Client Profile

As English has become the language of business across the world, the need for competence and confidence in communicating in English has grown. Since 1998, Sherbourne Priors has been a language centre where executives come to learn how to do business in English. The kind of client who chooses Sherbourne Priors is career-oriented, ambitious, successful, productive and motivated.

Their objectives are:
· To be more fluent
· To feel less stressed when they have to speak in English
· To manage meetings, conferences, negotiations and presentations confidently
· To achieve as much progress in the time they have available
· To leave feeling more in control of their English than when they came
· To be better, more productive employees on their return to their jobs.

The corporate clients who choose Sherbourne work in countries across the world, with most coming from Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Russia, Turkey and Scandinavia. We are happy to accept clients from all fields of business. The majority of past students have worked in areas such as financial management, marketing, sales, Human Resources, project management and research and development.

The industries which have entrusted their corporate training to Sherbourne Priors include automotive, energy, pharmaceutical, communications, manufacturing, banking – retail and investment, agriculture, diplomatic and political agencies, government departments, legal organisations and financial services.

Most of our clients do not have the luxury of time and can only take one or two weeks away from their jobs, so they need to maximise their time by undertaking an immersion course. They expect to be able to relax, eat well, stay in comfortable rooms, have the opportunity to meet and socialise with like-minded people and improve their communication skills at the same time. While we are most familiar with clients of the profiles mentioned, our needs-based approach to teaching means that we are well-equipped to welcome adult professionals from any background, regardless of their previous learning experiences.