Lifelong 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.
28 June 2024
New Futures: Four nations policy recommendations
This report draws together insights from our New Futures pilot programme, funded by the Covid-19 Support Fund, and gives recommendations for governments of the four UK nations on how to support career change.
28 June 2024
New Futures pilots evaluation
This evaluation of our New Futures pilot programme, funded by the Covid-19 Support Fund, builds the evidence base for what works in supporting career change.
28 June 2024
New Futures
L&W's flagship project, supporting people who need to reskill and change career as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
27 May 2024
The great skills divide: how learning inequalities risk holding the UK back
The first report in our Ambition Skills programme examines the UK’s qualification profile, projecting it forward to 2035 and comparing against trends for international comparators.
