• Projects 24 06 2022

  Mapping Local Essential Skills Needs

  Essential skills like literacy and numeracy are increasingly crucial for life and work, for business success, and for economic growth. We're partnering with local authorities to help them map and understand local skills needs.

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• Blog 24 06 2022

  New analysis shows huge disparity in adult literacy and numeracy which must be tackled to boost levelling up

  Our new mapping shows drastic variation in the proportion of adults with low levels of literacy and numeracy across England.
• Research and Reports 27 05 2022

  Local learning: Place-based insight on what works to drive up essential skills participation

  L&W has investigated innovative, place-based interventions in three areas where participation in essential skills learning declined the most to look at what works at a local level to engage learners in essential skills learning.

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• Policy 24 03 2022

  Multiply and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Prospectus for Local Government

  This prospectus sets out Learning and Work Institute’s (L&W) support offer to local government for the development, implementation and evaluation of effective employment, learning and skills programmes delivered via the Multiply and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programmes.
• Research and Reports 11 03 2022

  Social Prescribing and Adult Education in London

  Our report in partnership with Greater London Authority explores how social prescribing to adult education works, the challenges faced and ways to improve.

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• Blog 28 02 2022

  An end and a beginning: the European Agenda for Adult Learning and international cooperation

  This blog by Stephen Evans, the Chief Exec of Learning and Work Institute, looks at future cooperation between the UK and the EU.
• 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.

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