Language skills build up job safety – LeapFrog-based system offers Spanish-speaking workers a way to learn industry-specific English words, expressions
Tagged: El SalvadorPosted on: March 19th, 2007“Instead of heading to a classroom after work, Hernandez, who migrated from El Salvador seven years ago, practices his English at home, at his own pace.
His employer, Miami-based Murton Roofing Corp., last year turned to Sed de Saber, or Thirst for Knowledge, a self-study program developed by Retention Education Inc. to help Spanish-speaking employees improve their English skills. First used in the hospitality industry, the program caught the eye of Murtons parent company, Skokie-based Tecta America, a leading commercial roofing contractor.”
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