Publications

 

Guides for Chemical Sector Employers

How to Integrate Foreign Nationals in the Workplace

This guide offers clear and comprehensive guidance for employers on how to achieve successful integration of foreign nationals in their workforce. It clarifies the benefits of intercultural working and provides a number of guidelines that will help employers to put appropriate measures in place with a view to achieving effective integration and intercultural working in the workplace.

This guide was produced with the support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency following publication of a study by RLN NW in January 2009 revealing that a number of employers in the Chemical Sector consider the integration of foreign national employees as highly important for the growth and development of their business.

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Cultural Guide to the North West of England

This brief cultural guide offers useful information about key areas in the North West, and it is aimed at helping newcomers to the region, whether from overseas or for other parts of the country.

This guide was produced with the support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency following publication of a study by RLN NW in January 2009 revealing that a number of employers in the Chemical Sector consider the integration of foreign national employees as highly important for the growth and development of their business.

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Mapping Language Skills in Key Sectors

The mapping of language skills is vital in identifying language use.  Although language capability can be assessed yearly through languages labour market intelligence, by gathering and analyzing existing skills in the population and also developing skills through the education system, there has been a gap in identifying language capability in industry.

With a view to narrowing this gap and providing a benchmark to allow future trend forecasts of existing and developing language skills in industry a series of online surveys were conducted targeting six key priority sectors.

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Language Strategy

The Regional Language Network North West has delivered its North West Language Strategy for Embedding Languages in Key Sectors, including its assessment of language skills at Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester airports. Sectors covered include tourism and hospitality, construction, building services, food and drink, engineering and passenger transport.
 
Working with funders the North West Learning & Skills Council as well as with the NWDA and other partners, the RLN NW has been examining ways to take forward the development of the language strategy for the region, which include: studies to assess language skills and cultural development needs in various sectors; the development, pilot delivery and evaluation of toolkits to address those needs (workshops, glossaries, training packages and others); the mapping of language skills in the region, including in specific sectors; and awareness-raising around the importance of language skills and cultural awareness in business.
 
For further information, download the strategy document here.

 

Chemical Study

The Regional Language Network North West has published the results of its chemical sector survey commissioned by the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA), carried out with strategic support from Chemicals Northwest. As the chemical sector was identified by the NWDA as a key sector for international competitiveness – it is the region’s largest exporter – the RLN was interested to hear about companies’ experiences in order to identify specific language- and culture-related needs in the sector.

 Click on the link below to download the Executive Summary of the survey.

Language Skills and Cultural Development Needs of the Chemical Sector in the North West Executive Summary

 

Language related guides

These brief guides contain information and advice on how to deal with specific language and cultural issues.

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Language related Ten Top Tips

A range of cards designed to give tips/guidance for those communicating with clients through an interpreter. Currently there are ten cards in the suite aimed at both the public and private sector.

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UK Guide for International Workers

This unique guide by Fractal Publishing is aimed at international workers and to employers of international workers, who wish to help their staff settle into the UK more quickly and easily.

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Communicating NW

The printed newsletter of the RLN NW. Current and archive issues.

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Audits and Reports

Download RLN and regional audits, surveys and strategies.

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CILT Publications

CILT, the National Centre for Languages - publications for business and employment, education and careers. Information on the European Language Portfolio can also be found on the CILT website.


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