Language training and professional development built around real goals
We design practical, measurable training pathways for companies, professionals, schools, teachers, institutions and private learners.
More than three decades of educational expertise, supported by recognised quality standards, institutional credentials and a clear understanding of the skills people need to work, teach and communicate effectively.
Your trusted partner for language training and professional development
Language Consultants – The English Grammar Club S.r.l. designs and delivers language training, professional-development programmes and continuing-education pathways across Italy and beyond.
With operational bases in Milan and Monza, we work with corporate teams, executives, professionals, schools, teachers, public and private institutions, families and individual learners.
Our role is not simply to provide lessons. We help people and organisations understand their starting point, define realistic objectives and build the most effective pathway between the two.
Designed around the way people really work, communicate and develop
A successful training programme must be connected to a real objective, not simply to the completion of a syllabus.
Professional communication
Present projects, manage international clients, participate in meetings, negotiate, write effectively and communicate with greater confidence.
Language development
Build practical English or Italian skills for professional, academic, educational, international and everyday communication.
Upskilling and reskilling
Develop communication, teaching, digital, interpersonal and role-specific competencies through structured professional-development pathways.
Language, communication and continuing professional education
Our registered activities cover both foreign-language education and professional training and refresher courses.
Language and communication
- General English and Italian
- Business and professional English
- Executive communication
- Workplace writing and presentation skills
- Meetings, negotiations and client communication
- Conversation and pronunciation
- Academic English
- Cross-cultural communication
- Italian language and immersion experiences
- International examination preparation
Professional development
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Professional and interpersonal communication
- Teacher and trainer development
- Digital learning and assessment
- Employability skills
- Role-specific upskilling
- Continuing professional education
- Educational consultancy
- Customised corporate training
- School and institutional projects
ATECO 85.59.10: foreign-language courses.
ATECO 85.59.20: training courses and professional refresher courses.
This broader scope allows us to create integrated projects that combine language, communication, employability and professional performance.
Training that adapts to your organisation and your learners
At our centres
In-person training at our operational locations in Milan and Monza.
In-company
Training delivered directly within your workplace or organisation.
Fully online
Live online programmes for learners and teams across Italy and internationally.
Blended learning
Structured pathways combining live teaching, digital resources and independent practice.
Individual or group
One-to-one, small-group and larger team programmes designed around specific objectives.
Custom projects
Tailored corporate, school, institutional and professional-development initiatives.
More than a collection of lessons
Effective training begins before the first lesson and continues beyond the final session.
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Needs analysis
We identify the learners, communication contexts, professional demands and organisational priorities involved.
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Assessment
We evaluate current language levels, strengths, gaps and readiness through placement testing and targeted assessment.
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Pathway design
We define measurable objectives, delivery formats, content, timelines and evaluation criteria.
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Training delivery
Our trainers connect learning activities to real professional, educational and communication tasks.
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Monitoring and evaluation
We track participation, progress and outcomes and provide reporting and recommendations where required.
Assessment that creates clarity and direction
Art of Speaking is our English assessment and communication platform. It helps learners and organisations understand language performance beyond a single score or CEFR level.
Through placement testing, speaking evaluation and educational resources, the platform provides the insight needed to identify an appropriate starting point and choose a more effective learning pathway.
Assessment services include
- Placement testing
- CEFR-aligned level assessment
- Professional English assessment
- Speaking evaluation
- IELTS readiness assessment
- Training recommendations
- Progress and final evaluation
We are a British Council IELTS Registration Centre
Language Consultants supports candidates who need an internationally recognised English-language qualification for study, work, migration or professional development.
We provide guidance on IELTS Academic and General Training, test format, preparation, readiness, registration, band scores and the most appropriate next step.
British Council IELTS
Preparation, readiness assessment, guidance and registration support for IELTS Academic and General Training.
Trinity College London
Authorised Exam Centre for ISE and GESE examinations, with preparation and examination support.
Aptis ESOL
Preparation and registration support for candidates and organisations using Aptis ESOL.
Quality, institutional capability and professional reliability
Our credentials support the standards, administrative capability and accountability required to work with companies, schools, educators, public administrations and funded projects.
UNI EN ISO 9001:2015
A certified quality-management system supporting consistency, monitoring and continuous improvement.
Fondoprofessioni
Qualified to provide training through funded professional-development initiatives.
FONDIR
Qualified to support language and professional training for managers and organisations.
MEPA and Sintel
Enabled to work with public administrations, schools and institutional clients.
Direttiva 170/2016
Recognised provider of teacher-training courses under Art. 5 of Direttiva 170/2016.
Corporate welfare
Supplier on Welfare4You and DoubleYou Welfare Management – Zucchetti.
EPALE
Active participation in the European community for adult learning and continuing education.
European Pact for Skills
Alignment with European priorities for lifelong learning, upskilling and reskilling.
Turn available funding into meaningful professional development
Language training and professional development do not always need to be financed entirely through an organisation’s internal budget.
We support companies and professional organisations in identifying and managing opportunities connected to interprofessional funds, regional measures, corporate welfare and subsidised training initiatives.
Our support may include
- Initial eligibility checks
- Training-needs analysis
- Definition of learning objectives
- Programme and pathway design
- Administrative documentation
- Training delivery
- Attendance and progress monitoring
- Reporting and final evaluation
FONDIR
Interprofessional funds
Regional measures
Corporate welfare
Language learning accessible through employee welfare programmes
As a supplier on Welfare4You and DoubleYou Welfare Management – Zucchetti, our courses may be accessible through participating corporate-welfare plans.
Employees and their families may use available welfare credit for individual lessons, group courses, examination preparation, children’s and teenagers’ programmes and professional communication development.
Distinct platforms connected by one educational purpose
Language Consultants brings together assessment, training, publishing and digital learning resources within a connected educational ecosystem.
Art of Speaking
Our assessment and communication platform, providing placement tests, speaking evaluation, readiness tools and educational insight.
The English Grammar Club
Our educational and editorial identity, supporting original teaching resources, publications, learning materials and programmes for learners and teachers.
English.fyi
Our structured digital learning environment for English courses, guided pathways and continued development beyond the classroom.
English.gratis
Our free English-learning platform, providing accessible activities and resources for learners who want to practise and develop independently.
Different learners, one commitment to relevant and measurable progress
Executives and managers
Professionals and professional practices
Schools and educational institutions
Teachers and trainers
Public administrations
Associations and third-sector organisations
Employees in funded or welfare-based training
Families, children and teenagers
University students and examination candidates
Private learners
From knowledge to usable professional ability
We believe successful language training is not measured only by how much learners know, but by how confidently they can use that knowledge when it matters.
A learner may know a grammar rule but struggle to use it during a meeting. They may recognise advanced vocabulary but be unable to retrieve it under pressure. They may achieve a test result that does not fully describe their workplace communication.
Our job is to identify those differences and create a pathway that helps knowledge become confident, accessible and usable performance.
Our assessment methods, training programmes and educational resources are continuously refined through classroom experience, learner feedback and developments in language assessment, applied linguistics and professional education.
- Real communication: language connected to authentic tasks and situations.
- Relevant content: vocabulary, skills and scenarios selected for the learner’s context.
- CEFR alignment: clear level references and development objectives.
- Measurable progress: assessment, monitoring, feedback and final evaluation.
- Practical transfer: movement from lesson performance to real-world performance.
Academic leadership, entrepreneurial vision and responsive client support
Ian George Bolton
CEO and Pedagogical Director
Responsible for pedagogical strategy, programme design, assessment, innovation and the development of practical, evidence-informed learning pathways.
Paola Pantaleo
Managing Partner
Responsible for client relationships, project coordination, operational management and support for funded and customised training initiatives.
What does your organisation need people to do more confidently?
Whether you need to train a corporate team, develop professional communication, create a continuing-training programme, prepare candidates for IELTS or another international examination, or build a funded upskilling or reskilling project, we can help you define the right starting point and the right next step.
Contact Paola Pantaleo to request a needs analysis, explore funding and corporate-welfare opportunities, or discuss a tailored language or professional-training partnership.
Language. Communication. Professional development.
Credible. Practical. Future-ready.
