Sheffield dominates in the provision of language services in Yorkshire & the Humber, and universities in the city account for over half of the region's postgraduate language students and about one-fifth of undergraduate language students.
Research has shown that businesses in Sheffield found the provision of language and cultural skills to be good, and two thirds have found it easy to train people with existing language skills in job-related skills. Sixty-three per cent of companies in Yorkshire and the Humber employ staff with existing language skills and French, German, Spanish and Italian are the most commonly spoken languages.
Sheffield International College opened in 2006 and helps to prepare international students for entry to the University of Sheffield's range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, combining language skills teaching with academic study.
Regional Language Network Yorkshire & the Humber
The Regional Language Network Yorkshire & The Humber is an independent organisation, funded by Yorkshire Forward as a lead partner to "develop business related language skills", whose sole purpose is to provide expert information, advice and support on all matters relating to language and culture to any business from the region that needs to communicate with international customers, suppliers or employees.
It is part of the Regional Language Network project in the nine English regions and three nation states, from CILT, The National Centre for Languages. As part of the implementation of the National Languages Strategy, Languages for All: Languages for Life, the Regional Language Network is the active link between the national and the regional language strategy. Find out more at http://www.rln-yh.com/.