Kynfolk
Kynfolk supports people and organisations working inter-culturally. The company has a strong interest in helping those working between the UK and China. Kynfolk respond to client needs to deliver bespoke and engaging learning solutions.
Kynfolk is lead by Jo Bloxham who has worked as an intercultural facilitator for 20 years and has worked in China, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, India, Thailand and Russia.
Our Sectors:
Higher Education
Kynfolk work with university staff, both academic and professional services staff, to enhance their competence in working with students from diverse backgrounds. They also run Chinese Culture sessions which are typically co-facilitated with Chinese associate trainers. Kynfolk have delivered courses to staff working in a wide range of roles from security staff to support staff, from librarians to international recruitment staff.
Kynfolk also support university students to engage positively with intercultural relationships. They support newly arrived international students to understand their new cultural environment, they support students to work in multi-cultural academic groups and run workshops to encourage students to reach out and make intercultural friendships and connections on campus. Kynfolk also run workshops to get students to think about how they will use their diverse campuses and cities to enhance their own intercultural competence.
Tourism
Kynfolk support some major UK tourist attractions and tourism boards to provide excellent customer service to their international visitors. Kynfolk wrote the latest training materials used for Welcome to Excellence's Welcoming International Customers course that is delivered throughout the UK.
Business
Kynfolk works with businesses to improve their intercultural competence by running workshops on intercultural team-working and intercultural communication. It can also support international assignees to settle in their new cultural environments.
Sport
Kynfolk supports elite athletes who are moving around the globe to be prepared for and to cope with major cultural transitions. We support younger sports people to develop a global mindset in their field.
Services offered to UK Businesses:
Intercultural Competence training
Intercultural Communication training
Effective Multicultural Teams workshops
International/Intercultural Customer Service training
Introduction to Chinese Culture and Society workshops
An Introduction to Mandarin (run by SOAS qualified Mandarin teacher)
Services offered to businesses in China:
Introduction to British Culture and Society workshops