Language Training
Procedure
The Company will provide development opportunity for employees whose role requires practical business English communication skills. The Company will also provide support for local-contracted non-Thai employee to access language training on basic Thai communication skills. It is employee's responsibility to commit to completion of training.
The below table shows level of English competency of role that requires ability to communicate in English.
For Thai language training, the company will provide support up to 2 courses or not more than 80 hours of training per person.
1) Employee whose development need is English language / Thai language must obtain
course objectives, contents, date, time & venue from preferred Language Training Institute. Course objectives must meet the employee's development requirements
and competency level
2) Employee completes the Language Training Request & Commitment Form and gets it approved from Line Manager and Department Head.
3) Employee submits approved form with the detailed course outline, cost and studying
schedule to L&D Department within February of each year, For Thai language training, it must take place within the first 12 months after confirmation of appointment. It is exceptional for employee to submit the request at the end of his/her probation period (in case it falls after February).
4) L&D Department reviews and screens the requests, gets approval from Development Committee and informs result to Line Manager & employee accordingly. In case L&D and/or the committee does not concur, L&D and/or the committee must provide rationale.
5) Employee contacts the Institute directly for a placement test and enrollment.
Employee has to pre-pay the tuition fees, ensure that the receipt specifies Company's name and address correctly and keep the receipt safely.
6) Upon course completion, employee submits the following documents for reimbursement
a. original receipt
b. attendance record
C. final scores report or certificate as issued by the Training Institute
d. application form that was approved by Development Committee
7) Employee is eligible to reimburse up to actual amount but not more than THB 30,000 per year. The reimbursement includes tuition fee, test fee and course material.
8) Employee is eligible to reimburse when:
a. obtaining at least 80% attendance rate; and
b. passing the final test at least grade "B" or "Good" or equivalent
9) L&D checks course completion and makes sure that employee passes the training according to the criteria
10) Employee submit reimbursement within 1 month of completion date and no later than 30 November of each year. For any reason that employee cannot reimburse within 30 November, employee has to inform L&D in writing within 31 October so Finance & Accounting can accrue the amount properly. The company reserves the right to approve the reimbursement in case employee fails to inform or reimburse before the said dates.
11) In case the employee fails or cannot complete the training as expected, the employee is ineligible to apply for language training for the period of 12 months from the fail/ incomplete date.