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  • Persistent inequalities in lifelong learning: what can we learn from the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024?

    On the first day of Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Oriane Nermond, Research Manager, draws on the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 to explore why we must shift the dials on participation in learning.
  • Research and Reports 04 11 2024

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024

    For more than 25 years, the Adult Participation in Learning Survey has provided a unique insight into adult learning across the UK. It adopts a deliberately broad definition of learning. Discover our findings from 2024.
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  • Stark and growing inequalities in adult participation in learning revealed by national survey

    The Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 has revealed stark disparities in learning for adults, while showing overall participation in learning to be at a historic high.
  • Research and Reports 29 08 2024

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023: Regional reports

    Since 1996, L&W has been undertaking the Adult Participation in Learning Survey. These twelve reports take a closer look at levels of participation in learning in different regions and nations of the UK.
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  • Using technology to support learning and work: Insights from the Adult Participation in Learning Survey

    Sophie Hall shares insights from the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023 on how adults are using technology for learning and how confident they feel to do this.
  • Research and Reports 06 11 2023

    Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023

    For more than 25 years, the Adult Participation in Learning Survey has provided a unique insight into adult learning across the UK. It adopts a deliberately broad definition of learning. Discover our findings from 2023.
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  • National survey records adult participation in learning at a historic high but identifies persistent inequalities between groups

    The results from the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023 show that almost one in every two adults in the UK have taken part in learning in the last three years – the highest participation rate recorded since the survey began in 1996. Yet stark and persistent inequalities remain.
  • Research and Reports 12 05 2023

    Time to learn

    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. It calls for a new Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
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  • Reskilling for Net Zero

    The UK Government’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will bring a major shift in the labour market – with changes to existing jobs, the creation of new ones, and the growth of jobs already considered to be ‘green’.

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