Lingly

Lingly is a vocational English training platform specifically designed for jobseekers in the United Kingdom. Its primary function is to help individuals who need to improve their workplace English skills in order to secure and sustain employment. Unlike traditional ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses that often have long waiting lists and fixed schedules, Lingly offers immediate access with no waitlists, allowing participants to start learning right away. The platform is purpose-built for employability providers across the UK, including job centres, employment support organisations, and training programmes, enabling them to integrate English language training directly into their services. Lingly provides personalised learning pathways tailored to each user’s current English level and target industry or job role. For example, a participant aiming to work in the care sector would receive vocabulary and conversation practice relevant to care home environments, patient interactions, and health and safety protocols. The platform tracks daily learning time, and case studies show that active users often average 1.5 hours per day, leading to measurable improvements within weeks. In one instance, a learner named Tooh, who had been waiting months for traditional ESOL, improved his workplace English within 24 days after starting Lingly. Employment advisors at the Employment Links Partnership in Rochdale reported that their participants began speaking in full sentences by week 8 of using the platform, a significant milestone for many non-native speakers. The platform also supports group-based programmes. In Bradford, 17 jobseekers secured employment after participating in a Lingly-supported programme designed to help workers enter the care industry. The data indi