Lifelong learning
28 May 2025
Channel 4, Make UK and the National Housing Federation join new campaign to “get the nation learning”
A coalition of organisations including broadcaster Channel 4, manufacturers’ organisation Make UK, and the National Housing Federation have pledged to “get the nation learning” as a new report demonstrates that when adults learn, our society and economy thrive.
28 May 2025
Lifelong learning and skills for longer lives
Funded by Phoenix Insights, this research builds an evidence base on the employment-related impact of lifelong learning on individuals, employers and the wider economy.
8 May 2025
Getting the balance right: What the upcoming immigration White Paper needs to deliver to improve training for people in the UK
Elizabeth Gerard, L&W's deputy director, considers whether the upcoming White Paper, and changes to migration policy, can help to support the Government's wider objectives.
1 May 2025
Learning the lessons
‘Learning the lessons’ is the third report produced as part of our Ambition Skills programme of work. It looks at the history of adult learning and skills, going back to the late 19th century, and lessons that can be learned.
9 April 2025
Spotlight on Aberdeen: A place-based approach to lifelong learning
In partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust, we’ve launched an innovative place-based collaboration to boost adult participation in learning across Aberdeen. This blog gives an update on our progress.
4 April 2025
Youth Opportunity Index 2025
Our Youth Opportunity Index 2025 gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for every young person broken down by local education authority. It has revealed the intra-regional differences in England as well as regional ones.
12 March 2025
Making a difference for young adult carers in higher education
Young adult carers are 38% less likely to gain a degree qualification than other young people – but recent research from UCAS shows that many young adult carers still aspire to university. As Jackie Woodhouse, Research Manager at Learning and Work Institute writes, this should be a wake-up call for the higher education sector.
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.
