WorkEng
Language, applied. A learning app that helps non-English speaking workers and their managers bridge the language gap critical to doing their jobs safely and efficiently.
A WorkEng Language Solutions LLC product · Nowadays Orange Labs
What it does
Unlike Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, or typical ESL courses, WorkEng provides express programs tailored for specific occupations and industries — quickly translating into improved communication, increased safety, and better performance at the workplace.
Why it matters
of 2016 workplace injuries and deaths tied to language barriers
U.S. workers are immigrants or non-native English speakers
report speaking English “not very well” or “not at all”
Source: OSHA / CDC 2016; U.S. Census Bureau.
How it works
- Android mobile app · $4.99 per 10-lesson pack
- Content specific to industry/occupation — Construction, Hospitality, Food Service, Retail, Administration, and managers
- Enhanced learning design: reading & listening, iteration, chunking, relevance, gamification
- Daily 10-minute sessions, reinforced by exposure at the workplace
- Noticeable results in 6-8 weeks
- Launch language: Spanish, with Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, and Arabic planned
Who’s behind it
Co-founded by Alex Garcia Topete (Media Production & Entrepreneurship) and Jennifer Apperti (Social-Impact Entrepreneurship & Marketing), with Grace McClure Topete as Learning Systems Designer (Learning Cognition & Architectures).
Note: workengapp.com, the product’s original site, has been deprecated and now redirects here. This page presents WorkEng as a studio Labs project.