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  • Responding to economic shocks: What does the evidence tell us?

    With a rumoured package of measures to be announced this week, what does the evidence say the Chancellor should do to support people to get back to work? Our 2019 evidence review on responding to local economic shocks identified several key findings on the success of different approaches in this area.
  • Research and Reports 12 03 2020

    Understanding evidence use in adult learning and skills

    The Department for Education (DfE) funded this project to better understand how organisations and institutions across the adult learning and skills sector engage with and use research and evidence to inform their decision making.
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  • Research and Reports 13 11 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.
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  • Projects 28 06 2018

    Youth Opportunity Index: how we produced it

    Learning and Work Institute took the initiative to establish a Youth Commission to look at education and employment opportunities for 16-24 year olds in England, with particular interest in transitions between education and employment, and NEETs.
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  • Projects 04 02 2020

    CareerTech Challenge Fund: Evaluation partner

    In partnership with the Department for Education, Nesta launched the CareerTech Challenge Fund to identify new digital and online learning solutions that are effective in building career adaptability and learner motivation for at risk groups.
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  • Research and Reports 01 10 2018

    Youth Commission report 2 - Youth Opportunity Index

    Explore the findings of our Youth Opportunity Index, which gives a detailed portrait of the education and employment opportunities and challenges for young people across England.
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  • Projects 27 06 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.
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  • Projects 26 05 2020

    Longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) pilot

    Learning and Work Institute has been selected as one of eight organisations to participate in the Department for Education’s longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) pilot programme.
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  • Research and Reports 01 08 2018

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2017

    The headline findings and the supporting detailed analysis from the 2017 Adult Participation in Learning Survey. It was conducted by Learning and Work Institute.
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