Alex Stevenson

Emily Jones

Responding to DWP’s announcement on Youth Hubs

Learning and Work Institute deputy director Sam Avanzo Windett responds to DWP's expansion of the Youth Hub scheme and its partnership with football clubs to help young people into work.

Piloting JobsPlus in the UK: community-led innovation

L&W deputy director Elizabeth Gerard reflects on the community-led innovation on show in the JobsPlus pilots across England.

Development and use of occupational standards

Commissioned by Pearson, this report explores whether the current development and use of occupational standards are keeping pace with the changing needs of the economy.

Report calls for overhaul of ‘unwieldy’ occupational standards to keep pace with the UK’s Industrial Strategy

A new report from Learning and Work Institute warns that England’s occupational standards lack the agility to train up workers for the eight ‘growth-driving’ industries in the UK’s Industrial Strategy.

Can England’s occupational standards keep pace with the UK’s Industrial Strategy?

This webinar premiered findings from new L&W research on whether occupational standards are meeting the changing needs of the economy.

Labour Market Briefing: September 2025

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 16 September 2025.

JobsPlus: a place-based approach to employment support

This webinar showcased lessons learned from the early stages of the JobsPlus pilot programme in England.

Labour market stats response, September 2025

L&W's chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.