Apprenticeships & technical education
24 July 2026
Welsh Government: Skills Audit for Wales
Learning and Work Institute Cymru has been commissioned by Welsh Government to undertake a Skills Audit for Wales to identify the skills needed now and in the coming years to support and grow the Welsh economy. What is the Skills Audit for Wales? The last formal skills audit in Wales took place in 2012 and since then the skills landscape has changed […]
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.
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.
