Written by Learning and Work Institute Adult Participation in Learning Survey – Five key takeaways from our 25th year Learning and Work Institute’s centenary year also marks the 25th year since our first annual Adult Participation in Learning survey took place. Each year, our survey – the largest of its kind – provides 5,000 adults with … Continue reading Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2021 by L&WI →

Reposted from the Learning & Work Institute There are around 900,000 fewer potential workers in the UK than if pre-pandemic trends had continued, finds a new report by Learning and Work Institute. This is the result of slower growth in the population and a rise in the numbers out of work but not looking for … Continue reading L&WI: Retraining help needed for one in four people interested in switching careers to help tackle 900,000 workforce gap →

On Wednesday 22 September 10:00-11:30, Learning & Work Institute is hosting its inaugural Better Work Summit as part of the Better Work Network, run in partnership with Trust for London. The summit aims to bring together key stakeholders to explore how to support access to better work and progression from low pay after the pandemic. … Continue reading L&WI Better Work Summit online event (22 Sept) →

Article from the L&W website Learning and Work Institute joins Youth Employment Group Co-Chairs to help drive young people’s jobs and skills prospects after the pandemic L&W is delighted to become a Co-Chair of the Youth Employment Group (YEG), the UK’s largest coalition of youth employment experts. Over the coming months, L&W will be offering … Continue reading Learning & Work Institute becomes Youth Employment Group Co-Chair →

Reposted from Learning & Work Institute Learning and Work Institute is running a series of webinars to support the dissemination and exchange of knowledge on effective practice in pre-apprenticeships. Pre-apprenticeship programmes are targeted at young people aged 16-24 where the main aim is progression to an apprenticeship. Such programmes prepare young people for apprenticeships by … Continue reading Learning & Work Institute pre-apprenticeship programmes (7 Sept & 6 Oct) →

Reposted from the Learning & Work Institute A new report from Learning and Work Institute and Nesta highlights what we’ve learned about supporting adults who are most vulnerable to workforce change, to upskill and retrain online. To state that the labour market is in a state of flux would be an understatement. On top of … Continue reading Upskilling and retraining. How do we motivate workers in a constantly changing labour market? (L&WI) →

Learning at work is important for employers, people, and economic prosperity. Employers are major investors in training and development and job-related training is an important contributor to innovation, productivity and wage growth. It also offers individuals pathways for upskilling and wage progression. However, employer investment in skills has fallen in recent years and some groups … Continue reading L&WI webinar: Learning at work: employer investment in skills – Weds 7 July →

Keynote addresses from Rt. Hon Thérèse Coffey MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Kate Green OBE MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Register for the event for free by clicking here The coronavirus pandemic has triggered the sharpest fall in economic output since records began. Despite unprecedented intervention to support businesses and jobs, we … Continue reading L&W Employment and Skills Convention 2021 – Thurs 1 July →

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a rise in unemployment, with some of the starkest increases in London. Restart is the Government’s flagship programme to help long-term unemployed people to find work. Drawing on lessons from previous employment programmes, this event will explore how Restart can have maximum impact. We will assess the latest labour market … Continue reading Restart: Supporting better work – webinar Thurs 17 Jun (Learning & Work Institute) →