French for Fun was founded in 2007 and became a Limited Company in 2012 as Language for Fun Limited. Based in Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire, it operates nationally through local franchises and currently has 15 licensees and approximately 450 learners. It delivers language courses for adults where the focus is on fun and conversation rather than results and written work. It expanded into Spanish in 2010 and whereas French classes are delivered at all levels (Beginners, Improvers, Intermediate and Advanced), Spanish is currently only delivered up to Improvers level. In order to successfully expand the area of the business devoted to delivering Spanish courses to adults, there is a need to optimise the quality of the teaching in this area. The proficiency of tutors themselves in the target language is of paramount importance in professionally delivering courses to paying students and in enhancing the reputation and image of the organisation. It is a key need, therefore, of the organisation to enable its tutors and licensees to continuously improve their knowledge and understanding of, in this case, Spanish, thereby increasing their competence and confidence in using it. There is also an ongoing need for developing and refining existing materials, tools and techniques used in the classroom. As a small organisation it is critical to be able to share good practice with others working in the same field and to provide relevant training to its licensees and tutors within tight budgetary restraints. The selected course relevant to this application is the Training Course in Teaching and Learning of Spanish Language and Culture (Adult Education) in Malaga organised by LEAP. The specific educational aims of the course match closely those identified above, namely: ? develop knowledge and understanding of the target language ? increase competence and confidence in using the target language ? further develop knowledge and understanding of teaching techniques for specific groups, and provide teachers with an array of ready-made teaching resources suitable for their learners ? provide an opportunity to share good practice ? provide participants with an opportunity to work collaboratively in developing their own teaching materials The intended participant is a linguist by background with A levels in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Latin and a Ba Hons in French from the University of Leeds. He has also studied some Russian and Greek. He spent his career until recently working in Export Sales for a variety of British manufacturers travelling extensively in Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America and the Caribbean, Africa and a little in the Far East and using his language skills whilst doing so. He starting teaching at Newcastle under Lyme College and Language for Fun four years ago and now teaches mainly for Language for Fun. In 2013 he graduated as a fully qualified teacher gaining a DTLLS with merit from Staffordshire University.He is our licensee for Spanish and French for a number of towns around Newcastle and for Spanish for Newcastle itself and his number of students continues to grow. Due to his success in building up new and existing teaching venues for Spanish and his commitment to the business going forward, he has shown that investment in further training is very likely to bring benefit to the organisation. His good interpersonal skills also makes him the ideal candidate to share the benefits of his training across the organisation with other licensees However he does need to improve his Spanish to increase his confidence and competence at a higher level. The expected impact of the course is to: maximise the motivation, confidence and competence of the participant and support his need for professional and personal development; improve the ability of the organisation to deliver high quality Spanish tuition thereby enhancing its reputation and image and enabling it to grow the business in the identified target market; optimise the experience of its learners in attending courses which in turn will help the business grow through word of mouth; help to develop relationships between British and Spanish nationals .