Workforce Education through Lincoln Adult Education Center can save you time and money! 

Communication problems between employers and their employees who are not native speakers of English can result in more than just simple misunderstandings.  At best such problems lead to wasted time and increased frustrations, and at worst can result in lower employee retention, and even accidents at the workplace. 

Basic Skills
Lincoln Adult Education Center (LAEC) can help businesses with their employee training needs.  As an adult basic education program working with learners of English as a second language (ESL) in downtown Minneapolis, LAEC has the experience and expertise needed to help train employees who are non-native speakers of English in basic skills needed to accomplish their jobs successfully.  

We will meet with managers and supervisors to fully understand what the English and basic skills needs of the employees are, and where the problems lie.  We will then customize classes to meet these needs using the content of your workplace.  Areas of focus could include foundation skills (English language, speaking, active listening, reading, writing, math, etc.), interpersonal communication skills, work ethic and culture skills, information management, etc.     

Such customized classes can take place on site at your workplace, or at Lincoln Adult Education Center in downtown Minneapolis.  The schedule can be adjusted to the time(s) that work best for you and your employees.  For example, we hold classes at one local bakery twice a week from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to accommodate those from both the earlier and later shifts.  Similarly, we have held classes at an area hospital twice a week during an extended break in the morning and evening shifts.

If you are interested in this type of customized basic skills/ESL class for your employees, please contact Andrea Poulos at apoulos@lincolnadulted.org or 612-871-6350, ext. 11.    

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