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23 September 2024

Piloting JobsPlus in the UK: creating more pathways to sustainable employment

L&W's Naomi Clayton introduces the JobsPlus pilot programme, backed by the Department for Work and Pensions through HM Treasury’s LMEP Fund.

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13 September 2024

Employability Day 2024: Employment Support for Every Citizen – and beyond!

Marking Employability Day 2024, Elizabeth Gerard, L&W Deputy Director, makes the case for employment support for every citizen – and beyond!

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10 September 2024

Labour market stats response, September 2024

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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5 September 2024

International Literacy Day 2024: Time for action

Ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September 2024, Alex Stevenson, L&W Deputy Director, sets out why it's time for action on adult literacy.

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22 August 2024

Responding to the latest NEET data, August 2024

L&W's chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest figures from ONS on young people who are not in education, employment or training.

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13 August 2024

Labour market stats response, August 2024

L&W's chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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23 May 2024

Place-based collaboration: an update from Newport

As part of our partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust on the VocTech Challenge: Skills for an economy in transition, Danny Price discusses findings from an in-person workshop with key stakeholders in Newport.

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15 February 2024

Place-based collaboration: an update from Belfast

As part of our partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust on the VocTech Challenge: Skills for an economy in transition, Zarin Mahmud discusses findings from an in-person workshop with key stakeholders in Belfast.

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23 November 2023

“No young adult carer should miss out on learning because they care for their families. We are writing to call on you to exempt young adult carers from the 21 hour rule.”

To mark Carers Rights Day 2023, L&W and Carers Trust published an open letter calling on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to exempt young adult carers from the 21 hour rule in the benefits system.

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3 April 2023

How impact investors can use technology to help adults benefit from employment

As part of our VocTech Challenge 2023 consultation programme, Ufi VocTech Trust, Tyton Partners and L&W recently convened a workshop with key impact investors to explore how to use technology to help every adult in the UK get the skills they need to participate in and benefit from employment. This blog post offers a brief summary of what was covered.

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