This webinar explored findings of L&W research showing how access to in-work training can act as a boon for people’s pay and careers.

Our No train, no gain’ report, commissioned by Multiverse, demonstrates the importance of training to job mobility and movement into higher skilled roles where demand is growing. However, declining investment in skills and training is trapping too many in a doom loop of lower skills and pay, further risking dislocation in the face of labour market changes in the decade to come.

The webinar, which took place on 11 March, 1-2pm, will be of interest to policymakers at national and local levels, employers, learning providers, awarding bodies, and researchers, as well as everyone interested in employment and skills.

Speakers:

  • Stephen Evans, Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute
  • Cheryl Giles, Senior Employer and Partnership Manager, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Ann Watson, CEO, Enginuity
  • Tim Smith, VP – Corporate Affairs, Multiverse
  • Victoria Armstrong, Policy Manager, Business LDN
  • Aaron Revel, Head of Lifelong Learning, Learning and Work Institute

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Final report: Supporting the progression of low-income workers in Scotland

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13 March 2026

Training and skills needs: Trends and challenges in UK growth sectors

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13 March 2026

UK’s training and skills ‘tick-box culture’ puts at risk job mobility and future growth, new report warns

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2 March 2026

When it comes to lifelong learning, are we any closer to the College of the Future?

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2 March 2026

Why adult education is an investment, not a cost

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Labour market dashboard

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Falling short: Understanding further falls in employer training

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From confusion to clarity: rethinking England’s 670 occupational standards

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