• Research and Reports 04 04 2025

  Youth Opportunity Index 2025

  Our Youth Opportunity Index 2025 gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for every young person broken down by local education authority. It has revealed the intra-regional differences in England as well as regional ones.

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• Research and Reports 30 12 2023

  Modelling Essential Skills Needs Across England

  L&W has conducted an England-wide modelling exercise of adults aged 16 to 64, identifying disparities in essential skills levels within local areas which far exceed those between local and combined authorities across the country.

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• News 30 12 2023

  Funding for adult learning risks overlooking nine million adults without basic literacy or numeracy skills, briefing warns

  Nine million adults in England lack essential literacy or numeracy skills and will continue to lose out without increased and targeted investment, Learning and Work Institute warns in a new briefing.
• News 10 11 2023

  Nominations open for adult learning awards 2024

  Learning and Work Institute and the West Midlands Combined Authority are in search of people and organisations that have remarkable stories that will inspire others to get involved in adult learning. Nominations are open until 2 February 2024.
• News 05 07 2023

  This year’s Festival of Learning award winners showcase the power of adult learning to change lives and inspire others to fulfil their potential

  The Festival of Learning award winners for 2023 have been announced by Learning and Work Institute. The ten winners, revealed at an awards ceremony, include inspiring stories of adult learners, as well as outstanding adult learning provision, tutors and employers.
• Blog 18 05 2023

  Mental health: what works to support people to find and stay in work?

  Mental ill health can be a substantial barrier to finding and staying in work. Just 51% of people with a mental illness are in work and each year an estimated 18.5 million days are lost through sickness absence due to mental health conditions. This blog explores the evidence on supporting people to work, drawing on the recently published Health-led Employment Trial evaluation.
• Projects 19 01 2023

  VocTech Challenge: Skills for an economy in transition

  The VocTech Challenge aims to accelerate the adoption and deployment of technology to help every adult in the UK get the skills they need to participate and benefit from our transitioning.

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• News 27 10 2022

  Multiply Effective Practice Network

  The Government has recently announced Multiply, a new 3-year £560m national programme focussed on adult numeracy. Mayoral Combined Authorities and local authorities have received a share of this funding to commission and deliver Multiply activity. L&W is launching The Multiply Effective Practice Network (MEPN). The network provides a forum for all Multiply commissioners, providers and wider stakeholders with a strategic interest and expertise in adult numeracy to share experiences and learn from other areas as the Multiply programme evolves, in real time.
• Research and Reports 26 10 2022

  Evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee

  L&W recently gave written evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry on Plan for Jobs and employment support, which can be read here. Stephen Evans also gave oral evidence. The Inquiry is looking at the reasons for the rise

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