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10 December 2024
Time for an Adult Curriculum for Wales?
One of the most pleasing aspects of Medr’s draft strategic plan was its focus on ‘the needs of the learner—their experience, achievement and well-being— ensuring they are involved in decision-making and encouraging participation in learning at all stages in life’.
2 December 2024
Learning and Work Institute announces new Chair of the Wales Strategy Group
Learning and Work Institute today announced the appointment of Richard Spear as Chair of its Wales Strategy Group and an L&W Trustee.
29 November 2024
Can the Get Britain Working White Paper get Wales working?
The UK Government has released its long trailed Get Britain Working White Paper. The White Paper sets out significant reforms to the way employment support will operate across the UK, and in particular in England, with the aim of bringing health, work and skills together in a more locally responsive delivery model.
14 November 2024
Delivering a future-ready workforce in engineering and manufacturing for Wales
Welsh industrial heritage demonstrates a long history of excellence in engineering and manufacturing industries, such as, energy, high value manufacturing and farming that continue to remain vital our national economy. Understanding the unique requirements for both engineering and manufacturing in Wales is crucial for creating a future-ready workforce.
14 November 2024
How Serco’s Restart Scheme is adapting to AI and the Digital Landscape to future-proof the workforce in Wales.
In an era where technology and job markets are rapidly evolving, equipping individuals with the necessary skills to develop becomes crucial. As a significant 26.5% of the working-age population in Wales remains disengaged from the labour market, it is evident that new approaches are needed.
22 October 2024
Equity in Tertiary Education in Wales: an adult learning perspective
The introduction of Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research has the potential to dramatically reshape approaches to promoting equity in tertiary education in Wales. There are several reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the new body and how it could transform the post-compulsory landscape.
18 September 2024
Adult Community Learning Partnerships: Tool for Effective Practice and Delivery
The Adult Community Learning Partnerships tool has been commissioned by the Welsh Government and co-produced by Learning and Work Institute and local ACL Partnerships, with input from national stakeholders including Welsh Government, Estyn, Adult Learning Wales, ColegauCymru, Careers Wales and Holex.
10 September 2024
Adult learning: Creating paths to economic fairness
We all know that higher skill and education levels are key drivers of economic success, both for individuals and across geographic areas. If we want Wales to have a prosperous economy where the benefits of that prosperity are distributed evenly, then education and skills are going to be a core focus.
6 September 2024
Participation in learning in Wales
Welsh Government has a welcome aspiration to make Wales a nation of second chances; with a policy landscape that supports lifelong learning and in particular adults returning to education. However, translating such a laudable ambition into practical action is no mean feat. We’re all accustomed to an entitlement to education into our early adulthood, but the same entitlement is less apparent as we age.
1 August 2024
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023: Wales
Year-on-year the survey finds stark and persistent inequalities, with some groups more likely to learn as an adult than others. The 2023 survey also indicated that differences between geographical regions may be widening. With devolution of learning and skills policy and funding, it is important to better understand patterns of participation at a national and regional level.
