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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.
16 September 2020
Wales faces unemployment crisis with one in five jobs in ‘shutdown sectors’
As we move towards the next stage of the crisis, the government should rightly focus on tackling unemployment. However, the issue of good work – that was not long ago at the top of policy makers agenda – must not lose prominence.
9 July 2020
Young people in poorest areas of Wales still left behind after two decades of devolution
The education and employment opportunities young people in Wales can expect are still being dictated by where they live – rather than by their ability – according to new data released by Learning and Work Institute Cymru today. The Youth Opportunity Index, the first of its kind in the country, showed that young people growing up in the most deprived areas like Torfaen, Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent, have the least access to opportunities, leaving them facing a double-disadvantage.
1 April 2020
Understanding the potential impact of coronavirus in Wales
New analysis by Learning and Work Institute shows Wales faces a post-pandemic jobs crisis with unemployment set to exceed the level seen during the last recession, and a particularly severe impact on young people.
21 February 2015
ESOL in Wales Learning from the Voluntary Sector
The methodology employed included an extensive literature review and data collection through interviews, focus groups and questionnaire. Analysis of this data is presented in the context of both UK and Welsh Assembly Government policy, and gives particular consideration to the planning and funding arrangements in Wales.
28 June 2012
Citizenship materials for ESOL learners in Wales
These language learning activities are flexible and learner centred – so that learners can pick and mix from the sections that most interest them.
6 May 2012
The Inquiry into Family Learning in England and Wales: Family learning works – Full report
Based on the evidence gathered, this report on the Inquiry considers what needs to happen to place family learning back at the heart of policy, research and development.
