Team

Astrid Gerhard-Kraemer

Spectrum of Consulting and Training

Intercultural training
Language training in ‘business German as a foreign language’ and Spanish
Systematic learning methods

Areas of Training

Preparation for foreign assignments, in particular for: Spain, Latin America, the Far East, Great Britain, and USA
Job-oriented support of foreign managers and young professional in Germany
Focal points: presentations, discussions, correspondence, and train- the- trainer

Education

University education in romance languages and literatures and education at the University of Cologne and the Spanish language at the University of BarcelonaTraining as a lecturer in German as a foreign language at the Goethe Institute in Hong Kong
Trainer training in intercultural training and business language at Bayer AG, LeverkusenAdvanced training at Carl Duisberg Centren Intertraining & Consult in intercultural training and business language

Main professional experience

Bayer AG: regular training courses in business language for foreign employees of different departments and at all levels of management and training
IHK-exam preparation
conducted six month intensive training courses in German as a foreign language for managers in Antwerp
Intensive training course in German as a foreign language for managers in Buenos Aires
Training in correspondence for the secretaries in Antwerp
Trainer for intercultural training and business language for Bayer AG at Carl Duisberg Centren Intertraining & Consult
Regular member of the exam committee for the further education exam in French, Spanish, and German as a foreign language
Managing partner of factory international training

Areas of Expertise

Chemical industry: the areas of Health (Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Care), Agriculture (Protection of Vegetation, Animal Health), Polymers (Rubber, Plastic, Fibres), Chemistry (An-/Organic Chemicals), Agfa-Gevaert; the service areas of: Personnel, Environmental Protection, Security; Health: Nobile Biocare, Management