June 2001-January 2002
The role of languages in enhancing employability

Professor Tim Connell of City University was commissioned to write a paper on the link between languages and employability.

The paper is structured around the following key questions:

What is the evidence that knowledge of languages other than English enhances
employability and what are the current trends?

What are the key obstacles that stand in the way of those who want to acquire language skills to enhance their employment prospects, and employers who want to employ people with these skills?

The paper, which includes reference to the considerable volume of relevant information amassed by Professor Connell during the course of the work, was completed in January 2002 and is published on the website of the Languages National Training Organisation.