Events
We offer must-attend events designed to support professional development and networking for people working in the employment and skills sector. To sponsor or partner with us, get in touch.
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A Work, Health, and Skills Plan for Wales – report launch
Wednesday 26 November 2025
The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
A Work, Health, and Skills Plan for Wales - report launch
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Reskilling for Renewal: Lessons from Wales and Appalachia Webinar
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Online
The webinar brought together Welsh and American perspectives to explore how adult learning can help people adapt, re-skill, and build thriving communities in times of transition.
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Family Learning Framework Launch
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Online
The Family Learning Framework is a flexible model designed to help adult education providers and schools incorporate family learning into their programmes. It aims to boost family learning as a pathway to lifelong learning, skills development, employability, and job opportunities for both adults and children.
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Raymond Williams Memorial Lectures
3 Mar 2015 - 11 Jun 2025
Online
The Raymond Williams lecture is a prestigious opportunity to reflect on the life and work of Raymond Williams, particularly in the context of adult learning and its transformative potential. The lecture draws a large and well-informed audience of professionals from across civic society in Wales and beyond. It is currently run as a partnership between Learning and Work Institute and The Open university in Wales.
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Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture: ‘Smashing the glass breadline’
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Cardiff
The Raymond Williams lecture is a prestigious opportunity to reflect on the life and work of Raymond Williams, particularly in the context of adult learning and its transformative potential. The lecture draws a large and well-informed audience of professionals from across civic society in Wales and beyond.
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Taith Learner Ambassador project dissemination event
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Cardiff
The Taith Learner Ambassador Programme is a partnership with representatives from Ceredigion Council, Neath Port Talbot Adult Learning Partnership, Adult Learning Wales, Carmarthenshire Adult Community Learning, Conwy & Denbighshire ACL partnership, Gwynedd & Môn ACL Partnership, Cardiff and Vale College, Coleg Gwent and Learning and Work Institute..
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ESOL Development Day
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Swansea
The day included valuable insights into research, along with networking and practical sessions designed for tutors, managers, and volunteers working within ESOL.
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Employment and Skills Wales Convention – Moving forward in times of change
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Cardiff
The focus of the convention was on the impact of global changes such as the transition to a low carbon economy, the disruptive nature of AI and automation and what an ageing population means for Wales’ workforce.
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Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023: Wales
Thursday 12 September 2024
Online
The survey provides a unique insight into how many adults are taking part in learning each year, the benefits people see from learning, and the reasons why some adults say they have not taken part in learning.
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Employment Support Policy for Wales event
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Cardiff
The purpose of the event was to discuss the findings of Learning and Work Institute’s report on the future of employment support policy in Wales. It was an opportunity to consider the landscape around devolution of employment support policies across the UK and debate their implications for Wales.
