ETS and Localized Launch Digital Badge to Prepare Today’s Workforce for the Rise of Global Digital Jobs

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PRINCETON, NJ and CHEVY CHASE, MD (September 10, 2024) – ETS, a global education and talent solutions organization, and Localized, a career tech platform connecting emerging talent with industry experts and employers, announced that together they are launching, ETS Anywherepro, a digital badge intended to gauge skills that are core to being an effective digital professional in remote, hybrid or distributed work environments. ETS’s decades of global expertise in measurement and assessment innovation coupled with Localized’s leading tech platform has resulted in the launch of this digital badge giving employers access to this network of remote-ready workers.

“Employers today are looking for talent across the globe that can demonstrate that they are skilled at taking on the demands of our evolving global economy,” said Michelle Froah, SVP of Corporate Solutions at ETS. “The launch of ETS Anywherepro is another way that ETS is demonstrating its commitment to working alongside employers to equip them with the tools and solutions they need to measure the capabilities of talent across the globe to enhance their workforce and build robust, effective teams no matter where they are located.” 

Digital jobs are on the rise worldwide. According to a 2024 whitepaper published in April by The World Economic Forum, “[The rise of] global digital jobs pose an opportunity for both the labor markets in advanced economies that have been exceptionally tight and for developing economies that face higher unemployment rates through connecting talent and job opportunities across borders.” Further, if managed well, according to the whitepaper, these global digital jobs have the potential to drive economic growth, create new opportunities, and improve lives.

The assessment evaluates skills related to being an effective worker as part of a distributed, global workforce -- including communication, cross-functional collaboration, seeking feedback and mentorship remotely, and other competencies. ETS Anywherepro is targeted to hybrid, distributed and telecommuting individuals or teams, working this way either temporarily or on an ongoing basis and, upon successfully passing the assessment, can be showcased on workers’ LinkedIn accounts. The impetus for this work was the result of hundreds of conversations with human resources and talent acquisition leaders at global employers who were looking to understand the signals that current and prospective employees were ‘remote ready.’ 

“Whether working with colleagues across town or across time zones, most professionals today need to be able to communicate and collaborate remotely,” said Ronit Avni, CEO of Localized. “Localized is proud to partner with ETS to make it easier to assess and showcase remote-readiness skills so that employers can find capable talent while job seekers can be recognized for their skills and good judgment in this hybrid world of work.” 

To learn more, visit www.ets.org/anywherepro.html

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About ETS

ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners to be future ready. We advance the science of measurement to build the benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment. We are committed to powering human progress by promoting skill proficiency, empowering upward mobility and unlocking more opportunities for everyone, everywhere. Our assessment products – including the TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE, and Praxis Assessments – as well as our innovative solutions and subsidiaries help 50 million people each year to clarify their strengths and find opportunities for growth in education, work and beyond. We continue to operate around the world, with offices in 25 locations and operations in 200 countries and territories. www.ets.org

About Localized

Localized is a career tech platform that connects top university students and recent graduates with industry experts to guide them and global employers looking to hire them—with an emphasis on emerging talent from the Middle East, Africa , LatAm and Asia. Localized helps companies build their talent pipelines as they expand into new markets from Saudi Arabia to South Africa. We interact with tens of thousands of employers annually and hundreds of thousands of job seekers, providing skills workshops, live recruiter #AMAs and career fairs. Localized hosts the largest Green Talent Forum in the world and is increasingly connecting emerging talent with green jobs. https://www.localized.world/