Apprenticeships & technical education
19 October 2020
Levy paying employer decisions
Learning and Work Institute was commissioned by the Department for Education to conduct qualitative research following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
15 May 2020
Understanding apprenticeship progression
Learning and Work Institute undertook research on behalf of the Department for Education in 2019 to provide a better understanding of how people are supported to progress through apprenticeships, to at least Level 3 and above.
27 June 2019
Evaluation of the Welsh Government’s Traineeships Programme
The aim was to reduce the proportion of young people in Wales, classified as not in education, employment or training (NEET), and to facilitate their progression.
4 March 2019
Resources to support care leavers into apprenticeships
Our resources are aimed at encouraging employers to take on care leavers as apprentices and to raise awareness of the funding available to help.
28 August 2018
Employer engagement and capacity to support T level industry placements
Learning and Work Institute and IFF Research were commissioned by the Department for Education to better understand employers’ capacity and likelihood to offer T level industry placements.
23 July 2018
Supporting people with English language needs to access apprenticeships
This guide has been designed to raise awareness of ways in which ESOL learners can benefit from and progress to employment as an apprentice.
27 April 2018
Exploring the funding and support for apprentices with additional support needs
This research explores the effectiveness of funding to support apprentices with learning difficulties, disabilities or disadvantage.
28 March 2018
Understanding the under-representation of women in engineering apprenticeships
Just 9% of the current engineering workforce is female, contributing to wider gender pay inequalities. This report looks at ways in which we can tackle this imbalance.
22 July 2017
Traineeships – maximising progressions into apprenticeships and employment
Learning and Work Institute was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to identify effective practice that enables young people to progress from a traineeship to an apprenticeship or employment.
22 March 2013
Sector-focussed traineeships
Commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, we researched how the flexibility of the traineeship programme is currently being tailored to meet the requirements of particular sectors of the economy.
