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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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  • My experience as a peer researcher

    Yamin was one of a group of peer researchers who worked on Learning and Work Institute's evaluation of EY Foundation's employability programmes move to online delivery during the Pandemic. In this blog, he reflects on why he got involved and what he learnt from the experience.
  • Projects 15 11 2021

    Impact of Covid-19 on young people across the UK

    L&W is working with the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) and the Poverty and Inequality Commission to review evidence on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on disadvantaged young people across the UK.
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  • Research and Reports 20 10 2021

    The impact of moving employability training online

    We were commission by EY Foundation to evaluate review the impact of the move to online delivery on different groups of young people and provide feedback on ‘what works’ to inform future delivery.
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  • L&W joins Youth Employment Group Co-Chairs to help drive young people’s jobs and skills prospects after the pandemic

    L&W is pleased to become a Co-Chair of the Youth Employment Group (YEG), the UK’s largest coalition of youth employment experts. L&W will be offering expertise and strategic direction based on our Youth Commission and extensive research on youth employment and skills prior to and throughout the pandemic.
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    07 September 2021

    Project based learning in pre-apprenticeship programmes

  • Without action now, youth unemployment could be the new pandemic for years to come

    New ONS data shows that young people make up 57 per cent of the fall in employment in Covid. Without action now to tackle youth employment, the pandemic generation could be scarred for years to come, writes our CEO Stephen Evans for The House.
  • We need bold and coherent action to ensure young people get their fair share of economic recovery

    This blog looks at our new research which points to a labour market crisis that has hit young peoples’ employment hard whilst worsening pre-existing inequalities.
  • Research and Reports 22 03 2021

    Disconnected? Exploring the digital skills gap

    This report explores digital skills and the future of the labour market in the UK. It explores the perspectives of employers in terms of demand for skills and the digital skills gap, as well as young people's perspective on digital skills.
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