November 12, 2024 – Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world’s lifelong learning company, introduces GSE Job Profiles, a first-of-its-kind tool that enables HR professionals to make smarter, data-driven hiring and training decisions. GSE Job Profiles provides accurate English language proficiency benchmarks for nearly 1,400 job roles, integrating insights from Pearson’s Global Scale of English (GSE) framework and Faethm by Pearson.

As English becomes more crucial than ever in the global workforce, 85% of employees consider it essential to their role, and 90% seek language training from their employer. However, determining the specific level of English proficiency required for different roles has often been unclear—until now.