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  • 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.
  • Rethink cut to Union Learning Fund and work with unions to level up skills after coronavirus

    The government has been urged to rethink the planned cut to the Union Learning Fund, and work with trade unions to re-train and upskill after the coronavirus crisis.
  • 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.
  • Lessons from learning through lockdown

    Over the first lockdown, 22 million adults across the UK took the opportunity to engage in some form of learning to further their skills and education.
  • Research and Reports 13 11 2020

    Learning Ladders

    The Social Mobility Commission funded L&W in partnership with the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to investigate the role of adult training in supporting progression from low pay.
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  • 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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  • Projects 18 05 2020

    Cities of learning

    Cities of learning is an inclusive approach that promotes and recognises learning wherever it happens. It creates  new pathways into learning and employment by connecting formal, informal, and in-work learning opportunities.
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  • Projects 07 07 2019

    National Retraining Scheme: Cost and outreach pilot evaluation

    Learning and Work Institute worked as the Department for Education's development and evaluation partner on the pilots. The UK Government has committed to the creation of a National Retraining Scheme (NRS) to prepare workers for the future economy.
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  • Research and Reports 01 12 2019

    Local Skills Deficits and Spare Capacity

    Analysis commissioned by the Local Government Association estimates that unless skills needs of employers are met there could be a potential loss of £120 billion in economic output by the end of the decade.
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