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The Business of Language is a guide to language and cultural issues. In this issue: The Regional Language Network North East is pleased to announce the launch of our new look website. The new site went live on 22nd February, and we would like to invite you to take a look and pass on any comments that you may have. We are also interested hear about what you would like to see on the site. All feedback and suggestions can be sent to Kasia Fiderkiewicz via e-mail or you can contact her on 0191 229 6348. www.rln-northeast.com The official launch of the revamped portal BLIS Services will take place on the CILT, the National Centre for Languages stand (1038) at the CIPD annual Learning, Training and Development conference and exhibition, 12-14 April 2005, Olympia London. To find out more about the exhibition visit www.cipd.co.uk/hrd. Through BLIS Services you can contact language trainers, hire multilingual staff and source translators, interpreters and cultural consultants. The new site will go live prior to this exhibition and can be viewed at www.blis.org.uk. Twenty-two new vacancies were placed on BLIS Jobs in March, and we currently have over thirty-five vacancies listed within the region. You can see a selection of the current jobs below:-
To view the full range of vacancies please visit www.blis.org.uk/jobs where you will be able to search the database for all jobs listed within the North East and nationally. If you are an employer you can find out how to post your vacancies free of charge via the same link, or contact Kasia Fiderkiewicz on 0191 229 6348 or kasia.fiderkiewicz@onenortheast.co.uk for further information.
Solvit is a brand new website maintained by CILT, the National Centre for Languages. The brand was created by Stephen Hagen, and the new website created with the support of the Sector Skills Development Agency and InterAct International, an international SME based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The site has been set up to provide information, advice and solutions for the challenges of international communications. Solvit is a vital tool for any UK business trading in the increasingly global business environment, and wanting to succeed. Whether you need to address language skills in the workforce, source specialist linguists, translate your website or adapt your products to the culture of the overseas markets you are operating in, Solvit can help. With one in five companies losing business because of language and cultural barriers, it is vital for international businesses to address these obstacles to success. This can be achieved by establishing a comprehensive international communication plan. The development of such a plan should be an integral part of the normal business planning cycle for companies that have an international dimension. The Solvit website can be accessed via the following link www.solvit.org.uk.
The government is to spend another £115m on providing foreign language teaching in England's schools. It announced that 6,000 primary school language teachers would be recruited over the next three years, and that 18,000 existing primary teachers and 9,000 teaching assistants would receive training to teach foreign languages to their pupils...The Department for Education and Skills stated that England has been lagging behind other European countries in the level of its citizens' language skills. In a survey by the European Commission, almost 66% of UK respondents did not speak any language other than their mother tongue - the highest proportion of all EU countries taking part. The full article can be found on BBC News. Further news articles featuring languages can be found on the RLN NE website under our News section.
The SME business and technology partnering event for 2005! InterTech 2005 is a great opportunity to develop new business contacts with like-minded Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), companies, organisations from not only the Saxony Anhalt region of Germany but also with SMEs from the North East of England and from several other regions of Europe and the world. InterTech 2004 took place over two days in County Durham and saw over 250 delegates from businesses in the North East and around the world take part in more than 500 face-to-face meetings, which offered an ideal platform for establishing new business relationships. To find out more about InterTech 2005 and how you can register your company's participation, visit the InterTech website at www.intertech2005.com. There are a limited number of free delegate places available for European Community-based SMEs. To qualify for a free place an SME must register their partnering details on the event website and commit to participate before the 31st May 2005, contact Phil Eadon the event organiser on 0191 415 7340 or phil.eadon@intertechga.com.
To enter, simply answer the following questions:1) Which of the following phrases means Good Day/Hello in Polish?
2) In which German region is this years InterTech event being held? 3) In a survey by the European Commission, what percentage of UK respondents did not speak any language other than their mother tongue?
E-mail your answers to rln-northeast@onenortheast.co.uk by 5pm on Thursday 5th May, enclosing the name and e-mail address of a friend or colleague who will receive future editions of The Business of Language. The first three entries pulled out of the hat who get all three questions correct will be the winners!
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