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20 November 2024

New report highlights a need to look beyond graduates to close digital skills gaps

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, non-graduates and people from lower socioeconomic groups must be trained for jobs in tech to close skills gap in UK economy, new L&W report, commissioned by Generation and supported by JP Morgan, warns.

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18 November 2024

Unlocking potential

This research, commissioned by Generation and supported by JPMorganChase, sought to better understand how we can enable people from all backgrounds to develop skills to progress into digital and tech jobs.

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18 October 2024

Skills England: Building a joined-up, plugged-in skills system

Stephen Evans, chief executive at Learning and Work Institute, outlines steps that the Government should take to make Skills England successful.

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17 October 2024

Health Equals

Learning and Work Institute, Institute for Employment Studies and Royal Society for Public Health worked in partnership to inform the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation.

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17 October 2024

What support helps disabled people and people with health conditions move into sustainable work?

This research, commissioned by Health Equals, showcases effective practice and sets out recommendations to meet the social and economic imperative to help disabled people and people with long-term health conditions into work.

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10 October 2024

Responding to the latest apprenticeships data from the Department for Education

L&W's deputy head of research Dr Corin Egglestone responds to the latest apprenticeships data released by the Department for Education on 10 October 2024.

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10 October 2024

Responding to the Government’s Employment Rights Bill

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Government's Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024.

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24 September 2024

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on apprenticeships at Labour Party Conference

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and head of learning for young people Nicola Aylward respond to the Prime Minister's party conference speech on apprenticeships on 24 September 2024.

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12 September 2024

JobsPlus

JobsPlus is a community-led employment scheme managed by L&W and funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and Youth Futures Foundation.

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30 July 2024

Employer investment in upskilling and reskilling in a changing economy

With support from the Nuffield Foundation, L&W is exploring employer investment in skills, and how employees are responding to the need to upskill and retrain in a transitioning economy.

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