• Research and Reports 17 05 2022

  Work Local impacts: A report for the Local Government Association on the potential benefits of improving employment and skills outcomes

  This report, commissioned by LGA, explores the potential impact of improving skills and employment in different geographies and tailoring support to meet local needs.

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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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• News 29 04 2022

  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.
• News 23 03 2022

  Response to spring statement on 23 March 2022

  Naomi Phillips, deputy chief executive and director of policy and research at Learning and Work Institute responds to the 2022 spring statement.
• Blog 16 03 2022

  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?
• Blog 11 03 2022

  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.
• Research and Reports 11 03 2022

  Social Prescribing and Adult Education in London

  Our report in partnership with Greater London Authority explores how social prescribing to adult education works, the challenges faced and ways to improve.

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• Research and Reports 03 03 2022

  The Skills Imperative 2035: What does the literature tell us about essential skills most needed for work?

  The first report in a series as part of the Skills Imperative 2035 project funded by Nuffield Foundation and led by NFER looks at what the literature says about the future of essential workplace skills.

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• News 02 02 2022

  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.

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