoyed meeting students from Hornsey Girls' School last year and the office is working with an additional school this year - Gladesmore Community School. I think we learn more when we see how skills and knowledge can be applied in the real world. That is why I applaud the work being done by the Regional Language Network on the Business Language Champions Programme - giving young people an insight into the importance of languages in the real world. As globalisation brings countries closer together, language skills will become increasingly valuable. If British businesses are to succeed in today's open, global economy, they need to be able to interact with clients and customers not just in Europe and the US but also China, India and the Gulf. The same is true for government, charities and aid organisations. The Foreign Office is proud to be involved in this programme and hopes other organisations will follow suit and demonstrate their commitment." Find out more about Business Language Champions Download the presentation (863KB, PDF) Welcoming the World - 'Train the trainers' course2 March 2009 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, learn about cultural differences and improve the way they communicate by using simple phrases. This one-day workshop can train you to deliver the programme to your team, and help staff in frontline roles go that extra mile. Our one-day programme is backed up by a comprehensive package of resources including a trainer's manual, standard manuals for trainees, phrasebook, and briefings on 11 countries. The course is available free of charge to London residents. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you a registration form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Welcoming the World11 February 2009, 09:30 - 16:30 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, learn about cultural differences and improve the way they communicate by using simple phrases. This one-day workshop can help you go that extra mile, with cultural briefings on China and India. It is delivered free of charge and every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide and a handy phrase book. The course is available for London residents only. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you a registration form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Working with the World courseMonday 26 January 2009, 9.30 - 16.30 Our 'Working with the World' initiative is helping businesses and people across London to work more effectively with people from other cultures. This one-day training programme focuses on developing intercultural skills and includes cultural and language briefings for working with people from Indian and Chinese communities. The course is free of charge to eligible London residents. To reserve your place and request an application form contact Sally King at info@rln-london.com or on 07515 850271. Alternatively, you can download and email or fax the registration form below. Welcoming the World30 May 2008, 09:30 - 16:30 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping businesses and people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, and to find out a little about different countries and languages. This is one of a series of one-day workshops that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge and every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, eleven country profiles and a handy phrase book. The course is available for London residents only.
To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you an application form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Download the
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a flyer (86KB, PDF) Welcoming the World22 May 2008 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, and to find out a little about different countries and languages. This is one of a series of one-day workshops that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge and every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, eleven country profiles and a handy phrase book. The course is available for London residents only. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you an application form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Download the
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a flyer (77KB, PDF) Welcoming the World7 May 2008, 09:30 - 16:30 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, and to find out a little about different countries and languages. This is one of a series of one-day workshops that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge and every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, eleven country profiles and a handy phrase book. The course is available for London residents only. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you an application form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Download the
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a flyer (77KB, PDF) Welcoming the World 29 April 2008, 13:00 - 20:00 Our initiative 'Welcoming the World' is funded by the London Development Agency. It is helping people from across London to understand the expectations of these international visitors from a customer service point of view, and to find out a little about different countries and languages. This is one of a series of one-day workshops that can help you go that extra mile. All workshops are free of charge and every participant takes away a range of resources, including a course guide, eleven country profiles and a handy phrase book. The course is available for London residents only. To reserve your free place, contact Sally King on info@rln-london.com or on 075158 50271 letting us know the date for the course. We will then send you an application form. Alternatively you can download and email the form below. Download the application form (79KB, PDF) Download a flyer (77KB, PDF) Business Language Champions celebration event17 March 2008 RLN London was joined by many of its partners involved in the Business Language Champions programme at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to celebrate the activities that had taken place over the previous few months - bringing schools and businesses across London closer together. Students competed to create the best foreign language poster, with Hornsey School being crowned the winners. Download the presentation (693KB, PDF) and download case studies here Camden Enterprise Week12 November 2007 The significance of Eurostar's arrival at St Pancras International station on 14 November has not gone unnoticed by local businesses. RLN London supported Camden Enterprise Week with a seminar on growing an international business from a languages and cultural perspective - with France and Belgium particularly in mind. You can download our presentation (as well as others relating to languages and international communications) from Camden Borough Council's website. Making the most of Community Languages11 June 2007 When Londoners are conservatively estimated to speak 300 languages, it begs the question - how can we harness this linguistic diversity for new business, employment and training opportunities? With these objectives in mind, Regional Language Network held this very successful consultation event with over 40 delegates in attendance. ITIC 21 - The Institute of Translation and Interpreting's Anniversary Conference21-22 April 2007 ITI Conferences are always a combination of interesting presentations, fine company and an active social programme, and this year was no exception. Held at the Rembrandt Hotel in Knightsbridge, the event included presentations from Juana Lahousse-Juárez, Director General for Translation and Interpreting at the European Parliament - as well as spots from both Gill Musk at CILT on National Occupational Standards, and Jane Collis from Regional Language Network London - on opportunities for linguists in the run-up to the 2012 Games. Download the RLN London presentation (Powerpoint presentation, 2.25 MB) |
Regional Language Network London welcomed businesses, schools, colleges and Education Business Partnerships to HSBC in Canary Wharf to celebrate a number of highly successful activities and events that young people have taken part in across London as part of the 
Although not able to attend, Foreign Secretary David Miliband sent a message of support for the programme (the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have been involved since 2008):