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  • Projects 17 01 2025

    Connect To Work in Central London

    L&W and Inclusion London are conducting research on behalf of Central London Forward, and funded by the Greater London Authority, to inform the delivery of the new Connect to Work employment programme.
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  • Research and Reports 26 11 2024

    Healthier working lives

    Commissioned by Health Equals, this paper is aimed at local governments to help them consider the actions they can take to improve the working health of their residents.
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  • Responding to the King's Speech

    Learning and Work Institute's Director of Policy and Research, Naomi Clayton, responds to the King's speech at the state opening of parliament.
  • Celebrating New Futures’ impact in Tees Valley: Three prongs to success

    With the Tees Valley New Futures pilot ending in December, Sally Gardner from Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) explains how the programme has impacted residents and the local economy.
  • Research and Reports 28 07 2023

    Skills accelerator pilot evaluation

    L&W, in partnership with IFF Research, evaluated the Skills Accelerator pilot on behalf of the Department of Education, incorporating the local skills improvement plan (LSIP) trailblazers and strategic development fund (SDF).
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  • Tech employment academies support successful career change as two more cohorts start in Belfast

    Michael Kane from Belfast City Council updates us on the impact of the Belfast New Futures pilot and introduces the next two cohorts of the tech academies.
  • Testing a different approach to supporting adults to change career in Tees Valley

    A guest blog from Tees Valley Combined Authority talks about how their New Futures pilot is supporting people impacted by Covid-19 to change career.
  • New Futures Edinburgh: Reskilling support for people impacted by Covid-19

    Guest blogger, Joe Mountford-Smith from Capital City Partnership in Edinburgh talks about their New Futures pilot and how they are supporting people to reskill and change career by providing high quality careers advice and coaching.
  • New Futures Wales: Supporting women into tech

    Guest blogger, Bethan Baldwin from Chwarae Teg, talks about their New Futures pilot in Wales and how they will be supporting women to switch careers into tech.

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