For corporate training
Workplace English training that your HR team can measure
Placement tests set each employee’s starting level, English for Specific Purposes courses teach job-specific language on a general English base mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), and reports give HR attendance and assessment results.
How do we show HR the training worked?
Start each cohort with a placement test, teach from courses built for work, and follow attendance, completed work and assessment scores in Smrt Dashboard. Reports export as spreadsheets, so the figures can go straight into your own HR reporting.
Curriculum
Courses for workplace and job-specific English
English for Specific Purposes courses, the general Adults track and short skills courses can be combined to fit each team’s level and field.
- ElectivesConversation Class120/125
Custom Curriculum
A course built for your industry
For larger programs, as part of a wider partnership. A course built around your sector’s vocabulary, situations and documents, ready to teach inside Smrt.
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Baseline and progress
A measured starting level for every employee
Every cohort starts with a placement test, so each employee begins at the right level and progress is measured from a known baseline. Quizzes and exams in every course show progress, and exam preparation is available when a certificate is required.
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English for Specific Purposes
Job-specific English on a general English base
English for Specific Purposes courses sit alongside the general Adults track, so teams build workplace language on a solid foundation. For larger training programs, when your sector is not in the catalogue, our curriculum team can build a course around its vocabulary, situations and documents.
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General English
Everyday English from beginner to advanced, level by level.
Skills and topics
Short courses in listening, writing, grammar, hospitality and more.
English for your field
Job-specific English for aviation, automotive, business and more.
Built for training programs
Training organised around your teams
Classes can follow your teams or your levels, and HR sees attendance and progress for each one.
Classes by team or level
Open a class for each team or level and see attendance and progress for each one.
Attendance for every session
Teachers take attendance from the class list, and the records feed your reports.
Reports for HR
Attendance, course and assessment reports export as spreadsheets.
Study on any device
Employees study in a browser or on the Smrt Study app for iOS and Android.
Google or Microsoft sign-in
Staff sign in with the work accounts they already have.
Training from Canadian teachers
Qualified Canadian teachers train your staff to teach with Smrt English.
Your first term
Implementation, from first meeting to first report
Six steps take a new program from the first planning meeting to its first report, with the same support contact throughout.
Our approach
A communicative curriculum, grounded in research
Smrt English courses follow communicative language teaching. In every unit, students use English with a partner or a small group, teachers scaffold each step, and lessons draw on authentic listening and reading. Every level develops the same four competences.
Linguistic competence
Vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar: the words and rules students need to form accurate sentences.
Textual competence
Managing longer speech and writing, with cohesion, discourse markers and conversational turns.
Sociocultural competence
Using English appropriately: politeness, register and the norms of different situations.
Functional competence
Using language to get things done, such as requesting, offering and inviting.
A documented method
Every level mapped to the CEFR and international exams
Each course is mapped to CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks, IELTS and TOEFL, so staff and students know what finishing a level means. Theory and Practice sets out how the curriculum is built, sequenced and assessed.
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| Course | CEFR | CLB | IELTS | TOEFL |
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| English One & TwoLevel 100 | Pre-A1–A1 | – | – | – |
| English Three & FourLevel 110 | A1 | 2 | – | – |
| English Five & SixLevel 115 | A1–A2 | 3 | 3.0–3.5 | – |
| English Seven & EightLevel 120 | A2–B1 | 4–5 | 4.0–4.5 | 32–41 |
| English Nine & TenLevel 125 | B1–B2 | 6–8 | 5.0–5.5 | 42–59 |
| English Eleven & TwelveLevel 130 | B2–C1 | 9–10 | 5.5–6.0 | 60–78 |
| Academics 140Level 140 | B2–C1 | 9–10 | 5.5–6.0 | 60–78 |
| Academics 145Level 145 | C1+ | 11–12 | 6.0–6.5+ | 79–95+ |
CLB: Canadian Language Benchmarks. IELTS Academic band and TOEFL iBT score ranges are equivalents, not results.
Data and integration
Separate, exportable records for each school
Each school’s data is kept separate from every other school’s. Reports export as spreadsheets, and a read-only API returns student and class records to your own systems.
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Questions
Questions from HR and training managers
These answers cover measuring results, teams, mobile study, sign-in, reporting, custom courses and teacher training.
Anything else? Contact us.
How do we show the training was worth it?
Each employee takes a placement test, studies a course at their level, and every score and attendance record goes into reports HR can export. You can show who took part, how each employee progressed from their starting level, and which teams need more support.
Can we run training for several teams?
Yes. Open a class for each team or level, assign a teacher to each class, and follow every class in Smrt Dashboard.
Can employees study on their phones?
Yes. Smrt Study runs in any current browser and as an app for iOS and Android, so employees can study on their own phones between sessions.
Do you support single sign-on?
Yes. Staff and students can sign in to Smrt English with the Google or Microsoft accounts your school already uses.
What can we export?
Attendance, course, assessment and purchase reports export as spreadsheets, and a read-only API returns student and class records to your own systems.
Can you build a course for our industry?
Yes, for larger training programs. Our curriculum team builds custom courses to your brief, around your sector’s vocabulary, situations and documents, ready to teach inside Smrt as part of a wider partnership.
Is teacher training included?
Yes. Qualified Canadian teachers train your teachers on the curriculum and the platform during implementation, and professional development courses for teachers are free on the platform.
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