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  • Research and Reports 02 05 2022

    Raising the bar: Increasing employer investment in skills

    Marking five years since the introduction of the Government’s apprenticeship levy, this report argues for a new ‘Super Skills Tax Credit’ to support levelling up.
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  • Employer investment in training plummets 28% since 2005, putting the Government’s ambition of a high skill, high wage economy at risk, report warns

    Employers across the UK are investing less in training, with those with the lowest qualifications missing out. This is the finding of a new report by Learning and Work Institute, which shows the Government’s aim of developing a high skill, high wage economy is being put at risk. Marking five years since the introduction of the Government’s apprenticeship levy, the report argues for a new ‘Super Skills Tax Credit’ to support levelling up.
  • Levelling Up in England through Lifelong Learning

    The Levelling Up White Paper is a statement of intent and puts some flesh on the bones of what levelling up means, defining it as local pride, local control and greater equality of opportunity. But why does lifelong learning matter in this?
  • How can we build more sustainable social prescribing services into learning to improve mental health?

    This blog by Director at L&W Naomi Phillips looks at our recent report with Greater London Authority where we looked at the links between social prescribing and adult learning.
  • One in three adults say they want to change job, but most think they lack the skills to switch

    Over a third of adults (34%) are looking to change job or career in the next two years, according to the latest results of the largest survey of adult participation in learning in the UK. Learning and Work Institute’s (L&W) survey finds that over two thirds (69%) of the people looking to switch say they will need to develop their skills to do so.
  • The lifelong learning century?

    Lifelong learning helps grow the economy, gives people opportunities, helps build communities, and saves money for public services. We need to build a lifelong learning century.
  • Effectively building a culture of lifelong learning

    We believe that people deserve the opportunity to retrain and relearn again and again – gaining new skills at every stage of life, regardless of where they start, and that is why we feel so passionately about lifelong learning, and how we can more effectively build a culture of lifelong learning that is accessible to all.
  • Adult Participation in Learning Survey – Five key takeaways from our 25th year

    Learning and Work Institute’s centenary year also marks the 25th year since our first annual Adult Participation in Learning survey took place. Each year, our survey – the largest of its kind – provides 5,000 adults with a broad definition of learning, encompassing both formal and informal learning opportunities, and asks them when they last took part.
  • Research and Reports 08 11 2021

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2021

    It is 25 years since the first adult participation in learning survey. This year’s survey shows that 44% of adults have taken part in learning in the last three years, the first increase since 2015.
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