Danish at work

Professional and accurate communication

Because a shared language makes a difference

A shared language opens up opportunities for better utilization of your employees’ skills and development potential.

It promotes better collaboration across the workforce, increased efficiency, higher retention, and improved well-being in your workplace.

We are specialized in organizing Danish courses that precisely match your needs, taking into account your industry, tasks, and workplace culture.

Contact us to learn more about how Danish courses can be financed by public funding, and how you can apply for a wage loss compensation if the Danish courses take place during working hours.

Business consultant
Vivi Lejsgaard

+45 3036 6270
vivi.l@sprogcentermidt.dk

Danish courses at all levels

We offer Danish lessons at all levels.

The lessons can take place at the workplace, at one of our departments, online, or as a combination. At the same time, we can organize the teaching to fit your working hours. This provides full flexibility in relation to a busy workweek.

We offer Danish lessons tailored to the level and needs of your employees.

Before the course begins, our teacher will visit and learn about how you work at your workplace. The teacher then adapts the course content to your specific workplace, so your employees will learn, among other things:

Danish to be able to speak and understand the language at your workplace and within your industry
Danish to be able to understand verbal instructions and read, for example, manuals and information screens
Danish to be able to participate in small talk and social interactions with colleagues
An understanding of written and unwritten rules at the workplace and how these are expressed in everyday communication

Economy

A Danish course for employees can be free of charge for the company.

Employees who have come to Denmark within the last five years can probably have their tuition paid for by their municipality, read more here.
Employees who speak and understand some Danish can participate in the state-funded FVU Danish. FVU stands for ‘Preparatory adult education’. Read more here.

Regardless of whether the course is paid for by the municipalities of the employees, the state or the company, an application can be made for wage loss compensation (SVU) if the course takes place during working hours.

Book our business consultant for a non-binding meeting where you can hear more about opportunities and financing.
Before starting Danish tuition

Before starting Danish lessons, the language level of all participants must be ascertained.
This guarantees you that the teaching is based on the needs of the participants.
At the same time, it provides an overview of opportunities for public funding.

Our business consultant is ready to coordinate the assessments so that they take place in the workplace at times that fit into youre employees’ daily routines.
Example of Danish tuition at a workplace

“It is important to us that our employees can act in everyday life without language barriers. In addition, we believe that it increases the well-being of all employees when handovers and the more private conversation during breaks can take place in one language, where everyone can participate on an equal footing”.

HR manager Jeanette Karulf, McBride

Employees at McBride have many different nationalities. All employees communicate in Danish but at their own basic level. The company wishes to improve their Danish skills for understanding verbal instructions and reading manuals and infoscreens. As the employees already know some Danish, they are offered the state-funded FVU Danish at the workplace and during working hours. The company receives wage loss compensation (SVU) and a grant from the company’s own competence development fund. In that way all expenses are covered.

Taylored solutions

If your employees have specific language needs or must meet language requirements, we can tailor a program that fits the employee’s individual goals.

A tailored program gives the employee the opportunity to work with the language at a pace that suits them, and through individual exercises practice their personal language goals.

A tailored course is intensive, and you will quickly notice that the employee’s communication with colleagues, management, and customers improves. The pace of progress will increase even further if your employee takes responsibility for practicing the newly acquired language and uses it actively in daily life.

The teaching and its organization are highly flexible. Normally, the teacher comes to your company, so you don’t have to spend time on transportation. The lessons can also be arranged as a blended program or 100% online. With assignments, exercises, and videos available online, the employee can integrate them into their daily routine and receive ongoing feedback from the teacher.

Price, location, and schedule are agreed upon before the course begins.

About taylor-made tuition

Together with our teacher, you decide what the course should specifically focus on. The goal is to strengthen the employee’s professional skills and confidence in using the language appropriately in relation to their work tasks.

The teaching theme can include pronunciation, sentence structure and grammar, precision in work emails, nuanced vocabulary for specific situations, communication with customers, and much more. The employee receives continuous feedback and tools to practice their language goals in everyday life.

To ensure the employee’s progress, we recommend setting up a buddy agreement with a colleague. A buddy should agree to fixed times or situations where the learned language is practiced. This also creates an opportunity for input on how the employee can continue setting new goals.
Before start

To tailor the course precisely to you and your workplace, we hold a meeting before the lessons begin.

At the meeting, we agree on the goals of the program, the theme and content of the lessons, and the practical arrangements, including location, time, and duration. After the meeting, our corporate consultant prepares a written collaboration agreement. The course fee is paid before the lessons start.

A tailored Danish course usually consists of 8–20 lessons, depending on your needs and the number of participants. If you wish to extend the program, this can be arranged during an evaluation 1–2 weeks before the end of the period.

Mathematics, english and IT

Expectations and requirements in the workplace are changing rapidly due to internationalization and digitalization.

It can be challenging for employees to keep up while also managing their regular work. This is why on-site training is a good idea.

We offer free state-funded FVU courses (preparatory adult courses) in English, IT and mathematics.

The courses can be offered to all employees, and there are only two prerequisites for participation:

You must be able to speak Danish at a basic level in everyday conversations
Your skills cannot exceed the highest level in the subject you wish for

The content of the FVU course is organized to meet the goals of you and your colleagues, and the demands you experience in the workplace.

We are specialized in teaching adults and know that teaching should be fun, with practical examples and with opportunities to share experiences with the subject from you everyday life.

Before starting the course, you and your colleagues must be screened in order to establish your needs and level.

Mathematics
With FVU Mathematics, your employees can improve their skills in:
- Performing everyday calculations, doing mental arithmetic, and understanding how to work out solutions
- The language of mathematics, such as quantity, measurement, geometry, finance, and time
The course is tailored to what is relevant for your workplace. For example, it can be based on tasks involving dosing, recipes, budgets, salaries, and purchases.

The teaching is organized into 40–80 lessons per level.
English
With FVU English, your employees can improve their skills in:
- participating in phone calls, small talk, and conversations with colleagues and customers
- the specific vocabulary and expressions needed in your workplace and industry
- reading and writing emails, safety instructions, manuals, and similar texts
The course is tailored to what is relevant for your workplace.

The teaching is organized into 30–40 lessons per level.
IT
With FVU Digital, your employees can improve their skills in:
- using digital tools and various apps for digital self-service
- communicating digitally via email, intranet, calendar sharing, and online meeting platforms
- searching for information online and understanding internet security
- organizing data such as documents, photos, and budgets so that they are easy to find and use
The teaching is organized into 30–40 lessons per level.
Two films about employers' and employees' experiences with FVU

Meet two companies and employees who share how FVU not only provides new skills and the motivation for further education but also fosters new relationships in the workplace. Watch the two films here (opens website).

We collaborate with companies all over Jutland

We collaborate with companies who aim for better communication and cooperation at the workplace. Collaboration can be on short-term or long-term and have many different objectives. We are always open to new collaboration with companies. Just contact us if collaboration could be relevant to you.