The English Center provides private, in-company, and intensive Business English courses — tailored to your goals and delivered by expert native-speaker trainers in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Hoofddorp, Den Haag, and online.
For over 17 years, professionals and companies across the Netherlands have trusted The English Center to deliver effective Business English training. Our programs are tailored to your goals, schedule, and professional context — helping you communicate clearly, naturally, and effectively.
The English Center is proud to hold the CEDEO recognition of excellence — the Dutch national quality mark for top training providers — and to be highly rated on Trustpilot by our clients. These independent recognitions reflect our ongoing commitment to quality, trust, and results.
At The English Center, business English is about more than grammar or vocabulary. Professional English requires clear communication, natural spoken fluency, and the ability to communicate confidently in international working environments.
Our business English courses are fully tailored to your work, industry, goals, and communication challenges. Whether you want to give stronger presentations, speak more fluently in meetings, write more professionally, or negotiate more effectively in English, you work directly on situations that are relevant to your daily professional life. We help professionals improve:
For more than 17 years, we have supported professionals, companies, and government organizations with deeply personalized training delivered by experienced native-speaker trainers. Our approach is practical, intensive, and fully tailored — with direct feedback, personal guidance, and lasting results.
English Job Interview Coaching
Spoken Business English Course
Not sure what course would suit you best? Request your free intake appointment. You will meet online with a trainer, not a salesperson. You will receive practical advice about the best approach for you.
The English Center provides business English courses in Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Hoofddorp, and The Hague — as well as online throughout the Netherlands and internationally. Training can take place at one of our training locations, at your company’s office, online via Zoom or Teams, or in a hybrid format.
Highly experienced teachers who operate in a customer- and market-specific manner. It's great to see how they tailor their approach to each individual. What struck me personally was the open and relaxed atmosphere of the lessons, where there were no barriers whatsoever.
The English course with my trainer was fantastic! I achieved my goal of leading a two-hour intervention with managers without panicking. If there were words that I couldn't remember, I could describe them or find a synonym. My trainer matched my learning pace well, was patient, and gave me useful feedback, productive exercises, and effective techniques for giving feedback. We got along great, and I am thrilled with the results.
I have recently started my conversation course with my trainer and I am very happy with it. She’s an amazing teacher and the topics are super interesting. Thanks for organizing this for me.
Perfect place to get your professional English to the next level. My trainer was great with a lot of business terminology/concept knowledge. 1:1 lessons are highly recommended which provides very interactive and tailor-made set up.
Best experience ever working with my trainer in my Business English Group course. Great teacher and a nice person! I'm sure we will have a chance to work together in the future.
I really enjoyed the online Business English Course and I have learned a lot. It was a real pleasure working with my teacher. She knows how to make the lessons interesting: alternating subjects like vocabulary, grammar, speaking/discussions/news items.
Great 1:1 English courses for improving my pronunciation. The lessons are always fun and engaging and I feel I have learned a lot!
Well organized organization with amazing expertise in teaching English to non-native speakers. Every employee I had to work with (both arranging & teaching the course) were really friendly!
Specialist Learning & Development at Vandebron Energie
We have offered Business English at Vandebron, to help our employees feel more comfortable expressing themselves in English. The English Centre is well organized, flexible, & the teacher aligns with our DNA, business context and specific learning needs. Big recommendation!
