As healthcare systems continue to face acute staffing shortages, HR leaders are rethinking how to build and retain talent. One powerful lever is often overlooked: English upskilling.
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In a sector powered by multilingual talent, work-based training must focus on equipping employees with the English skills they need to communicate, collaborate, and thrive.
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TruMerit, a leader in global healthcare workforce development, is partnering with EnGen, a workforce-aligned English language learning solution, to support foreign-educated nurses and other healthcare professionals in building the language skills to succeed in English-speaking work environments and to flourish in their new communities.
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Employers and employees both want better solutions for employee engagement, career growth, and skill-building. English upskilling sits at the intersection of all of these priorities
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With the oldest median population in the country, Maine faces acute workforce shortages as many incumbent workers near retirement. But instead of falling behind, the state is building innovative approaches to connect with untapped talent pools, including adult English learners.
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The North Dakota Department of Commerce’s Global Talent Office (GTO) today announced the launch of a new statewide initiative to support English language learners through a strategic partnership with EnGen, a virtual, career-aligned English upskilling solution.
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To explore the powerful ripple effects of English upskilling, EnGen brought together leaders from the Burning Glass Institute, CAEL, the Maine Department of Labor, and the Maine Department of Education. Their conversation highlighted how investing in language skills creates more resilient talent pipelines, boosts retention, and fuels economic mobility—for everyone.
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced today the renewal of the Virtual Career-Aligned English as a Second Language (VCESL) program, a statewide initiative that connects Colorado businesses and job seekers with career-focused, virtual English instruction. The renewal of the VCESL program will be a collaborative effort between CDLE's Employment & Training division, the Colorado Workforce Development Council and EnGen
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Treating English as a barrier keeps talent on the sidelines. Viewing it as a gateway creates opportunity—for workers, employers, and all of us.
EnGen’s 2025 Workforce Report reflects responses from over 6,000 adult English learners highlighting the benefits of English upskilling across industries ranging from healthcare to retail to hospitality and more.
Addressing the healthcare workforce crisis requires more than short-term fixes—it demands long-term investment in historically overlooked talent pools, including English learners, first-generation students, and frontline workers.
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Michigan is deepening its commitment to building a future-ready workforce by offering to workers across the state a no-cost opportunity to learn career-aligned English skills.
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Workforce development leaders play a foundational role in building job-ready talent pipelines, but many strategies overlook an important group: adult English learners.
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EnGen joined SXSW EDU with a powerful charge: to ensure that this world-class convening about building a future-ready workforce included a focus on adult English learners—who represent 1 in 10 working-age adults.
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EnGen helped Annie every step of the way—from preparing for a job interview to honing her business English skills to starting a new role as a procurement manager in Texas.
Sunita’s work in the retail sector means that strong English skills are essential to on-the-job communication, safety, productivity and customer experience. Thanks to EnGen, she now interacts more confidently with customers and colleagues, making her work experience more rewarding and enjoyable.
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In California, three workforce development organizations — Homebridge, Futuro Health, and EnGen — aligned their services to better connect home health workers with job skills and career pathways. The program’s impact is ready to replicate in other states.
Following three days of conversations with dozens of restaurant leaders, we’ve written up four priorities for the sector. Learn how English upskilling can help deliver on all of them.
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Apprenticeships connect workers with jobs in high-demand fields, build career-ready talent pipelines, and boost employers’ bottom lines. Learn how a partnership between EnGen and Maine-based Lewiston Adult Education is powering the local healthcare sector.
Adult education programs are leveraging mobile learning support from two partners—ProLiteracy and EnGen—and boosting their capacity to serve adult English learners, a fast-growing, high-potential workforce demographic.