The West Yorkshire Language Link has developed a pilot program for Smith Bulmer and Co, to help the textile company's management, supervision, and training staffs to understand their Asian employees culture and to help improve the Asian workers' communicative abilities through a job-related English course. (LH)

Training problems can be eased by classifying the work force into sectors and making plans to suit each group. Sectors treated in the article include: managers and supervisors, industrial relations specialists, employee representatives, and apprentices and young employees. (MW)