Introducing AI-First Translations: Skills Measurement for Every Employee, in Their Preferred Language

Any skill. Any language. Unlimited scale.

Global workforces are spread across dozens of markets and just as many languages. Skills measurement, for the most part, has happened in only one. Today, we're closing that gap. We're launching AI-First Translations, an AI-powered translation layer that lets every participant engage with the entire Workera platform: assessments, the mentoring experience, and the admin experience, in their preferred language, at the scale of the global enterprise.

The hidden cost of measuring in one language

When skills assessments are delivered in only one language, results can reflect language proficiency as much as technical mastery, leaving enterprises with gaps in how they see their global talent. The pattern is well documented: research from Pearson found that while 92% of global employees say English is important for their career progression, only 7% of non-native English speakers believe they can communicate effectively at work.

The consequence is subtle but expensive. When an assessment is delivered in a language other than someone's own, the result reflects how well they read the question—not what they can actually do. Talent maps get skewed, strong performers go unseen, and high-stakes hiring and promotion decisions get made on incomplete data.

What AI-First Translations does

AI-First Translations removes language as a barrier to measuring real capability. Participants experience the platform in the language they think and work in, so their scores reflect technical mastery rather than how comfortably they navigate English.

"Skills are distributed globally, but language often gets in the way of understanding what people can actually do," said Kian Katanforoosh, founder and CEO of Workera. "AI-First Translations is what makes accurate measurement possible at scale: you can extend verified skills measurement to your entire workforce in their preferred language, removing potential language barriers. When teams across the globe are measured on real capability, your view of talent stops being a sample and becomes the whole picture."

How it works

AI-First Translations works through a fully automated, AI-first approach, delivering translations at scale without the delays of human-in-the-loop localization. Participants control their own experience, switching languages from the profile icon, with the setting persisting across