ESS Ltd: English Training as Part of Onboarding
Country: Ireland
Industry: Engineering & Business Services
Training Type: One-to-one intensive courses
Who Are ESS Ltd?
ESS Ltd is a business services and outsourcing company placing skilled professionals into roles across Ireland. They specialise in supporting newcomers, helping employees integrate smoothly into their workplace and the wider community.
The Challenge
ESS’s international hires arrived with solid English skills but often struggled to use them with confidence. Everyday workplace conversations, technical discussions, and the nuances of Irish professional culture — these were the gaps that made settling in harder than it needed to be.
It wasn’t a language ability problem. It was a confidence and context problem.
The Approach
Everywhere English partnered with ESS to deliver tailored English training as part of the onboarding process. Because these learners had set start dates and were building new lives in Ireland, we ran intensive one-to-one sessions. Lessons covered workplace vocabulary and technical language tailored specifically to the company, but also conversational fluency, cultural nuances, and real-world communication scenarios.
This kind of targeted onboarding support is exactly what our English for Business programmes are built for.
The Results
Employees now feel more confident in meetings and informal conversations. Technical discussions with colleagues have become noticeably smoother. ESS has also received positive feedback from customers about the communication skills of placed candidates — a direct return on the training investment.
“Absolutely, I would recommend Everywhere English — very friendly, great communication, and the employees gain so much from it.”
— Caitriona O’Halloran, HR Manager, ESS Ltd
