Sue Trory
- Head of Adult and Higher Education, Business & Marketing
- Cambridge Assessment English
Profile
Sue Trory is Head of Adult and Higher Education, Business & Marketing. Sue joined Cambridge Assessment English following an extensive career publishing leading global English Language Teaching series for Oxford University Press, Cengage/Nat Geo and Pearson. Sue has also authored for McGraw-Hill, as well as running her own publishing services consultancy.
Question and Answer
- Have a clearly articulated mission and strategy.
- Development of the right capabilities, systems and processes to support the mission and strategy.
- Leadership to engage workforce, including investment in upskilling and reskilling, in particular related to soft skills such as communication.
- Greater investment in employee-driven professional development
- Focus on international recruitment as companies operate across borders and more companies adopt English as a corporate language in order to take advantage of international growth opportunities.
- Benchmarking soft skills such as English language proficiency, to support staff development and promotion
Artificial intelligence has become a key tool for language testing, allowing faster, more flexible assessment and offering the possibility of accurate, near-instant results with valuable diagnostic feedback. This will prove a valuable tool for talent recruitment. The development of automated writing and speaking tests offers a level of accuracy which meets the demands of a wide range of contexts in workplace recruitment and training.
About Sue Trory:
Sue Trory is Head of Adult and Higher Education, Business & Marketing. Sue joined Cambridge Assessment English following an extensive career publishing leading global English Language Teaching series for Oxford University Press, Cengage/Nat Geo and Pearson. Sue has also authored for McGraw-Hill, as well as running her own publishing services consultancy. Prior to this Sue was a teacher and teacher trainer in Spain and spent her childhood living in Peru and Jordan with her parents who worked in international development for the foreign office.