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All change: Understanding and supporting retraining and career change

13 Oct 2023
Lifelong learning

Advances in technology alongside longer working lives will see more people needing to change jobs and sectors. In this report, L&W calls for an extended Lifelong Learning Entitlement to facilitate this and put an end to the career change penalty.

The Young Person’s Guarantee

27 Sep 2023
Employment Young people

This report from the Youth Employment Group, which L&W co-chair, proposes a new Youth Guarantee to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).

The future of work: protected characteristics in a changing workplace

02 Aug 2023
Better work

The EHRC has commissioned L&W to conduct research into the major drivers of changes in the world of work. This report looks at the impact of three long-term British labour market trends on people with certain protected characteristics.

Skills accelerator pilot evaluation

28 Jul 2023
Better work Lifelong learning

L&W, in partnership with IFF Research, evaluated the Skills Accelerator pilot on behalf of the Department of Education, incorporating the local skills improvement plan (LSIP) trailblazers and strategic development fund (SDF).

Young adult carers and the 21 hour rule

08 Jun 2023
Young people

This policy briefing calls for young adult carers to be exempt from a rule in the benefit system which means that they cannot claim Carer’s Allowance if they study for more than 21 hours per week.  

We still care

05 Jun 2023
Young people

Following the conclusion of Move On Up, a six-year housing pilot between Commonweal Housing and Quaker Social Action, this report warns that unpaid carers aged 16-25 face potential homelessness unless their housing needs are urgently met with policy.

Manufacturing Excellence

25 May 2023
Apprenticeships & technical education Better work Young people

This report, commissioned by WorldSkills UK, explores how young people can acquire the world-class skills the UK needs to become a global leader in advanced manufacturing.

Time to learn

12 May 2023
Lifelong learning

People invest £7.3 billion a year and £55 billion worth of time in learning. This is more than the Government and employers invest in learning and skills, but there are stark inequalities between groups. This report provides the most detailed snapshot seen of which groups of adults are investing in learning, and how much, and lays bare stark inequalities in learning.

National Skills Fund: Free Courses for Jobs

09 May 2023
Lifelong learning

This research, undertaken by Learning and Work Institute on behalf of the Department for Education, sought to understand how adults can be effectively engaged in the National Skills Fund Free Courses for Jobs offer.

Cost barriers to learning at Level 3

09 May 2023
Lifelong learning

This research, carried out on behalf of the Department for Education, provides evidence on cost barriers and potential solutions to increasing adult participation in learning to Level 3.