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1 December 2022
Building opportunity: How social housing can support skills, talent and workforce development
This report, written in collaboration between the Institute for Employment Studies and Learning and Work Institute, seeks to explore the employment and labour market challenges for social housing residents.
18 November 2022
Reskilling for Net Zero
The UK’s transition to a net-zero economy will bring a major shift in the labour market, requiring the existing workforce to upskill and reskill as they adapt to industrial and occupational changes. But how good is public awareness and understanding?
7 November 2022
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2022
For more than 25 years, the Adult Participation in Learning Survey has provided a unique insight into adult learning across the UK. It adopts a deliberately broad definition of learning, reflecting the fact that learning is about so much more than formal courses and qualifications.
31 October 2022
Driving Change in Further Education: Project and Evaluation Report
Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and partnering with Carers Federation, L&W worked with FE colleges across the UK to review and improve the support they offer to young adult carers, using the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support framework.
24 October 2022
Apprenticeships outcomes and destinations
On behalf of the St Martin’s Group, we have conducted research to explore the experiences, outcomes and destinations of apprentices who complete their programme and those who do not.
25 September 2022
Towards full employment
This report argues that the UK should aim for an 80% employment rate for 16-64 year olds by 2035, requiring an extra 1.7 million people in work (not accounting for population growth) and bringing the UK into line with leading countries.
7 September 2022
The cost of living crisis and its impact on low-income Londoners
This briefing note examines the scale of the crisis facing the London and the UK, and the disproportionate impact on low income households. It also explores a wider set of factors that affects people’s ability to cope with record price increases.
19 July 2022
The power of potential: Supporting the future of ‘NEET’ young people in the labour market
This report investigates the characteristics, circumstances and challenges faced by young people who are NEET - both those who are economically inactive and those who are seeking employment, but have been unable to secure jobs.
11 July 2022
The participation gap: The UK’s labour market through the pandemic in international context
Our new analysis explores how the UK compares to other countries on employment, inactivity and recovery since the pandemic.
30 June 2022
Pre-apprenticeships provider guides
L&W have developed a set of resources to support pre-apprenticeship providers with the design & delivery of high-quality programmes that support young people to enter apprenticeships. They are also available here in French, German and Spanish.
