Beginner
This is a 120-hour program that will be completed in 20 weeks. Each week participants receive six hours of instruction (three days a week for two hours each day). The instruction includes activities that focus on English grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary, including role plays and basic conversations with native English speakers. After this program participants should be able to:

  • Understand simple, frequently used expressions.
  • Write about matters of immediate need in simple terms.
  • Read short and simple texts containing frequently used vocabulary in English.

Pre-Intermediate
This is a 120-hour program that will be completed in 20 weeks. Each week participants receive six hours of instruction (three days a week for two hours each day) and engage in group discussions, presentations, reading activities and further opportunities to speak with native English speakers. The Pre-intermediate level builds on the beginner level by delving into grammatical nuances, more complex sentence structure, and more writing in English. After this program participants should be able to:
  • Take an active part in discussions in familiar contexts and provide relevant explanations and arguments.
  • Understand standard speech spoken at a normal speed in topic they are reasonably familiar with.
  • Have the language skills to live in an English-speaking country comfortably and work in an English-speaking office.
  • Write clear and detailed texts on subjects related to their interests or area of expertise.

Intermediate
This is a 120-hour program that will be completed in 20 weeks. Each week participants receive six hours of instruction (three days a week for two hours each day) and engage in group discussions, debates, presentations, and networking sessions where they discuss emerging trends and global issues. Participants will also read and discuss great English, African, and American writers such as Charles Dickens, James Baldwin, Harper Lee, and Chinua Achebe. After this program participants should be able to:
  • Express themselves with spontaneity and fluency and deal with hostile questioning confidently.
  • Extremely feel comfortable using English in an academic or professional setting
  • Write coherently and concisely, with the ability to summarize information to construct comprehensive arguments.
  • Understand everything they hear within the language with ease.

Why English Skills Training

According to the 2022 Education First English Proficiency index, Rwanda ranked 107th globally and 18th out of 20 African countries that participated in the assessment. In the assessment Rwanda scored 392 which is pre-intermediate level.
English is by far the most common language of information exchange across borders and a key determinant of employability and career growth internationally and in Rwanda. It is clear that this low proficiency level is one of the biggest impediments for Rwandan talents and workforce.

Objective of the English Skills Training Program
To improve the English proficiency of Rwandan professionals and help them compete on local and global levels in the business arena.

Beyond English Skills 

Global Competence & Intercultural Skills
Beyond just teaching people English communication skills, our program also builds our students global competence and intercultural skills. During class discussions, our teachers engage participants in active conversations around global issues such as climate change, education, hunger, migration, gender equity and cultural diversity. Our teachers are native speakers who taught English in different parts of the World. They bring these cultural and global experiences into the classroom to help students broaden their understanding of global perspectives.

Expand Your Network
From time to time, our teachers invite guest speakers to come and discuss with the students a topic in their field. The teacher will also sign-up students for free events where they will be able to practice English with different English speakers. Through these events students will have the opportunity to expand their networks.