Custom English Training · Kathmandu
Training built
for one team —
not off a shelf.
CEFR-mapped, level-targeted, fully paperless. A look at what we'd build for an organisation like Himalaya Relief Initiative.
The problem
Every team is mixed-level.
The textbook treats them all the same.
In one room, coworkers span B1 to C1 — and each person is uneven: often strong on the page, hesitant when speaking under pressure. A generic course is too hard for half and too easy for the rest. So we do two things almost no one bothers to do: measure level precisely, then teach to every level at once.
Where it starts
The needs analysis is the pitch —
and the blueprint.
The first meeting is a structured needs analysis: what does this team actually do in English? Chair donor meetings, write situation reports, brief government counterparts. That one conversation does double duty — it shows the client you take their world seriously, and it becomes the exact input that builds their course.
Needs analysistheir real tasks
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The enginegrounded in CEFR + ESP research
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Bespoke curriculumleveled, for their tasks
Run it however fits — you, your trainer, or your team. The tool captures it and triggers everything downstream.
Then — we measure the team
A per-skill picture of the real team.
No exam. We triangulate self-assessment, a short work sample, and expert + AI scoring — reported skill by skill, never one number.
Speaking
Writing
Listening
Reading
Programme Officer
B1
B2
B2
C1
M&E Officer
B2
C1
B2
C1
Field Coordinator
B1
B1
B2
B2
Grants Manager
B2
B2
C1
C1
Recommendation: one cohort, taught in tiers — the spread is wide enough to differentiate, not split.
A delicate detail, handled well
We read the decision-maker —
without ever testing them.
You will never ask a country director or a ministry head to sit a placement test. So we don't. Their written answers to the needs questionnaire are themselves a writing sample; their spoken English in the meeting tells us the rest.
A confidential impression — never a grade.It is used only to pitch and tailor at the right level — never scored, never shown to them, never on a report. Respect, not surveillance.
Then — one course, every level
Outcomes that ladder across the room.
Writing
B1Can produce a clear, connected situation report describing programme progress and key challenges in plain, factual language.
B2Can write a focused donor situation report that leads with the key finding, supports it with evidence, and adjusts register for an external audience.
C1Can structure a recommendation-first donor report, controlling hedging and diplomatic phrasing to handle sensitive programme data concisely.
Speaking
B1Can give a short, prepared spoken update in a donor coordination meeting and answer simple follow-up questions.
B2Can deliver a clear, structured donor briefing, field most questions confidently, and summarise key data for a mixed audience.
C1Can facilitate a donor meeting segment, mediating between field data and donor concerns by reframing complex information for a senior audience.
CEFR-anchored, built backward from their real tasks — donor reports and coordination meetings. A foundation rung for B1, a stretch rung for C1.
An actual lesson · Session 1
From buried to sharp.
Session 1 tackles the #1 donor complaint — reports that bury the point. Here is a real before-and-after the team works through.
Before — what they wrote
"During the reporting period, the team conducted distribution activities across three districts. A total of 1,200 households were reached. Some challenges were encountered due to road access. It is therefore recommended that the donor consider extending the timeline by two weeks."
After — what they learn to write
"We recommend a two-week extension to complete distribution in Sindhupalchok. Monsoon road closures have delayed 400 households (33% of target); all other districts are on track. No additional budget is required."
The same activity, three tiers — one room:
B1Sentence frames + a model opening. Move the recommendation first; cut 20%.
B2Rewrite recommendation-first from scratch; cut 30%.
C1Add a standalone executive summary under 50 words, with the 'ask'.
The moat
Same lesson. Two learners. Each gets their level.
A developing learner (B1)
Same session. Different scaffolding. On their own phone — invisibly.
Delivery
Paperless. Offline. Premium.
You present from a clean trainer deck — with private facilitation notes only you see. Every learner's phone works offline, so a power cut or weak signal never stops a session. No whiteboards, no photocopies.
Open the trainer deck →
Why it wins
Rigorous underneath.
Effortless on the surface.
CEFR-mappedLevel-targetedBuilt for their real tasksPaperless deliveryDocumented outcomes
Built on backward design, ESP needs analysis, and the CEFR Companion Volume — the standards embassies and donor-funded NGOs already trust.
Pitching a client? Stop here. Pitching a partner (ALC, Naresh)? Keep going →
For partners · two markets, not two prices
A different buyer,
in a different currency.
The commodity market
- Sells a course
- Every provider looks alike
- The buyer's only lever is price — so they haggle
The premium market
- Buys a documented outcome
- For a donor report or a ministry
- Budgeted in dollars — compared to flying in a consultant, not to a local price list
Same teaching. A different buyer — and we're the only ones in the room who can hand them the document they're actually buying.
Where you come in
You open the door.
We do the rest.
You bring
- The relationships and access
- Working the phones, keeping it warm
We bring
- AI research & targeting — even the homework
- The pitch and the close
- The whole program + the outcome report
You earn a recurring share of every program you help open — and it keeps paying as they renew.
Let's pick one or two of your warmest contacts and run the first program together.