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Pearson Global English Proficiency Report 2024
Explore the latest insights and trends in global English proficiency. This essential report provides business leaders and talent decision-makers with valuable data on English skills globally and across regions, including India, the Philippines, Japan, Egypt, Colombia, and Europe.
NEW Impact of English
85% of employees agree that English is and will continue to be the language of choice for international business. However, employees are crying out for your help in developing this crucial workplace skill. Learn what employees really want and the rewards employers stand to gain.
Leveraging AI to recruit effectively
Learn how developments in AI within language proficiency assessments are helping top recruiters make faster, more successful hiring choices.
Power skills survey
The skills needed for a successful future workforce is changing. Gain valuable insights into how to prepare your workforce for the future.
The role of English proficiency in a global organisation
Learn how language skills can improve workplace communication, employee retention and business success.
How to motivate your workforce
Learn more about motivating your workforce and the role language learning can play.
The value of language skills in the workplace
Learn how recruiting talent with the right language proficiency and developing these skills internally can improve customer satisfaction and team productivity.
Creating a culture of learning at work
Find out how addressing communication skills gaps – specifically language skills – can impact employee engagement and help develop a progressive learning culture.
Four ways to use goal setting to improve language learning within your team
Find out how you can use goal setting to reinforce a culture of learning in your organization, and why progress-based language learning should be on your 2024 roadmap.
How to design your performance management to support employee language learning
Discover 4 ways to engineer your performance management system to support the key communication skill that all business-relevant soft skills are built on: language ability.
The secret to retaining top talent in 2024
Explore 3 ways to implement a language skills learning and development plan that underpins communication skills, refines business soft skills and empowers your employees to stay.
Power your DE&I strategy and drive global growth with language learning
Find out why bold, forward-thinking leaders are prioritizing language learning to turbocharge their organization’s DE&I initiatives and in turn, unlocking untapped business growth opportunities.
5 ways language learning can energize your organization’s DE&I strategy
Developing collective language proficiency is one of the most dynamic ways you can promote and invigorate diversity, equity and inclusion within your organization. Find out why.
Your 6-step guide to supporting an inclusive workplace culture with language learning
Improving English skills is a key transformational strategy for HR leaders to support and promote inclusivity and the wider DE&I agenda. Here’s how to get it right.
Future of global workforce decoded
This Pearson and People Matters study of around 70 business and talent leaders across India explores how leaders see the future of global workforces, trends for driving productivity and which skilling pedagogies globally distributed teams should invest in.
Beyond borders: Harnessing the power of English language skills for a global competitive edge
Discover how enhancing your workforce’s English proficiency fuels international growth and why forward-thinking business leaders are gaining a global competitive edge by investing in English language training.
Which communication skill is the secret to international business success?
Whether you're venturing into new international markets or aiming to accelerate global expansion, here are five key insights on communication skills for international business leaders.
Boost the quality of your hires with English proficiency testing
Hire quality is top of the agenda for recruiters and talent acquisition leaders.
Discover the impact of English skill testing on hiring fit-for-role employees.
Power up your strategic workforce planning with English language testing
How to leverage English language assessment to identify and address skills gaps, reduce attrition, and strengthen your workforce – for both short and long-term success.
Business case template: Language training and assessment
Struggling to get buy-in for English language training or assessment? Build a compelling case for investment with our comprehensive, easy to use business case template.
5 steps to assessing candidates English language skills
Recruiters: hire with confidence using this simple guide to language skill assessment. Find out when the best time to administer language assessment is, how to leverage results for business growth, and more.