Written by Learning and Work Institute - https://learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-policy/more-support-not-tougher-sanctions-is-needed-to-help-the-growing-number-of-people-out-of-work-due-to-sickness-and-disability-to-find-work/ New research by Learning and Work Institute throws into question the effectiveness of toughening up sanctions in the benefits system in order to grow the workforce. Ahead of details to be announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement this Wednesday, and following the Government’s Back to Work plan published last … Continue reading L&W Institute research questions the effectiveness of toughening up sanctions from the Gov’s Back to Work plan →

Written by Learning and Work Institute: https://learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-policy/national-survey-records-adult-participation-in-learning-at-a-historic-high-but-identifies-persistent-inequalities-between-groups/ A national survey reveals a positive picture of adult participation in learning, tempered by persistent inequalities by social class and geography. Learning and Work Institute (L&W) has tracked the number of adults taking part in learning through an annual Adult Participation in Learning survey, the largest of its … Continue reading National survey records adult participation in learning at a historic high but identifies persistent inequalities between groups →

Written by Learning and Work Institute Advances in technology, including Artificial Intelligence, alongside longer working lives will see more people needing to change jobs and careers. But new research by Learning and Work Institute (L&W) has found that fewer people are switching sectors than before the global financial crisis. In part this is because doing … Continue reading Learning and Work Institute All Change report: understanding and supporting retraining and career change →

Written by Learning and Work Institute - Lifelong Learning Week - Festival of Learning Lifelong Learning Week is our annual week of activity taking place across England, bringing together work from across Learning and Work Institute and beyond. We want to engage a wide range of stakeholders and raise the profile of lifelong learning across … Continue reading Learning and Work Institute’s Lifelong Learning week to take place from Mon 6- Fri 10 November →

Learning and Work Institute is hosting a Learning for a Career Change webinar on Monday 6 November from 1pm-2pm. Longer working lives, combined with shifts in the economy and labour market, have led to a greater need for adults to retrain and upskill. But what proportion of adults want to change career and what support … Continue reading Learning for a Career Change webinar from Learning and Work Institute on Mon 6 Nov →

By Stephen Evans, Chief Executive of Learning and Work Institute (https://learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-policy/whats-happening-with-pay/) Inflation has remained higher for longer than expected. After initially rising because of the price of essentials like energy and food being driven up by the pandemic, war in Ukraine and possibly Brexit, inflation was expected to fall. But now there are concerns that, … Continue reading Learning and Work Institute: What’s happening with pay? →

Written by Jill Rutter, Head of Programme and Policy at Learning and Work Institute (Celebrating projects that help refugees find work - Learning and Work Institute) Between 2001 and 2022 more than one million people arrived in the UK as asylum-seekers or through refugee resettlement programmes. Employment is key to their economic and social integration. … Continue reading L&W Institute: Celebrating projects that help refugees find work →

Learning and Work Institute is holding a free online webinar on Wednesday 24 May from 11am-12pm. Join Catch22 and the Learning & Work Institute for a webinar exploring pre-employment opportunities for young people in the light of standalone traineeship programmes ending from this August. Speakers include: Steve Latus, Head of Traineeships at the Department for … Continue reading What’s Next for Traineeships webinar from Learning and Work Institute on Weds 24 May →

Tuesday 18 April 2023 | 09:30-14:30 | The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR  Four in five low paid workers say the cost-of-living crisis is the worst financial period they have ever faced. The impacts of the crisis are made worse by two decades of lost wage growth, and the prevalence of low paid, often insecure, jobs that fail … Continue reading Better Work Conference 2023: How we can deliver better work for everyone →

Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute Unemployment is 1,244,000, down by 3,000 from last month’s published figure (quarterly headline is up by 56,000) and the unemployment rate 3.7%, up by 0.2 percentage points on last quarter. The ONS figure for claimant unemployed is 1,562,300, up by 19,700 on last month. The number of … Continue reading Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute -17 January →

Unemployment is 1,247,000, up by 23,000 on last month's published figure, and the unemployment rate is 3.7%, is up by 0.1 percentage points on last month's figure and up by 0.1 percentage points on the quarter. The ONS figure for claimant unemployed is 1,556,900, up by 30,500 on last month, and the claimant rate is … Continue reading Labour market LIVE from Learning and Work Institute -13 December 2022 →

Learning and Work Institute (L&W) is conducting research to understand the views of individuals and organisations with whom we work. The results will help us improve how we support lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion. You are invited to take part by completing this short survey. The survey will take just a few minutes and … Continue reading Complete the Learning & Work Institute Stakeholder Survey 2022 →