How to Choose the Right English Program for Your Company Employees

Helping your employees improve their English is an investment in both their confidence and your company’s growth. However, with numerous programs available on the market, how can HR managers identify the right one?

At Go English Live, we believe that choosing an English program goes far beyond price. The real difference lies in quality, methodology, and outcomes.

1. Look Beyond the Sales Pitch: Teacher Quality

• Hiring Process: Ask how schools recruit teachers. Do they check proficiency certifications? Do they value real teaching experience or just language ability?

• Teacher Profiles: Request to View Teacher Bios. Who have they worked with? Which industries? Teacher backgrounds reveal a lot about the school’s standards.

• Ongoing Training: A strong program invests in continuously developing its teachers—not just hiring and forgetting them.

2. Evaluate the Learning Content

• Grammar vs. Content-Based: Is the program focused only on grammar, or is it designed around real workplace communication?

• Educational Technology: What platforms or learning management systems do they use? Are they investing in modern EdTech to enhance the learning journey?

• Structured Classes: Beware of schools that rely on “What do you want to talk about today?” sessions. Real programs follow a clear, progressive methodology.

3. Class Flexibility & Principles

• Flexibility: What happens if a student travels or misses a class? Does the program adapt?

• Pacing: Is it teacher-led or student-paced? The best programs adjust to individual progress.

• Speaking Ratio: Look for classes that give students the floor. A solid benchmark is 60% student speaking, 40% teacher guidance—because fluency comes through practice.

4. Business Model & Accountability

• Monthly Value vs. Annual Contracts: Many schools push for yearly contracts where you pay upfront. That locks you in, even if results don’t meet expectations. Instead, consider programs that “win their spot every month” by showing results that keep students coming back.

• Accountability: A good provider should prove progress regularly—not just at the end of the year.

5. Understand Certificates & Their Limits

• Ministry of Education Certificate: This often validates that a program follows certain academic standards. However, it does not guarantee fluency, confidence, or business communication skills.

• What Really Matters: In job interviews and real meetings, what counts is how well employees can communicate—not the certificate they bring. Many candidates hold certificates that don’t match their actual level.

6. Research Reputation & Longevity

• Reviews: Check Glassdoor, Google Reviews, and Facebook for unfiltered opinions.

• Experience: How long has the company been in business? Are they teaching-oriented or just revenue-oriented?

7. Watch Out for Red Flags

• No Real Interaction: Classes where students don’t actively use English.

• Mixed-Level Groups: Putting beginners and advanced learners together, leaving some doing self-study while others get teacher attention.

• No Structure: Random “chatting classes” with no plan or progression.

• Quick Certifications: Promises of fluency or certificates after just two months. These often mislead both students and HR departments.

8. Focus on What Really Matters: Confidence, Fluency, and Flow

At Go English Live, we don’t believe in shortcuts. Learning English isn’t about rushing through 10 courses and collecting certificates. It’s about:
✅ Building confidence
✅ Improving fluency
✅ Reaching natural flow in conversations

That’s the path to real growth—for your employees and your organization.

👉 Go English Live: Real English. Real Business. Real Growth.