Projects & campaigns
28 April 2020
Driving Change – supporting young adult carers in further education
Learning and Work Institute worked in partnership with The Carers Federation to improve the support that young adult carers receive in further education.
1 March 2020
Future of the minimum wage
Learning and Work Institute partnered with Carnegie Trust to explore the impact of increasing the UK-wide minimum wage on workers, employers and the economy.
1 January 2020
Better Work Network
The Better Work Network was a policy and practice-based initiative, hosted by Learning and Work Institute and Trust for London, dedicated to supporting progression from low pay and increasing the quality of work.
27 June 2019
Evaluation of the Welsh Government’s Traineeships Programme
The aim was to reduce the proportion of young people in Wales, classified as not in education, employment or training (NEET), and to facilitate their progression.
21 April 2019
New to ESOL
This project addressed a key challenge in Learning and Work Institute’s research into ESOL provision: how to work with learners that are just starting out. It was done in partnership with Learning Unlimited and funded by the Education and Training Foundation.
21 March 2019
Supporting refugee resettlement through ESOL
Learning and Work Institute acts as the ESOL Regional Coordinator for the South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM). SESPM coordinates and supports the region’s delivery of the Vulnerable Persons’ Resettlement Scheme.
1 September 2009
Learning through life: Inquiry into the future of lifelong learning
The Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning was set up in 2007 as an independent Inquiry sponsored by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE).
