• Projects 23 06 2021

  The Skills Imperative 2035: Essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce

  Learning and Work Institute will be part of a new project with the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) and other partners, identifying the future of essential employment skills in our changing labour market.

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• Research and Reports 19 05 2021

  Building Strong Foundations: Supporting low-skilled employees and new starters to succeed in the workforce

  Working from home presents a new set of challenges for employees and managers alike. Our new research with the Chartered Management Institute looks at the role of managers in supporting low-skilled workers to thrive in their new workplaces and roles

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• Research and Reports 26 02 2021

  Decision making of adult learners below level 2

  Department for Education commissioned the Learning and Work Institute to undertake research into how adults with qualifications below level 2 make decisions about whether or not to take up learning.

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• Projects 22 02 2021

  New Futures

  We are developing and delivering pilots to support workers who need to reskill as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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• News 19 02 2021

  Boost demand for higher technical education in order to address ‘missing middle’ in skills system and drive productivity after pandemic

  Boosting demand for higher technical education after the pandemic will be vital to driving productivity and supporting social mobility, according to a new report.
• Research and Reports 19 02 2021

  Making a market for the missing middle: Higher technical education

  This research, commissioned by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, explores how a higher technical education offer with a focus on industry-specific skills, could help to address the needs of local people, local businesses and the local economy.

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• Blog 22 01 2021

  Level 4 Apprenticeships and above - we need to widen access to level up

  Our research shows we will need a greater ambition and a more concerted effort by government, employers, and providers to engage and support under-represented groups in accessing apprenticeships.
• Projects 21 12 2020

  The NHS role in addressing the work and employment impacts of coronavirus

  NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned Learning and Work Institute to identify opportunities the NHS could rapidly develop to address the employment impacts of coronavirus and support social mobility.

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• Blog 16 11 2020

  Lessons from learning through lockdown

  Over the first lockdown, 22 million adults across the UK took the opportunity to engage in some form of learning to further their skills and education.

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