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.
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreTreating 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.
Read MoreMichigan 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.
Read MoreWorkforce development leaders play a foundational role in building job-ready talent pipelines, but many strategies overlook an important group: adult English learners.
Read MoreEnGen 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.
Read MoreEnGen 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreApprenticeships 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.
“I adore EnGen. It’s like a school that never closes its doors. It's the perfect way to study, you do it in your own time. The platform is open 24 hours a day.”
Equipping adult English learners with real-world language skills is just the first step in powering their potential. We must also build a workforce ecosystem that also champions their recruitment, retention, career and economic mobility.
Read More“EnGen has really helped me with my confidence in communicating. I feel more fluent, and my understanding of the language has improved significantly. I love that I can now help my coworkers with translation and assist them with their language needs”
Read More"Six months ago, when I started with EnGen, my expectations were not very high because I had been trying to learn English for a long time, and I hadn’t seen any improvement. But after six months with this amazing program, I now speak with more confidence. At work, I can communicate much clearer and with fluidity.”
Read MoreIn Colorado and across the U.S., 1 in 10 working-age adults is an English learner. The impact of the statewide offering indicates that at-scale English upskilling can be a powerful workforce development tool.
Read MoreThere’s a role for everyone in the workforce of the future. Yet too often, our workforce development programs leave out key segments of the labor force, including adult English learners. Here are five actionable insights to build a future-ready workforce that embraces multilingual talent.
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