Reports & briefings
27 January 2021
A higher skills ambition for Northern Ireland: Skills for growth and social inclusion
This report makes the case for a higher ambition to address these skill deficits and improve Northern Ireland’s prospects into 2030.
18 January 2021
Apprenticeships at Level 4 and above
This report explores the extent to which apprenticeships at Level 4 and above are supporting social mobility for people from diverse backgrounds.
30 December 2020
Unleashing talent: Levelling up opportunity for young people
The Youth Commission has explored how to improve education and employment opportunities for England’s six million young people, levelling up opportunity across the country. This final report sets out our proposed blueprint for change.
16 December 2020
Tackling single parent poverty after coronavirus
This report explores the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on single parent employment and incomes, and sets out what needs to happen to tackle single parent poverty after coronavirus.
5 December 2020
Tackling multiple disadvantage: Final evaluation report
This is the final report of a three-year evaluation of the Tackling Multiple Disadvantage (TMD) project, which was run by Crisis UK.
24 November 2020
Work & Skills for the long-term unemployed
A new ‘Work & Skills’ initiative is needed for people who are long-term unemployed. Next year there could be between 1 and 1.6 million people who have been out of work for 12 months or more.
13 November 2020
Learning ladders
The Social Mobility Commission funded L&W in partnership with the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to investigate the role of adult training in supporting progression from low pay.
7 November 2020
Levelling up skills after coronavirus: The role of trade unions and social partnership in workforce training
This report explores the role of trade unions and social partnership in the adult skills and workplace training system - both in the UK and internationally.
2 November 2020
Learning through lockdown
The 2020 Adult Participation in Learning Survey explores people’s experiences of learning since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and the national lockdown introduced on 23 March 2020.
31 October 2020
Time to act – Tackling the looming rise in long-term unemployment
This report explores the potential increase in long term unemployment as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and sets out the scale of support that will be needed to help people back to work.
