MLS’s Professional Education and Training Division provides innovative language, cultural and area studies instruction for U.S. Government and private sector clients. Through our ongoing training initiatives, MLS has developed a reputation for excellence offering quality end-to-end solutions to meet challenging time-sensitive requirements.
TARGETED TRAINING SERVICES
Basic language acquisition, refresher and enhancement instruction
Cultural awareness and language familiarization training
Intensive Isomersion programs
Professional instructor placement
Area and regional studies seminars
In-country Immersion training
Curriculum development in critical and less commonly taught languages
Linguist and training management and support services
Independent study materials in multimedia formats
Professional development instructor training workshops in new teaching methodologies
Web-based and VTC training
Executive and employee language and culture courses for business abroad
Country and regional study guides
English as a Second Language instruction
Language needs assessment, consulting and testing
MLS conducts training both offsite and at its own multi-classroom facility in Maryland, equipped with language lab and international satellite television.
SELECTED CLIENTS
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
U.S. Department of Defense
George C. Marshall Center - PLTC Europe
L-3 Communications
MOBILE TRAINING TEAM (MTT) LOCATIONS
Training provided in many CONOUS and OCONUS areas including;
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Washington, DC
Bahrain
Germany
India
Japan
Korea
Niger
Philippines
Vietnam
UK
Services available in additional locations.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Language and Culture Isomersion training for the U.S. Military in Persian Farsi, Chinese, Korean, Modern Standard Arabic, Iraqi Dialect, Russian, Spanish, Pashto, French and Tausug
- Medical and Religious Cultural Awareness training onboard USNS Mercy in support of the humanitarian mission Pacific Partnership ’08
- Curriculum and Materials Development for 1-year pilot Iraqi Dialect Cross-Training program
- Pre-deployment Language Familiarization and Cultural Training in Pashto, Urdu, Somali, Afrikaans and Romanian
- Linguist & Analyst services @ CONOUS and OCONOUS sites.
- Maintenance and Enhancement Classes and Independent Study Materials based on contemporary authentic news resources in Turkmen, Uzbek, Georgian, Macedonian, Bosniac and Albanian Geg
- Basic Acquisition, Refresher and Enhancement Training in Dari, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu, Persian Farsi, Hindi, Swahili, Hausa, Tamasheq, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Japanese, Haitian Creole, French, Uzbek, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, Spanish, Hebrew, Modern Standard Arabic, Iraqi Dialect, Levantine, Sudanese, Yemini and Algerian
- Spanish Interpreter Training focusing on mission-specific terminology and critical skills