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  • 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.
  • 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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  • Lockdown learners: Could the pandemic lead to a shift in adult participation in learning?

    The coronavirus pandemic may have increased the value adults place on learning, for work and their wider lives, writes Emily Jones.
  • Millions of adults took part in ‘lockdown learning’ but stark inequalities raise concerns about workers being left behind in post-covid economy

    A leading think tank has called for urgent action to close inequalities in adult skills, as a new national survey highlights large inequalities in access to learning and retraining.
  • Research and Reports 02 11 2020

    Learning through lockdown

    The 2020 Adult Participation in Learning Survey explores people’s experiences of learning since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and the national lockdown introduced on 23 March 2020.
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  • Decade of decline in adult learning with four million ‘lost learners’ since 2010

    Survey shows adult participation in education has fallen to record low.
  • Research and Reports 14 12 2019

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2019

    The survey was conducted by Learning and Work Institute, funded by the Department for Education (DfE). It shows an all time low in the number of adult learners.
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  • Research and Reports 10 09 2019

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2018

    The headline findings and the supporting detailed analysis from the 2018 Adult Participation in Learning Survey. It was conducted by Learning and Work Institute.
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