Manchester context
Manchester City Council, the NHS, and the construction sector are among the largest employers of ESOL learners in the region. The gap between ESOL completion and employment remains significant — not because learners lack capability, but because general English provision doesn't close the sector-specific language gap.
EmployaLingua® was prototype-tested in Manchester with MEaP and BRASS — both Manchester-based organisations. The platform was shaped by Manchester learners, for Manchester provision.
Manchester programme context
Making Education a Priority (MEaP)
Manchester-based ESOL and education partner. Prototype testing and programme delivery partner for EmployaLingua®.
Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers (BRASS)
Bolton-based community partner serving Greater Manchester. Shaped the platform's dignity-first design through direct learner feedback across the GM region.
DWP-funded employability provision
EmployaLingua® has been developed and refined through direct delivery with MEaP cohorts. MEaP delivers DWP-funded employability provision in Greater Manchester, and EmployaLingua® has been shaped by working directly with those participants.
Why Manchester commissioners choose EmployaLingua®
Force multiplier
One staff member. Five hundred Manchester learners.
The AI delivers personalised instruction to every learner in your Manchester cohort simultaneously. Your team monitors outcomes. No additional headcount required.
Native-language bridge
Learners gain sector skills before they are fluent.
Arabic, Urdu, Farsi, Tigrinya — the actual language profile of Manchester's ESOL cohorts. Learners build Healthcare, Construction, Digital, or Teaching vocabulary in both languages simultaneously.
Audit trail
Every activity. Fully evidenced for Manchester reporting.
CEFR-tracked progression. DWP distance-travelled data. Social Value evidence per participant. Exportable for Manchester City Council, GMCA, and funder reviews.
Sectors
Built for Manchester's employment landscape.
Healthcare — NHS Manchester Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance. Construction — NOMA, city centre development. Digital — MediaCityUK adjacent. Teaching — Manchester's school workforce.
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We are based at the GM Digital Security Hub on Lloyd Street, Manchester. We work with Manchester Local Authority, Manchester training providers, and Manchester NHS teams directly.
Book a Partnership ConsultationEmployaLingua® is a product of Pathfinder Educational Ltd, GM Digital Security Hub (DiSH), 47 Lloyd Street, Manchester, M2 5LE