Staff English training
Workplace English for embassy staff, measured and reported
CEFR-aligned English lessons, exam preparation and progress reports for diplomatic missions and their staff. Five-minute lessons on any phone, with explanations in French and 75 other languages.
Also for ministries, companies and NGOs: lessons follow your field, such as IT, banking, healthcare, hospitality or trade.
Why missions use Baobab
Uneven English across the team
Local and administrative staff need confident English to work with host-country agencies, suppliers and visitors.
Formal writing that has to be right
Notes, emails and briefings need the correct register. Lessons cover formal correspondence, meetings, protocol and negotiation language.
Levels that count for postings
Staff are placed on the CEFR scale (A1 to C1), earn Baobab certificates as they pass level tests, and practise for TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge.
What your staff get
- Five-minute daily lessons
- Short lessons that fit around official schedules, and work on slow connections and offline.
- Lessons for their field
- Each organisation chooses a field (diplomacy, IT, banking, healthcare and more) and its staff get lessons set in that work.
- Mistakes explained in their language
- An AI tutor explains grammar and word choice in French or the learner's own language.
- Speaking and exam practice
- Pronunciation feedback, writing checks and timed TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge practice tests.
What the Head of Administration gets
- Staff dashboard
- Participation, study days, estimated learning time and level changes for each person, updated as they learn.
- Certificates with your logo
- Certificates earned during your contract show your organisation's name and logo, ready for HR records.
- Impact report
- A one-page summary for the Ambassador or Deputy Chief of Mission, printable or saved as PDF.
- No IT setup
- Staff join with one link from any phone or computer browser. Nothing to install on embassy systems.
Staff agree, when they join, to share their progress with you. You see levels, activity and results, never their answers or recordings.
The 30-day pilot
- Week 1 · PlacementEach staff member takes the CEFR placement check (about 5 minutes).
- Weeks 2–3 · Daily learningFive-minute lessons in your field, with AI explanations in their language.
- Week 4 · Exam practiceLevel tests and TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge practice for those ready.
- End · Impact reportA summary of participation and level gains for the Head of Administration.
Pricing
Prices in US dollars, per staff member per year, invoiced to the organisation.
30-day pilot
$1
up to 10 staff
- Each staff member takes the CEFR placement check (about 5 minutes).
- Five-minute lessons in your field, with AI explanations in their language.
- A summary of participation and level gains for the Head of Administration.
100% credited towards a yearly plan signed within 14 days of the pilot ending.
Pay onlineMost chosenDiplomatic Core
$150
per staff member / year
- All A1–C1 workplace lessons for your field
- AI explanations in French and 75 other languages
- Staff dashboard and impact report
- Certificates with your logo
About $12.50 a month. Minimum 10 staff.
Request this planDiplomatic Certification
$350
per staff member / year
- Everything in Core
- Formal CEFR baseline and progress checks
- TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge exam preparation
- One official exam voucher per person on completion
Minimum 5 staff.
Request this planEmbassy Enterprise
Custom
for 30+ staff or ministries
- Lessons written for your mission (consular, visa and protocol language)
- A dedicated account manager
- Reports for the Ambassador or Deputy Chief of Mission
$2,500 setup, then $120–$150 per staff member a year.
Request this planWe invoice as professional staff development. Payment by bank transfer or card.