• Research and Reports 15 10 2021

  Getting the basics right: The case for action on adult basic skills

  Literacy, numeracy and digital skills are vital for life and work. This report makes the case for action on adult basic skills.

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• Projects 15 10 2021

  Skills for Life Alliance

  Convened by Learning and Work Institute and Holex, the Skills for Life Alliance consists of leading researchers, delivery organisations and sector specialists. It is exploring what affects participation in basic skills learning.

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• News 05 08 2021

  Upskilling and retraining. How do we motivate workers in a constantly changing labour market?

  A new report from Learning and Work Institute and Nesta highlights what we've learned about supporting adults who are most vulnerable to workforce change, to upskill and retrain online.
• Research and Reports 05 08 2021

  What works for adult online learning: An evaluation of the CareerTech Challenge

  Our new report with Nesta highlights what we've learned about supporting adults who are most vulnerable to workforce change, to upskill and retrain online.

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• News 26 07 2021

  Learning and Work Institute selected as finalist for prestigious British Council award for Innovation in English Language Teaching

  Our Volunteers, English Language Learners and Conversation Clubs guidance has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious ELTons awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching, in the local innovation category.  
• Research and Reports 13 07 2021

  Migration and English Language Learning after Brexit

  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.

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• Blog 28 04 2021

  Northern Ireland’s forthcoming skills strategy must be ambitious in its plans to improve learning and skills outcomes

  Northern Ireland’s forthcoming skills strategy will set out plans to improve learning and skills outcomes. This blog looks at the key points of our research which outlines why the strategy must be ambitious and what it should prioritise to improve learning and skills outcomes.
• Blog 26 02 2021

  Lockdown Learning: English Language Conversation Clubs Online

  When we developed the Volunteers, English Language Learners, Conversation Clubs resources in early 2020, we couldn’t have anticipated that a global pandemic was about to cause such severe disruption.
• News 27 01 2021

  Higher skills ambition needed for Northern Ireland

  Northern Ireland risks slipping further behind other countries in the skills of its workforce, a new report by a leading research institute finds.

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