Professional language training in Switzerland

Our commitments

Conscious of the fact that globalisation has had a profound effect on the working world, Supercomm works alongside companies in their desire to train employees in the use of foreign languages, a condition which has become inseparable from the success of your teams.

In choosing Supercomm, you are certain to have chosen a solution with a measurable return on investment.  Each course in unique, set up according to your needs, and after auditing your employees.  We cooperate with HR managers so that they have a constant picture of the progress of programmes.  The objective: to give your teams the necessary means to succeed in the field. 

A dedicated team manages your project from A to Z:  definition of objectives, setting up of training programmes and their content, carrying out of tests, regular cooperation with Human Resources Departments.  The students master rapidly the essentials of a new language, applied in their sector of activity, while the HR managers have the possibility to monitor their progress thanks to an exclusive reporting system. 

Throughout Switzerland, Supercomm manages daily solutions having measurable return on investment for more than 300 client partners.  It’s your turn now.  Come and join us.

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Our dedicated teams

As for any project with an expectation of return on investment, the company programme is built around 3 key elements (assessment of needs, setting up of training programmes, monitoring of courses).  To achieve this several essential players are called upon:

The Account Manager is the project head.  His/her role is to advise the company partner concerning the ideal number of participants in each group, knowing that to increase their number will have a significant adverse effect on the level of success (reduced time for speaking, dilution of objectives, catching up for absentees, etc). 

The Pedagogical Manager organizes the programmes, maintaining contact as necessary with department heads of the company, in order to approve with them the content of these programmes before they start.  He/she monitors the progress of the student throughout the pedagogical process, dialoguing with the assigned teachers, carrying out quality controls and reporting the progress status.

The Testing Manager: each learner who is not a beginner completes an initial written test, followed by a 20 minute oral test, which together enable us to better assess his/her level.

The HR Department of Supercomm recruits the trainers and follows their training, managing additional training needs, administration, etc.

Important note: all departments work as a team and consult each other every time a decision is made, always keeping in view the initial objective set.

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On-line monitoring of language programmes

Already in 2009, SUPERCOMM created ISKRANET, the first complete system of on-line monitoring of programmes, targeting Human Resources teams as well as learners:  each experienced trainer has a communicating notebook (Wi-Fi or 3G card), enabling him/her to send instantaneously to one of our servers all details of the lesson given, making them available to HR and learners alike.

HR portal: 

ISKRANET indicates presences/absences of learners, the evaluation of the programme by trainers as well as the evaluation of the trainers’ performance by the students, the financial balance of active programmes, etc.

Although these reports are available in EXCEL format, Supercomm can, on request, personalize course reports, greatly simplifying the work of Human Resources departments.

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Learners’ portal:

Thanks to ISKRANET, learners can move their lessons, choose another trainer, consult their planning details, view the progression of their programme during periods of absence, consult exercises to be done, etc.

This reporting system plays the role of a real assistant to HR: linguistic audits aimed at the homogenisation of level in a department, making available our SUPERCOMM testing system (oral, written, spelling tests), programme reporting, measurement of learners’ performance.

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The return on investment of our training programmes

The measurement of the return on investment of our training programmes is the guarantee of the efficiency of Supercomm.  Simple division of cost by the number of lessons is a secondary consideration in the context of company interests.  Whatever the situation, the return on investment will be commensurate with your expectations.  Hundreds of companies have already chosen to trust Supercomm and their innovative methods.

It’s your turn now, sharpen up your competitiveness by giving your employees the necessary skills for their success in the field.

Practical examples:

In one month, Charlène will take charge of the Marketing Department of her company’s Brazilian subsidiary: just one solution, Total Immersion, which will enable her to understand her local contacts and to be convincing with them, thanks to good fluency and confidence.  In just 4 weeks, her Portuguese will be just as brilliant as her ideas.

Wishing to improve the performance of its call centre operators in Germany, this supplier of sports articles had them follow a coaching programme by telephone, using brand brochures in support.  Less than 6 months later, these students had progressed by 2 levels, from A2 to B2.  Return on investment assured in record time.

Excluded from important debates and commissions in the federal chambers, this rising star of French-speaking Swiss politics refreshed his general German level before being interviewed by one of our coaches, a journalist by training.  By role playing, after a few lessons only, he spoke German in parliament and defended energetically the interests of his region. 

In spite of learning English for 8 years, Claire, an HR assistant, struggled to write simple emails and had to ask colleagues for help.  A refresher course of a few months in a small group, followed by a few lessons with a coach specializing in Human Resources, enabled her to save a considerable amount of time, to avoid blunders and impairment of the image of her company.  The budget of the programme?  Less than one month of salary. 

A language teacher in the USA, Pamela was obliged to follow her husband when he received a promotion in Switzerland.  Having lost her friends and her job, her only aspiration was to find again her pupils and friends left behind.  A 3 month programme French for Newcomers enabled her to find a job, leading to a change of heart.  Her expatriation, which had been a difficult moment, turned into a success.  The saving made by the company in this successful expatriation can undoubtedly run into hundreds of thousands of francs.

Recently qualified from business school, Fred shone more with an Excel spread sheet than with a Word document.  A focused writing course enabled him to find his bearings again and his subsequent correspondence was sent out without having to ask for help from his colleague.  It is often small details like this which improve performance and, moreover, enhance the performance of the entire company. 

Alex had wandered around for two years, passing from one mixed group to another, before taking an evaluation test with SUPERCOMM.  Six months were enough to bring him to a level of C1, but what a waste for him and for his company, which had to wait too long for their IT engineer to reach the desired level.  How many wasted contracts during this period?