Lifelong learning
6 March 2025
Place-Based Partnerships: Spotlight on Hull
In partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust, we’re identifying key barriers to learning in four areas across the UK and designing targeted solutions to overcome them. This is an update on our place-based collaboration work in Hull.
15 January 2025
Worlds apart
‘Worlds apart’ is the second report produced as part of our Ambition Skills programme of work. It finds the UK has larger gaps in workforce skills between different parts of the country than most other European countries.
6 January 2025
Skills inequalities are larger in the UK than in other countries and are holding back growth, new report warns
New research from L&W finds the UK has larger gaps in workforce skills between different parts of the country than most other European countries.
21 November 2024
“I returned that evening with a renewed sense of purpose and passion to advocate for young adult carers within my university.”
To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Holly reflects on her experience meeting Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
21 November 2024
“Being a carer has been a part of my identity for as long as I can remember. But until the age of 18, I didn’t know that this role even had a name.”
To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Farzana reflects on her right to an education and support – and how it can be difficult to recognise your rights without recognition for your caring role.
21 November 2024
“Although it was always my desire to continue my studies in higher education, without the support I received I’m not sure that I would have got so many offers.”
To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Kelly looks back on the crucial support she received from her college and local carers centre.
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.
