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8 August 2023
A Citizens’ Curriculum for Wales?
In his speech to the Adult Learning Conference in 2022, the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language Jeremy Miles MS committed to positioning Wales as a second chance nation; where it’s never too late to learn.
10 July 2023
Evaluation of Supported Employment Coach pilot
The overall aim of the pilot is to improve outcomes for young people with a moderate to severe learning disability/difficulty (LDD) and/or autism, by increasing the number who progress in to paid employment or apprenticeships.
14 April 2023
Three key lessons in delivering an in-work support service for Wales
Learning and Work Institute recently evaluated Welsh Government’s Healthy Working Wales: In-Work Support Service (IWS). The evaluation sought to glean key lessons from the project that focussed on South West and North West Wales ahead of a nation-wide rollout.
14 April 2023
Evaluation of the In-Work Support Service
In June 2022, the Welsh Government appointed Learning and Work Institute to evaluate the latest phase of their In-Work Support Service (IWS). The evaluation started in July 2022 and was completed in October 2022. It follows an initial evaluation of IWS published in April 2019. The objectives were to tackle poverty and social exclusion through sustainable employment in parts of North and South Wales.
25 July 2022
Adult Community Learning Impact Report 2022
We have an ambition to create lifelong learners, to see our learners progress but also to see them become role models within their families, to be leaders in their communities, to have the tools to be happier and healthier in their own lives.
25 October 2021
Reframing Youth Engagement and Progression in Wales
Even before the pandemic tens of thousands of young people across Wales were facing difficulties in the labour market and in accessing education and training. Covid has deepened these inequalities and made new action from government even more urgent.
25 October 2021
Refresh of the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework
This report summarises feedback on the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework (YEPF) obtained during stakeholder and youth engagement activities delivered by Learning and Work Institute (L&W) on behalf of the Welsh Government.
15 October 2021
Evaluation of the Degree Apprenticeship Programme
The objectives of the Degree Apprenticeship programme are to help better align the apprenticeship system to deliver the higher-level skills needed by employers and to help enable progression from the existing apprenticeship programme into HE.
24 September 2021
Adult Learning in Wales – motivated and aspiring for better futures but still there are barriers to further and higher education
The need for a Welsh understanding of adult learning in respect of Further Education and Higher Education
11 August 2021
Supporting Students with Caring Responsibilities
This resource has been developed by Carers Trust Wales, in partnership with Learning and Work Institute (L&W). There are around 370,000 carers in Wales and this figure is rising.
