Darwin English is well established as the language for business in a rapidly globalising world economy and an Australian company has developed a programme to enhance English-language skills for Asian delegates, while exposing them to the natural beauty of the Northern Territory.
Accelerated Corporate Intelligence, a Sydney-based training company, has just launched "Corporate Crocodiles".
This combines an incentive reward in outback Australia while increasing participants' English skills and competitive edge through analysis and documentation of the "hows and whys" of their success.
The learning environment, where crocodiles are not only seen in the wild, but also eaten, is during a four-day four-wheel-drive camping and team building tour around the Northern Territory.
English conversation skills are practised in small groups where participants help develop projects relevant to their workplace experience - giving the sponsoring company the opportunity to build the language skills of its associates while furthering the business objectives of the organisation.