 ask more effective questions in the job interview about the candidate's ability to cope with the job


 make a more informed judgement about their suitability  anticipate areas in which support might be needed


 contextualise assessment and support materials to use when exploring English skills with new employees


 plan to offer 'embedded' support during induction programme, team briefings or by colleagues in day to day work activities ( see Section 4)


 identify key work-related topics and contexts that could be the focus of a short course to improve spoken or written English ( see Section 5)


 identify appropriate targets in job development reviews


As a starting point for your own skills audit you could use -  a job description


 a set of quality standards that underpin your employment sector e.g. Common Induction Standards (social Care), Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF in the National Health Service)


 sequence of topics covered in an induction programme  the four skill areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing


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