We believe that our aims can be best achieved when we meaningfully collaborate with different partners and stakeholders. We want to work together to influence policy and widen opportunity, test and create new ideas to engage people in learning and work, and build and spread good practice for policy makers and practitioners. We are always looking to forge new partnerships and relationships with organisations who share our goals. Could we work together?
Through our research, we uncover key trends in participation in the labour market and in adult learning. Our research includes impact assessments, programme evaluations, and looks at means for overcoming barriers to adult learning.
Our report explores the impact of the pandemic on young people’s employment, their future job prospects, and the cost of higher youth unemployment. It is based on analysis of labour market data, economic modelling, and surveys and focus groups.
We were commissioned by Central London Forward to evaluate Working Capital, a pilot programme of integrated employment & health support for people with disabilities and/or health conditions who have been out of work for more than two years.
This report, written with the support of NOCN, provides an audit of employer investment in skills over time. It explores how training varies by type of employer, categories of employee, and type of training.
We look at potential policy challenges and solutions, and offer advice and guidance to education and training providers, Government programmes, and other stakeholders in learning and work.
This report looks at the future for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) learning in the content of new immigration policies, the recovery from coronavirus, and Adult Education Budget devolution.
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.
This report, commissioned by OCN NI, projects Northern Ireland’s skills base through to 2030 and compares this to a number of OECD countries. We make the case for a higher ambition to address these skill deficits & improve NI's prospects into 2030.
We provide detailed and fast analysis of ONS’ monthly labour market statistics on the morning of their release. We also analyse data from across the country to uncover trends and inform policy. Our Youth Opportunity Index gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for young people, broken down by local education authority.
Every month, we produce detailed analysis of the latest labour market stats. We examine what the figures tell us both about the health of our labour market, and what they mean for peoples’ experience of work, with a focus on disadvantaged groups.
Our Adult Participation in Learning survey is the longest running and most frequently occurring study of adult learning in the UK. It adopts a broad definition of learning, including formal, non-formal and informal learning.
Our Youth Opportunity Index gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for every young person broken down by local education authority. It has revealed the intra-regional differences in England as well as regional ones.
We look at how successful innovation works and how it can help to meet the challenges of our changing world; develop new approaches to learning and participation in the labour market; and pilot and evaluate new ideas.
The WWU exists to promote and enable the use of evidence in decision making in employment, learning and skills. We work collaboratively with others to champion the use and creation of evidence to support lifelong learning, full employment & inclusion
We're developing and delivering pilots to support workers who need to reskill as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The five place-based pilots will be tailored to reflect the needs of local labour markets and the skills of local populations.
This project was designed to research and develop new resources for volunteers and organisations supporting adult English language learners. The resources were commissioned by MHCLG and developed in partnership with Learning Unlimited.
We advocate for individuals, groups and communities who are more likely to miss out on opportunities to learn and work. Our work is informed by direct involvement from those groups wherever possible.
Festival of Learning is our flagship campaign in England which aims to celebrate the benefits of lifelong learning and inspire more adults to learn. Each year we select learning award winners, and celebrate Lifelong Learning Week.
The Better Work Network is a policy and practice-based initiative, hosted by L&W and Trust for London, dedicated to supporting progression from low pay and increasing the quality of work for all.
We use our research and evaluation experience to help inform policy and campaign for change, including as co-chairs of the Youth Employment Group.
Connecting with policymakers and organisations with shared ambitions is at the core of our approach to change. We hold events and training throughout the year, from roundtables to panel discussions, and from specialised webinars to major conferences. We always welcome working with new event partners and sponsors.
At July's Convention we looked at tackling the key labour market challenges of the pandemic. Our keynote speakers included Mims Davies MP, Kate Green MP, and representatives from employers, TUs, employability experts and skills providers.
This joint conference brought together social housing and the employment and skills sectors to explore the challenges our communities face, and to focus on the policy and commissioning landscape.
This webinar looked to international case studies to explore the variety of learning outcomes we could choose to focus on, beyond employment; budget devolution in FE; and simplifying FE funding.
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