{"id":13790,"date":"2026-05-26T16:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/?page_id=13790"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:36:37","slug":"summer-crash-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/summer-crash-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer crash course"},"content":{"rendered":"<style class=\"wpcode-css-snippet\"><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;0,900;1,700&family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n\/* ===== SUMMER CRASH COURSE \u2014 page-id-13790 ===== *\/\r\n\r\n\/* Hide default page elements *\/\r\n.page-id-13790 .page-header,\r\n.page-id-13790 .post-thumbnail,\r\n.page-id-13790 .featured-image-wrap,\r\n.page-id-13790 .block--cta-person,\r\n.page-id-13790 .block--cta,\r\n.page-id-13790 .block--contact,\r\n.page-id-13790 .section--contact-cta,\r\n.page-id-13790 [class*=\"contact-block\"],\r\n.page-id-13790 [class*=\"cta-block\"],\r\n.page-id-13790 img[src*=\"Cintha\"],\r\n.page-id-13790 img[src*=\"Anna-Nienke\"] { display: none !important; 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}\r\n\r\n.scc-form-note {\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);\r\n  font-size: 12px;\r\n  margin-top: 12px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Center all section headers *\/\r\n#scc-root .scc-section .scc-eyebrow,\r\n#scc-root .scc-section .scc-h2,\r\n#scc-root .scc-section .scc-lead {\r\n  text-align: center !important;\r\n  margin-left: auto !important;\r\n  margin-right: auto !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* Keep card\/col text left aligned *\/\r\n#scc-root .scc-two-col p,\r\n#scc-root .scc-persona p,\r\n#scc-root .scc-persona h4,\r\n#scc-root .scc-faq-item p,\r\n#scc-root .scc-faq-item h4,\r\n#scc-root .scc-prog-block p,\r\n#scc-root .scc-prog-block h3 {\r\n  text-align: left !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* \u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500 *\/\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n  .scc-hero-grid,\r\n  .scc-two-col,\r\n  .scc-program-grid,\r\n  .scc-persona-grid,\r\n  .scc-steps,\r\n  .scc-faq-grid,\r\n  .scc-form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\r\n  .scc-inner, .scc-trust { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }\r\n  .scc-hero-grid { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }\r\n  .scc-field.full { grid-column: 1; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"scc-root\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- HERO -->\r\n  <section class=\"scc-hero\">\r\n    <div class=\"scc-hero-grid\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <h1>Summer is shorter than you think.<br>Use it <em>wisely.<\/em><\/h1>\r\n        <p class=\"scc-hero-sub\">Summer offers space that the rest of the year simply does not. Use that time to send your team into autumn stronger \u2014 with more language confidence, more impact and fewer barriers.<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"#plan\" class=\"scc-btn\">Book a free consultation &rarr;<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"scc-hero-img-wrap\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Intensieve-zomer-taaltraining-waarom-je-nu-boekt-en-niet-over-zes-weken.png\" alt=\"Intensive summer language training\">\r\n        <div class=\"scc-img-badge\">Intensive summer language training<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- TRUST BAR -->\r\n  <div class=\"scc-trust\">\r\n    <div class=\"scc-trust-inner\">\r\n      <span class=\"scc-trust-item\">50 years of experience<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"scc-trust-item\">NKTO certified trainers<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"scc-trust-item\">Fully online via Teams<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"scc-trust-item\">Flexible around holidays<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- WAAROM NU -->\r\n  <section class=\"scc-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"scc-inner\">\r\n      <span class=\"scc-eyebrow\">Why now<\/span>\r\n      <h2 class=\"scc-h2\">Everyone is waiting for the right moment.<br><em>This is it.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <div class=\"scc-two-col\">\r\n        <div>\r\n          <p>Language training has been on the wish list for years. But there is always something more urgent. A project, a quarter, a reorganisation.<\/p>\r\n          <p>Meanwhile, it costs your organisation every single day. The client meeting that does not flow. The expat who is still on the sidelines two years later. The employee who is not progressing because language is holding them back.<\/p>\r\n          <p>Summer is the one moment of the year when calendars are actually clear. <strong>No meetings, no deadlines. Exactly the space needed for language to land.<\/strong> Book now and your people start September with a real improvement.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <p>Fifteen hours of language training per employee. Ten hours one-on-one with a dedicated trainer via Teams, five hours of e-learning at their own pace. Spread over up to five weeks, or shorter for those who prefer an intensive approach.<\/p>\r\n          <p>The course is available in German, English and Dutch. Online, individual and flexible enough to plan around holiday periods.<\/p>\r\n          <p>Language Partners has been doing this for over 50 years. Not with standard programmes, but with trainers who work from the employee's own daily practice.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- HET PROGRAMMA -->\r\n  <section class=\"scc-section light\">\r\n    <div class=\"scc-inner\">\r\n      <span class=\"scc-eyebrow\" style=\"color:#0D2145;opacity:0.5;\">The programme<\/span>\r\n      <h2 class=\"scc-h2\" style=\"color:#0D2145;\">Personal. Practical.<br><em style=\"color:#0D2145;font-style:italic;\">Exactly enough.<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"scc-lead\" style=\"color:#0D2145;\">No classroom lessons, no fixed programme. Every employee works with their own trainer on the situations that actually occur in their day-to-day work.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"scc-program-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"scc-prog-block\">\r\n          <div class=\"scc-prog-icon\">&#128100;<\/div>\r\n          <h3>10 hours of personal training<\/h3>\r\n          <p>One-on-one sessions via Teams with an NKTO certified trainer. Fully focused on the conversations, texts and situations that come up every day.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"scc-prog-block featured\">\r\n          <div class=\"scc-prog-icon\">&#9889;<\/div>\r\n          <h3 style=\"color:#fff;\">Focus on activation<\/h3>\r\n          <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);\">Not reaching a new language level, but finally using the language someone already has \u2014 fluently and confidently. That is precisely what holds people back.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"scc-prog-block\">\r\n          <div class=\"scc-prog-icon\">&#128218;<\/div>\r\n          <h3>5 hours of e-learning<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Flexible, online and at their own pace. The employee plans this themselves, including around holidays and days off.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- VOOR WIE -->\r\n  <section class=\"scc-section navy\">\r\n    <div class=\"scc-inner\">\r\n      <span class=\"scc-eyebrow\">Who is it for<\/span>\r\n      <h2 class=\"scc-h2\" style=\"color:#fff;\">You do not need to look far.<br>You already know them.<\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"scc-lead\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.65);\">Summer is the moment to invest in people who already have strong foundations but want to get more out of themselves.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"scc-persona-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"scc-persona\">\r\n          <span class=\"scc-persona-icon\">&#127760;<\/span>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h4>The manager with international responsibilities<\/h4>\r\n            <p>Works daily with international clients and partners and wants to hold those conversations with more confidence.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"scc-persona\">\r\n          <span class=\"scc-persona-icon\">&#128172;<\/span>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h4>The international professional<\/h4>\r\n            <p>Performing well, but wants to express themselves even more effectively in English, at work and beyond.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"scc-persona\">\r\n          <span class=\"scc-persona-icon\">&#128640;<\/span>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <h4>The employee taking a step up<\/h4>\r\n            <p>Starting a new role in September and wants to hit the ground running. 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