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  • Providing the employment, learning and skills sector with a ‘toolbox’ of evidence

    How do we best support people back to work after an economic shock? What works to support social inclusion across training and employment opportunities for young people? These are just some of the challenges that a post-COVID economy needs to tackle.
  • Understanding evidence use in the learning and skills sector

    In a post-pandemic world where investment decisions need to be made rapidly, it’s essential that we make effective use of research and evaluation in designing the services that will help Britain to build back better.
  • Research and Reports 11 03 2021

    Understanding the difference you make: An evaluation toolkit for adult learning and career change programmes

    Developed as part of the Careertech Challenge, this evaluation toolkit provides a simple step-by-step guide to developing realistic, proportionate and high quality evaluations.
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  • Research and Reports 22 03 2020

    Evidence review: What works to support 15 to 24-year olds at risk of becoming NEET?

    Reviews early interventions that target key transition periods for young people who are considered ‘at risk’ of becoming NEET in the future.
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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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  • Projects 30 04 2020

    Future Workforce Fund (FWF) Evaluation

    FWF is a ground-breaking two-year initiative that tests innovative ways of delivering employability support for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), or at risk of becoming NEET.
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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 22 07 2019

    Evidence review: Employment support for people with disabilities and health conditions

    Reviews the evidence of what works to support people with mental and physical health conditions into employment.
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  • Research and Reports 22 07 2019

    Evidence review: Responding to local economic shocks

    Explores the national and international evidence on what works to support displaced workers back into work.
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