Frequently asked questions

• Who is Unimenta for?
• How much is the membership?
• What do I get for my free membership exactly?
• What do I get for a premium membership?
• How much do things cost?
• Why do I have to pay for materials?
• How much advice do I get without having to pay for it?
• How are your webinars different?
• Why do you include business English and even general English language teachers in your target groups?
• What do you mean by “soft skills” and “21st century skills”?
• What do I do if I want to request specific materials or webinars?
• How quickly will my questions be answered?
• If I am part of a training provider, can I subscribe myself or does the company have to subscribe?
• How often do the materials get updated?
• Can I copy the materials?

Who is Unimenta for?

Unimenta is for any teacher or trainer who is either already delivering soft skills training or wants to branch out into this field. You might be an individual teacher or freelance trainer or part of a larger training provider like a university, language school or vocational training centre. You may also be an HR provider with internal trainers.  Return to top

How much is membership?

We offer three different types of membership:

1. Individual free membership
2. Individual premium membership starting at £50 for 12 months
3. Corporate membership - For training providers we offer up to 10 multiple premium memberships starting at £45 each. For over 10 premium subscriptions, the price goes down to £40 each. We also offer bundled premium membership with other packages which are usually part of bespoke support for a client.  Contact us for more information.

We often provide discounts if you are a member of another organisation linked to us so do check whether you are eligible for up to 50% discount. Return to top

What do I get for my free membership exactly?

When you subscribe, you immediately have access to our service where you can ask for help or support for any aspect of your training delivery. This could be anything from what types of training courses to offer, how to market your work or courses more effectively, to guidance on specific qualifications or materials that might be good for your learners. You can also request professional development webinars on demand – these are not expensive and offer high quality training tailored to your needs. You can buy affordable high quality materials to use in training and we’ll help you tailor and adapt it as needed. All members get preferential pricing on publications, professional development and training and we will always make sure that anything you buy from us fits your unique needs. We want to create a community where members are given consistent added value every step of the way.  Return to top

What do I get for my premium membership?

From the moment you join Unimenta as a premium member, you have access everything  free membership would give you plus our personalised Ask the Expert service and tailored guidance on any aspect of soft skills delivery. We'll help you with guidance on qualifications, marketing your courses, making your training stand out - really any questions you may have that are going to make a difference to what you currently do and help your bottom line. You'll also get good discounts on books and other products as well as the facility to ask for (and get!) webinars on demand on topics that are specific to your needs. We are not just selling a range of products – we want to make sure that what you buy is right for you so we will want to get to know you as much as we can so we can point you in the right direction. We really believe in providing a personal and tailored service and are genuinely interested in helping you train more effectively and run great programmes.  Return to top

How much do things cost?

We are aiming to make everything on Unimenta affordable and cost-effective. One-off lesson plans will retail at about £10 per package and this includes personalized Ask the Expert support and advice. Complete course packages for a training provider may range from £50 up to £300 or so but these will be courses that can be sold several times over so you'll soon get your investment back. Smaller packages will be priced according to how much material is provided. Training webinars are priced according to topic and demand starting at £20 each. Return to top

Why do I have to pay for materials?

We don't want to offer shelves of products for you to choose from. Many materials out there that are available for free tend to be very generic and don’t offer anything new. We want the materials that you buy to really make a difference to what you deliver. The materials you buy from Unimenta are completely original yet can be customized and tailored for your learners through our Ask the Expert service. All our materials are updated regularly and we want to be led by you, the market, so that everything we provide fits what you need and will actually use.  Return to top

How much advice do I get without having to pay for it?

General advice and guidance is offered with your membership. From the moment you join Unimenta as a premium member you have access to Ask the Expert Unimenta personalised support and tailored guidance on any aspect of soft skills delivery. We'll help you with guidance on qualifications, marketing your courses, making your training stand out - really any questions you may have that are going to make a different to what you currently do. You'll also get good discounts on books and other products as well as the facility to ask (and get!) webinars on demand on topics that are specific to your needs. Anything beyond this that might require a degree of design may cost extra but we would negotiate that with you beforehand.  Return to top

How are your webinars different?

Webinars generally fall into two categories: selling you a product/service or a type of workshop with lots of participants texting and messaging each other and turning into an interactive discussion or debate. Whilst these have their value, our webinars are focused on high quality professional development training. As such, they are run with small groups of no more than 15, facilitated by an expert with pre and post webinar tasks and coaching. Some of our webinars can even earn you Masters credits. We also want you to tell us what kind of professional development you need and want so we can create webinars that fulfil your training needs. Return to top

Why do you include business English and even general English language teachers in your target groups?

In our experience many English language teachers are delivering more and more business or specialist English. In turn, business English trainers are being required to deliver more and more soft skills and personal development training by default. We believe these trainers will value having extra support to do this. Return to top

What do you mean by “soft skills” and “21st century skills”?

"Soft skills" is an umbrella term for skills that are harder to measure or pinpoint. Things like being able to present dynamically, be a fantastic team player, facilitate great meetings, collaborate with others well. We use the term “21st century skills” because governments and educational bodies globally now know that it’s these soft skills, among others, which are needed more than ever – being able to lead others, improvise in times of great change, network effectively. And teachers and trainers are being asked to develop these skills in others. Return to top
 

What do I do if I want to request specific materials or webinars?

Simply click on the request forms at the bottom of the relevant page and one of our team will get back to you within 24 hours.  Return to top

How quickly will my questions be answered?

We will respond within 24 hours.  Return to top

If I am part of a training provider, can I subscribe myself or does the company have to subscribe?

If you are working for a training provider with several trainers or teachers, it's a good idea to get your company to subscribe to Unimenta to get maximum benefit from the services we offer.  Return to top

How often do the materials get updated?

We aim to update them on a monthly basis, sooner if something is not selling well or our members want something quite specific that is not there at the moment.  Return to top

Can I copy the materials?

We expect that trainers will photocopy materials. Indeed you can customise them as much as you want, to to fit what you are doing. We do ask, though, that you adhere to standard copyright law.  Return to top