Lifelong learning
18 November 2024
VocTech Challenge: Skills for an Economy in Transition – One year on from our White Paper
One year on from our White Paper for the VocTech Challenge: Skills for an economy in transition, L&W's Danny Price and Ufi VocTech Trust's Thomas Heiser look back on our progress.
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.
11 November 2024
Making the case for lifelong learning
Emily Jones, Deputy Director at Learning and Work Institute, shares plans to develop a campaign advocating for change to raise participation in lifelong learning, building on the 30-year foundations of Festival of Learning.
7 November 2024
Growing the evidence base on how adults learn with technology
Thomas Heiser, Head of Communications at Ufi VocTech Trust, reflects on the findings of the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 in relation to learning with technology.
6 November 2024
The Princess Royal hears the challenges faced by young adult carers in education and employment
A group of young adult carers have been introduced to The Princess Royal, at a special event dedicated to their experiences in education and employment.
5 November 2024
Ambitions for lifelong learning in the next decade
In this guest blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Jagdeep Soor, Executive Director at Pathway Group, sets out his vision for lifelong learning over the next decade and how this can be made a reality.
5 November 2024
Breaking patterns for a decade of national renewal
In this blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Dr Fiona Aldridge, Chief Executive at Skills Federation, calls for lifelong learning to be a priority to widen opportunity and realise ambitions for economic growth.
5 November 2024
The time has never been better – for skills, adult and further education
This Lifelong Learning Week, Dame Ann Limb, Chair of the Lifelong Education Institute, spots the clues the Government knows it’s time for skills to make a positive change.
5 November 2024
Are we set to turn a corner on lifelong learning?
In his blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive at the Association of Colleges, reflects on the chancellor’s first budget and highlights three opportunities to make the case for lifelong learning.
5 November 2024
Lifelong learning: a critical investment for the future
As part of Lifelong Learning Week, Dipa Ganguli OBE, Principal of WM College and Chair of Holex, reflects on why WM College’s mission to widen access to education is just as important as ever as the college celebrates its 170th year.
