Estimated budget savings
Languages – English, German, Italian and French
INDUSTRY
UK-based business language training provider
REGION
London, UK
COMPANY SINCE
1991
HALLO PRODUCTS USED
Language Assessments
Language Services Direct & Simon & Simon International provide professional language training and assessment services for businesses, with a focus on understanding learners’ strengths, weaknesses and progress.
Before using Hallo, language assessments were evaluated manually through teachers. While this approach provided valuable expertise and personalised feedback, manually assessing candidates can require significant time and resources, particularly when assessments need to be conducted across multiple languages.
As the organisation continued to support learners across different language programmes, there was an opportunity to make the assessment process faster and more scalable while maintaining a reliable way to evaluate language proficiency.
Hallo provided Language Services Direct & Simon & Simon International with an AI-powered assessment platform that could support multiple languages and simplify the evaluation process.
Today, the team regularly uses Hallo assessments for four key languages:
For Patrycja Palka, Senior Account Manager at Language Services Direct, one of the biggest advantages of Hallo is the range of assessments available and the ability to tailor assessments to different industries.
Instead of relying entirely on manual teacher-led evaluation, the team can use Hallo to streamline the assessment process and obtain results more efficiently.
“The range of assessments it offers, tailored to different industries.”
— Patrycja Palka, Senior Account Manager, Simon & Simon International
Using Hallo has made the assessment process definitely quicker compared with the previous approach, according to Patrycja.
While the team does not currently have an exact measurement of the time saved per candidate, the shift from fully manual evaluation to an AI-supported assessment workflow has helped make the process more efficient.
The financial impact has also been significant. Language Services Direct & Simon & Simon International estimate that using Hallo has resulted in around 30% in budget savings.
The platform also gives the team access to assessments across four frequently used languages, helping support its multilingual training and assessment requirements.
As Language Services Direct & Simon & Simon International continue to support organisations with professional language training and assessment, having a flexible assessment platform can help the team manage different language requirements more efficiently.
With Hallo, the organisation has a faster and more cost-effective way to support assessment across English, German, Italian and French, while benefiting from a broader range of assessment options tailored to different industries.
For organisations managing multilingual language training and assessment, combining expert language services with AI-powered assessment can create a more efficient way to evaluate learners at scale.
80+
Languages
7,000,000+
Assessments per Year
160+
Countries
Automate language assessment and save time and budget significantly.