Storebrand Established in 1767 in Norway Leading player in pensions, life and health insurance, asset management and banking. Provides services in Norway and Sweden for total of 1,9 million customers Major focus on sustainability In Lithuania since 2007 Employs more than 2200 people / ~370 of them in Vilnius, Lithuania www.storebrand.no
Storebrand Baltic delivers back-office services to Norwegian and Swedish customers 2007 Banking 2008 Life Insurance and pension funds Norway 2009 Pension funds Sweden (SPP) 2010 Asset Management 2011 Health Insurance 2012 IT pilot project P&C Insurance 2013 Business support 2014 IT full scope 2015 Our story continues...
Language trainings in Storebrand Baltic Majority of our employees in Vilnius use Norwegian as their working language on a daily basis. Most of them learned this language at the beginning of their work at Storebrand in an intensive 5-6 months language course organized in house. Training facilities We are working in completely new, modern premises, and in bright, airy classrooms in a building right near the old town of Vilnius. We have Smart Boards in every classroom, meeting rooms, wireless Internet, good work space for the teachers, a good academic library, a good coffee kitchen and comfortable couches Area: 550 sq. m. 6 classrooms + lounge & kitchen + conference room Can train 30-45 people simultaneously
Teaching, level and curriculum Intensive language courses for new comers in groups Work in classes & consulting after it Learning progress evaluation in written & oral forms: levels A1, A2, B1-B2 Training materials in digital and hard copies Online collection of word lists The students go through a 5-6 month Norwegian class, with four hours of instruction and four hours of teacher-supported independent work every day (approx.. working 850 hours). This is the students' full time work, the languages classes are not mixed with any other kind of work, so the students are fully dedicated to this. Extra learning materials: newspapers, radio and TV programs, movies Original Norwegian textbooks 440 h with tutor + 440 h independent work Norwegian up to B1-B2 European level 3 exams oral and written: after 2, 3 ½ & 5 ½ months 4+4h daily for 5.5 6 months 12-14 pupils in a group
Tuition is based on a thorough and detailed curriculum. The aim of the course is to enable students to understand, write and speak at a completed B1 level. Some students may struggle to achieve this goal, but many students also ends on a very good and stable B2 level. We mostly use På Vei and Stein på Stein, but we also use additional materials from a wide range of other teaching materials, as well as from contemporary magazines and newspapers. We are also working on developing our own online language resources based on Moodle. After the course, the students should be able to communicate both orally and in writing in a professional manner with colleagues and clients in Norway, but our emphasis is to teach the students a broad, general language! We have been using this training model since 2006. In the last 3 years we successfully trained ~350 employees. Language development courses Language training A2-B1 for working employees Training materials in digital and hard copies Pa Vei & Stein pa Stein textbooks Language development courses, level B1+ focusing on oral skills and understanding of native speakers and/or different dialects Improving grammar of spoken language Training materials in digital and hard copies
Other things we do Tests & language level assessment Annual examination Task preparation Written & Oral On-line & off-line solutions Ongoing consultancy F2F & e-mails Vocabulary development Access to pre-selected & constantly updated articles on-line Promoting Scandinavian culture among employees Information about films, concerts, lectures, meetings etc.
THE TEAM Within the Norwegian section we are now 5 teachers, 2 full-time and 3 part-time. Within the Swedish section we have two part-time teachers. One teacher is a native Norwegian speaker; the other teachers are Lithuanian or Polish. All teachers have high professional competence and long experience from working in Storebrand's language section and/or university as well as from other schools and courses in Lithuania and Norway. All teachers are very enthusiastic, interested in the subject and their job, and more than willing to both, share knowledge & experience and try out new ideas! CLASSES We work with classes of 14-15 people. The average age of students is around 25 years and most of our students have a bachelor or master in finance, economics, management or similar subjects.
WHAT CAN WE OFFER? Interaction and discussions with a motivated team. Teaching regular courses at different levels, from A1 to C1 Teaching shorter, advanced courses with Storebrand employees. Exams and evaluation on A2-B2 level Working on creating digital, online teaching resources. And more Professional development & Continuous improvement Scandinavian working culture After hours activities Modern & Ergonomic workplace