Lifelong learning
5 November 2024
Towards a collaborative approach to building a skilled workforce for tomorrow
In this guest blog for Lifelong Learning Week 20204, Hannah Larsen, Policy Officer at British Chambers of Commerce, sets out how employers, government, learning providers and individuals can work together to meet skills needs in a changing economy.
5 November 2024
Lifelong learning is key to delivering the Government’s five missions
As part of Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Dr Katerina Kolyva, CEO at the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), reflects on the benefits of lifelong learning and sets out how greater investment in FE and skills could break down barriers to opportunity.
4 November 2024
Stark and growing inequalities in adult participation in learning revealed by national survey
The Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 has revealed stark disparities in learning for adults, while showing overall participation in learning to be at a historic high.
4 November 2024
Persistent inequalities in lifelong learning: what can we learn from the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024?
On the first day of Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Oriane Nermond, Research Manager, draws on the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 to explore why we must shift the dials on participation in learning.
4 November 2024
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024
For more than 25 years, the Adult Participation in Learning Survey has provided a unique insight into adult learning across the UK. It adopts a deliberately broad definition of learning. Discover our findings from 2024.
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.
10 September 2024
The Rising Cost of Living and Access to Adult Education in London
This research, commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA), explores the views of Londoners most affected by the rising costs of living towards adult education and skills training, and the impact on their learning.
29 August 2024
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023: Regional reports
Since 1996, L&W has been undertaking the Adult Participation in Learning Survey. These twelve reports take a closer look at levels of participation in learning in different regions and nations of the UK.
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.
28 June 2024
New Futures: Nation briefings
These four briefings explore lessons learned from our our New Futures pilots in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, funded by the Covid-19 Support Fund, and offer potential policy options to improve support for career changers.
