In launching a new statewide partnership with EnGen, Colorado has joined a growing network of other states – including Maine and Michigan – that are deploying English upskilling to advance the career mobility of an estimated 13 million adult English learners in the U.S. workforce.
Read More“I work full-time and I go to school too – I do EnGen in the evenings, usually after 10pm. It helps me connect with my career field. I’m practicing and seeing my English improving professionally,” she said.
Read MoreAdults learn best when they can work at their own pace in a competency-based model with English language content that’s relevant to both their lives and their livelihoods. An approach that consistently works – and that we support through the EnGen platform – is the flipped classroom.
Read MoreIt’s time to champion immigrant and refugee talent in healthcare – and that includes expanding pathways for internationally trained physicians to acquire both the English and career skills to re-license in the U.S.
Read MoreBuilding a future-ready workforce requires a focus on connecting all workers — particularly adult English learners, 40% of whom are estimated to lack digital skills — with the training to thrive in a technology-fueled economy.
Read MoreAs members of the new U.S. Congress and state governments are sworn into office this month, they must rally around workforce development as a common and crucial priority. We offer four ideas for new elected officials to advance this critical work.
Read MoreWe are giving 60 new learners – individuals who are not being served by our current clients and partners and therefore may not be able to otherwise access our platform – an opportunity to access EnGen’s mobile-first, career-aligned English courses and coaching for FREE in 2023.
Read MoreA place to start for solving the healthcare staffing shortage is with the 263,000 immigrants and refugees who hold health-related degrees but who cannot take advantage of them in the U.S. workforce.
Read MoreThe U.S. workforce needs real strategies to encourage historically underrepresented groups, including women and people of color, to become apprentices. Promoting immigrant and refugee access to these programs is a solid place to start.
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