The hidden drain on L&D budgets: why funding corporate language courses without baseline audits is a waste of money

Every year, Learning & Development (L&D) directors allocate substantial budgets to language upskilling. The goal is strategic: prepare sales teams for global markets, enable customer support to handle international clients, and build a cross-border talent pipeline. Yet, despite millions spent on foreign language courses, HR and L&D leaders frequently face a frustrating reality: low completion…