Workplace English training for call centre teams

Lingly builds role-specific English courses for call centre teams, so agents can practise calls, customer questions, accents, complaints, scripts, and clear explanations under time pressure.

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What teams usually try before Lingly

Language apps, classes, and translation tools can all help. The gap is that staff still need daily practice with the words, accents, instructions, and conversations they meet in call centres work.

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Generic language apps

They can help with general vocabulary, but they do not prepare staff for shift instructions, customer questions, workplace tone, or safety language.

02

Local college or tutor classes

They can help motivated learners, but fixed times, travel, and generic course content make them hard to run across a working team.

03

Translation tools

They can solve a sentence in the moment, but they do not build listening confidence, spoken fluency, or judgement in live workplace conversations.

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Colleague or manager translation

It keeps the shift moving, but it adds manager workload and leaves the same communication gap in place for the next shift.

What Lingly gives your team

Lingly helps frontline teams practise the English they need at work. We build training around your roles, materials, and real conversations, then give managers a simple way to track progress.

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A course built for your organisation

Lingly turns your roles, vocabulary, procedures, and common conversations into a workplace English course for your staff.

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Practice every skill

Learners practise the language they need to hear, say, read, and write at work, using exercises built around real workplace tasks.

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Roleplay with personalised feedback

Staff can practise realistic conversations, make mistakes privately, and get feedback on clarity, tone, vocabulary, and confidence.

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Support in the learner’s first language

Explanations and translations help learners understand workplace English without forcing them to learn English only through English.

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What does this mean?

UK accents and workplace phrasing

Lingly helps staff practise the accents, informal phrases, and professional language they are likely to hear at work in the UK.

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Manager visibility

Managers can see who has started, who is active, who is falling behind, and where learners are building confidence over time.

What staff practise

You choose what goes into the course. Lingly builds around your roles, materials, and standards. These are examples of the moments call centres teams typically want staff to practise.

Handling an upset caller

Practise listening, acknowledging the issue, and explaining the next step without sounding defensive.

Putting a customer on hold

Use clear, polite language for holds, transfers, and follow-up actions.

Explaining a policy

Practise simple explanations for refunds, billing, delivery, or account rules.

Working through an accent

Build confidence asking customers to repeat, slow down, or clarify without causing frustration.

Confirming customer details

Practise checking names, account information, addresses, dates, and issue history clearly.

Escalating a complex call

Use concise handover language when a supervisor or specialist needs to take over.

Overcoming the language barrier

Lingly is not trying to turn staff into perfect English speakers. The aim is more practical: staff understand more of what is said on shift, practise the language of their role, ask for help sooner, and need less manager intervention around recurring communication gaps.

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Average enrolment rate across active Lingly programmes

99%

Staff approval recorded in app feedback

11.4K

Average spoken words per active cohort in existing Lingly programmes

5.2 weeks

Average time before seeing results

Proof from real programmes

In five weeks Mustafa did four times the hours he'd have done in a weekly ESOL class and no longer needs Google Translate for our sessions. We'd never have got that from a classroom, no chance.

Ryan Clayton

Ryan Clayton

Manager

It shows me a lot of my mistakes. Now I understand that you should proofread and do it in a professional way. It improves me a lot.

Felicia

Felicia

Learner

Care notes are clearer now. Managers no longer have to chase staff for missing details because the written updates explain what happened.

Karen

Karen

Manager

My other employers just told me to build my confidence, but didn't show me how. This was the first practical training I'd received.

Michael

Michael

Learner

One staff member had barely used English since school. Now she speaks confidently in full sentences with residents and their families.

Minu

Minu

Manager

Lingly helps me use the right workplace language. I can explain myself more clearly and choose better words when I need to reassure someone.

Dumi

Dumi

Learner

How easy it is to start

Start where communication costs the most manager time, then expand when the early results are clear.

  1. Choose the staff who need support

    Start with the people whose communication affects confidence, safety, service, or manager time.

  2. Lingly builds your bespoke course

    We turn your organisation’s roles, documents, phrases, and conversations into practical English lessons.

  3. Invite learners onto the platform

    Learners get 24/7 access and can practise in short sessions around their shifts.

  4. Track progress and confidence

    Managers can see usage, progress, and where learners are building workplace confidence.

No setup fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime.

Start with a small pilot, then add learners when you are ready. Each licence includes the course, dashboard, tracking, and support.

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£99

per learner per quarter

  • Bespoke course design
  • Central admin dashboard
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Unlimited guided learning
  • 24/7 access
  • Mobile-friendly access
  • Regular content updates
  • Priority support

Volume discounts and PO-based purchasing available

Questions & Answers

Can Lingly train phone communication rather than classroom English?

Yes. The course can focus on listening, speaking, call flow, customer tone, and the phrases agents use during real phone support.

Can we include our scripts and compliance language?

Yes. Lingly can use your scripts, call types, policies, customer objections, and required phrases to build relevant practice.

Can agents use it between shifts?

Yes. Lingly works online and is designed for short daily sessions on a phone, tablet, or laptop.

How do managers know if staff are using it?

The dashboard shows last active date, daily average practice, course progress, and learner activity so managers can follow up.

What English level do learners need before they start?

Lingly can support mixed levels. The course can begin with simpler listening, speaking, vocabulary, and confidence-building tasks, then adapt as learners progress.

What does Lingly need from us to build the course?

Lingly needs the roles you want to support and examples of the workplace language staff need: common conversations, instructions, safety language, policies, scripts, menus, products, or procedures. The course is then built around that material.

How much time do learners need each week?

Most teams set a rhythm of 10 to 20 minutes a day. Staff can practise on a phone, tablet, or laptop, so the training can fit around shifts rather than fixed classroom times.

Can we start with a pilot before a wider rollout?

Yes. A common rollout is one site, department, or learner group first. Managers can then review engagement, learner feedback, and whether the course is covering the right workplace situations.

What does the manager dashboard show?

Managers can see who has started, who is active, daily average practice, course progress, and learner activity. The dashboard is there so support does not rely on guesswork.

Can the course cover safety or compliance language?

Yes. Lingly can build practice around the language staff need for safety instructions, policies, escalation, reporting, checks, and role-specific procedures.

How much does it cost?

Lingly is £99 per learner per quarter. That includes 24/7 access, unlimited practice during the access period, the bespoke course, manager dashboard, progress tracking, and support.

Build a role-specific English course for your call centres team

Talk to Lingly about the roles, scenarios, and learners you want to support.