French for the Workforce

Enhance Your Job Opportunities. Be More Confident Speaking French in the Workplace.

Are you eager to develop essential French language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening? Or, perhaps you’re looking to improve your proficiency in French for better workplace communication?

What You Will Gain

In this comprehensive virtual French Language program, you’ll actively participate in a variety of exercises. You will receive personalized feedback from both the instructor and your peers. The feedback can help you improve and track your progress. Tailored sessions for high-level beginners and intermediate participants will be held on different dates. This hands-on experience extends to crafting a professional cover letter, responding to interview questions, writing business emails, and confidently contributing to workplace meetings.

Our approach ensures that whether you’re at the initial stages or building on existing knowledge, you’ll not only enhance your French communication skills but also boost your confidence in professional settings.

Some key employment elements you will practice in this course includes: writing a cover letter, a networking email, conducting an interview or meeting in French. You will also learn how to optimize your candidacy with French keywords and industry terminology.

What to Expect with French In The Workforce

· Mock interviews – practice answering the “tell me about yourself” question with ease

· CV writing and comprehension exercises

· Grammar and verb conjugations

· Group discussions

French for the Workforce is for you if you have knowledge of basic French vocabulary, can form simple sentences, and understand some spoken French.

Sessions are held twice a week on Wednesdays & Fridays, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, over several weeks. It is not designed for individuals with little or no previous French language abilities because classes are interactive and conducted only in French.

Registration is required.

Accordingly, classes will be held online over Zoom. Spaces are limited, so, book your spot as soon as possible.

However, cancellations for French courses must be received two business days before the start of the FIRST workshop of the series. A $15 administration fee for refunds applies.

Lastly, please call 514-878-9788 x310 or email [email protected] to take a short written and oral placement test to ensure you are at the appropriate French level. 

Next sessions

Our next sessions take place on:

Intermediate

Wednesday, February 5 – Friday, March 7, 2025
Wednesday, June 4 – Friday, July 4, 2025

Are you eager to improve your proficiency in French for better workplace communication? Do you want to get hands-on experience crafting a professional cover letter, writing business emails, and confidently contributing to workplace meetings? Look no further!

Tailored to intermediate-level learners, this comprehensive, five-week virtual French program, participants will actively participate in a variety of exercises, receiving personalized feedback from both the instructor and your peers. Building on existing knowledge, you’ll not only enhance your French communication skills but also boost your confidence in professional settings.

High Beginner Level

Wednesday, April 2 – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (No class – Friday April 18, 2025)

Do you want to enhance your French language fluency and dive into practical conversations? Have you been wanting to develop your French language skills, improve your communication skills, your vocabulary, and  your grammar? Then this four-week course is for you!

In this interactive, high-level beginners’ course, participants will increase their French vocabulary, and improve their grammar and overall communication skills for everyday life. The course will also cover important aspects of job search and the world of work, such as, writing an email to an employer, drafting up a CV, and asking and answering questions at a job interview.

Classes will take place on Wednesdays + Fridays, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM.

More Resources

Additionally, we offer professional French translation services for your CV and cover letter. 

For more information about our services for job seekers, click here.