European School · Lucca
Online Italian courses for companies that work with Italy
A class reserved for your employees, live lessons with teachers connecting from Italy and a program built around your industry. So your people can speak to Italian clients, suppliers and partners in their own language.
- Live online lessons
- 40 hours over 4 weeks
- 5 to 15 participants per class
- Hours that fit around work
- Certificate of attendance
Why Italian
The language of your Italian partners.
Italy is a major trading partner in many sectors: manufacturing and mechanical engineering, technology, finance, food and beverage, retail, fashion, design, hospitality and professional services.
English remains the language of international business. But when one of your employees speaks to an Italian client, supplier or partner in their own language, the relationship changes: there is more trust, fewer misunderstandings, and negotiations become simpler.
In many companies a single person keeps the Italian contacts alive. With Italy Calls You for Companies we train a whole class, so those skills no longer depend on one colleague.
The courses
Four areas, two levels
Every course runs for 40 hours and can be activated at basic or advanced level. Content, examples and exercises are adapted to your industry and agreed with you in a first call.
Basic and advanced
General Italian for professionals
The foundation for working with Italy
Who it is for: employees and managers in any sector who deal, or will deal, with Italian clients, suppliers and colleagues.
- Introducing yourself and handling a business conversation
- Calls, emails and meetings with Italian counterparts
- Company visits, trade fairs and meetings with partners
- Role plays based on real professional situations
Basic or advanced level · live online
Industry course
Italian for food & beverage and retail
For those who buy, sell and tell the story of Made in Italy
Who it is for: buyers, export managers, purchasing staff, store managers and professionals in food service and distribution.
- Working with Italian producers and suppliers
- Describing product, origin and quality in Italian
- Orders, deliveries and customer care
- Regional products and certifications: DOP, IGP, DOC and DOCG
Basic or advanced level · live online
Industry course
Italian for fashion and communication
Speaking the language of Italian brands
Who it is for: professionals in fashion, design, retail and communication who work with Italian companies and brands.
- Product, materials and craftsmanship
- Working with Italian brands, showrooms and agencies
- Presentations, campaigns and communication
- Events, trade fairs and fashion weeks
Basic or advanced level · live online
Industry course
Italian for science, technology and logistics
Precision in technical communication
Who it is for: technicians, engineers, researchers and logistics managers who work with Italian partners, suppliers and plants.
- Technical terminology and documentation
- Working with suppliers, laboratories and industrial partners
- Shipping, lead times and coordination
- Operational meetings and plant visits
Basic or advanced level · live online
Does your company work in a different sector? The program can be adapted to other professional areas too: we discuss it in the first call.
How it works
A class dedicated to your company.
We form a class reserved for your employees, from 5 to 15 participants, at basic or advanced level. For larger groups we create two or more classes, running at the same time or one after the other.
A 15 minute call
A no obligation call to understand your sector, your goals and how many people will take part.
We define the program
Together we choose the course, the level and the calendar, taking your time zone into account.
Lessons begin
40 live online hours over 4 weeks, with teachers connecting from Italy.
Certificate of attendance
At the end of the course every participant receives a European School certificate of attendance.
Would you prefer an individual path? One to one courses are available and are agreed separately.
Organization
Your team grows without stopping work.
Outside working hours
2 hours a day for four weeks, with days and times tailored to your company's needs.
Your time zone
The calendar is set according to your country and your company's organizational needs, within the limits of teacher availability.
Recorded lessons and catch up
For a limited period, participants can review recorded lessons and make up missed classes, under the terms set by the school.
Fully online
The whole course can be delivered online, with no travel for participants.
Teachers connecting from Italy · European School certificate of attendance
Fees
More participants, lower cost per person.
Basic course · class of 15
Instead of $3,000 · about $167 per participant for 40 hours
Advanced course · class of 15
Instead of $3,500 · $200 per participant for 40 hours
Basic course · class of 10
Total based on the sliding scale · advanced level $3,250 CAD
How the fee is calculated
First participant: $500 CAD
This is the starting fee for the basic course.
From the 2nd to the 9th: $50 less each time
The fee drops with every new participant: $450, $400, $350 and so on.
From the 10th to the 15th: $50 CAD
With a full class of 15 participants a $500 company discount applies.
All prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD) and cover the training only: travel and accommodation in Italy are not included. For the advanced level, a fixed supplement of $500 CAD for the whole class is added to the basic class total, not per participant.
After the online course
Online today. In Tuscany tomorrow.
The training can continue in Tuscany, combining Italian lessons with direct experience of the language, the culture and the professional environment. Between one lesson and the next, participants visit Lucca, Pisa and Florence.
A company can also choose the experience in Italy on its own, without the online course: in that case at least 10 participants are needed.
We organize the training. Flights, transfers, accommodation and tourist services are handled by a partner travel agency, with separate costs and conditions.
Reward, benefit, team building
The stay can become a productivity reward, an employee benefit or a team building opportunity.
Families are welcome too
Employees can travel with their families. Whether relatives join the lessons is planned according to the places available.
Frequently asked questions
To find out more.
At least 5 participants per class are needed. One to one courses can also be arranged and are agreed separately.
Each class takes up to 15 participants. For larger groups we create two or more classes.
All prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD). The first participant pays $500, the second $450, the third $400 and so on, decreasing by $50 down to a minimum of $50. From the 10th to the 15th participant the fee stays at $50.
Applying the scale, the total for the class is $2,750 CAD.
Applying the scale the total would be $3,000 CAD. For a full class a $500 company discount applies: the total is $2,500 CAD, about $167 CAD per participant.
A fixed supplement of $500 CAD is added to the basic class total for the whole class, not per participant. An advanced class of 15 people therefore costs $3,000 CAD.
Yes. A company can run several classes, at the same time or one after the other.
General Italian for professionals (basic and advanced), Italian for food & beverage and retail, Italian for fashion and communication, Italian for science, technology and logistics.
The standard model is 40 hours over 4 weeks, 2 hours a day, with live lessons. Days, times and duration can be tailored to each company’s needs.
For a limited period, and under the terms communicated by the school, recorded lessons can be used and missed classes made up.
Yes. At the end of the course every participant receives a European School certificate of attendance.
Yes, a company can choose to run the whole program online.
Yes. The course can continue with an advanced part in Italy, or a company can choose a training experience in Italy directly.
Yes, with at least 10 participants per company. The stay can be used as a productivity reward, an incentive or a company benefit.
Yes, the trip can be organized with accompanying family members. Whether they join the lessons is planned according to the places available and the make up of the classes.
A partner travel agency, with its own conditions, prices and terms, separate from the training contract.
No. The prices shown cover the training only; tourist services are separate.
Yes. The calendar is set at proposal stage according to the country, the time zone and your organizational needs, within the limits of teacher availability.
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A new relationship with an Italian client, supplier or partner, made easier by knowing the language, can be worth far more than the cost of the training. Let’s talk about it in a 15 minute call, with no obligation.