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Taco Bell Workplace English ESL training program

Project Title:
Workplace English Customized Program

Brief:
Unable to find an off-the-shelf Workplace English program that met their needs, Taco Bell was interested in a custom Workplace English program that would help improve communication between employees and between employees and customers. They wanted the primary focus of the program to be on life skills that would help their employees in their daily lives as well.

The goal of the program was to help maximize the personal and professional potential of employees who were being held back by their inability to speak English.

Since implementation of the program would be conducted by unit level managers that, for the most part, could not speak Spanish, it was necessary that the program be designed in a way that these individuals could lead the training. This would be accomplished through the creation of a detailed implementation guide for managers that would be used in conjunction with the tools designed for learners, which included two audio CD's, a deck of 200 flash cards, learner skillbooks and a poster of common terms.

Program Materials: Manager's Implementation Guide, Learner Skillbook, Flash Card Deck, Audio CDs, Poster of Common Terms, Manager and Learner Commitment Forms, Manager and Learner Feedback Forms.

Testimonial:
"We contacted Pencom International in 2004 about creating a custom Workplace English program for Taco Bell's frontline employees. From the materials they developed for learners to the implementation guide for managers, the program is outstanding! Our work with Pencom's design and development team has proceeded very smoothly. The work they've completed on the program, from graphic design to content to implementation has been first rate and they have been very flexible in helping us meet our needs. We've been very pleased with the results achieved during the two initial test phases conducted with over two hundred of our restaurants."

Connie Colao, Chief People Officer, Taco Bell Corp.

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