Quickstep English Center

History

The English Centre, established in 1998, is a division of the Institute of Communication Management (ICM). The parent organisation is engaged in teaching management subjects. The English Centre was originally promoted to meet the communication needs of our advertising and marketing management students. We observed that many of our otherwise bright and sharp students could not speak or write in English fluently. This effectively blocked their career progress. So a course was prepared to help such students. As the students found the course helpful, a training programme for all adult learners was started in April 1998. Today, the English Centre has 18 centres in Bangalore. Most of the centres are directly managed; a few of the centres are franchisee owned.

Advantages of studying here

1. English Centre is the largest language-training institute in Bangalore. In Bangalore city we have 12 direct branches and 6 franchise outlets, totaling 18. English Centre branches are also in other parts of Karnataka.

2. English Centre services are also available in Kolkata, where there are 3 branches.

3. 25,000 students study at Bangalore branches of English Centre every year.

4. The profile of English Centre students are young adults in the age group of 19-30.

5. English Centre is also the largest training provider of communication skills to the corporate world in Bangalore. Among our clients are Mindtree Consulting, Wipro Infrastructure, Jindal Steel, Windor Manor Sheraton (an idea of the cross section of industries we cater to, ranging from Software, infrstructure, steel, education and Hotels).

6. The training system followed is “Task Based Learning” — a system unique to English Centre.

7. English Centre uses technology to impart language training. Audio, video, computers and the Internet are combined together to form an interactive, blended training session for the participants.

8. English Centre offers many different training programmes to young adults. Some of them are:

1. Communicative English training (from beginner to advanced levels)
2. Accent training: neutralization, improvement and voice modulation
3. Cross culture sensitization (India vis-à-vis other countries)
4. Communicative skills assessment and testing services (for HR, recruitment and appraisal purposes)
5. Workshops on behavioral sciences
6. Workshops on writing skills (emails and reports)
7. Workshops on presentation skills and telephone skills.

Description

English Centre is the largest language-training institute in Bangalore with 12 direct branches and 6 franchise outlets, totaling 18. English Centre branches are also in other parts of Karnataka. The training system followed is “Task Based Learning” — a system unique to English Centre. English Centre uses technology to impart language training. Audio, video, computers and the Internet are combined together to form an interactive, blended training session for the participants. English Centre also offers English Language courses specially designed for students who come to India to learn English as a Foreign Language.