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How can employment support help people with long-term health conditions into work?

21 Nov 2024
Employment

Reflecting on a recent roundtable we held as part of research funded by Maximus exploring the characteristics of those out of work due to long-term illness or disability, L&W's Sara Treneman discusses the importance of effective, integrated employment support.

“Although it was always my desire to continue my studies in higher education, without the support I received I’m not sure that I would have got so many offers.”

21 Nov 2024
Lifelong learning Young people

To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Kelly looks back on the crucial support she received from her college and local carers centre.

Responding to the latest NEET data, November 2024

21 Nov 2024
Employment Young people

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest ONS figures on young people who are not in education, employment or training.

New report highlights a need to look beyond graduates to close digital skills gaps

20 Nov 2024
Apprenticeships & technical education Better work

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, non-graduates and people from lower socioeconomic groups must be trained for jobs in tech to close skills gap in UK economy, new L&W report, commissioned by Generation and supported by JP Morgan, warns.

English, Maths and ESOL Conference 2024

Essential skills

The change of government following this year’s general election creates a major opportunity to ensure that adult literacy, numeracy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) are high on the new Government’s agenda for skills.

VocTech Challenge: Skills for an Economy in Transition – One year on from our White Paper

18 Nov 2024
Lifelong learning

One year on from our White Paper for the VocTech Challenge: Skills for an economy in transition, L&W's Danny Price and Ufi VocTech Trust's Thomas Heiser look back on our progress.

Unlocking potential

18 Nov 2024
Better work Lifelong learning

This research, commissioned by Generation and supported by JPMorganChase, sought to better understand how we can enable people from all backgrounds to develop skills to progress into digital and tech jobs.

Older people and essential skills

16 Nov 2024
Essential skills

This research for Age UK explores older adults’ (aged 50 and over) experiences of essential skills and what support is needed to help them improve their skills and thrive in later life.

Train, try, reflect: the importance of continuous improvement for maths and English teachers

14 Nov 2024
Essential skills

In this guest blog, Nathan Rogan, Senior Education Advisor, and Nicola Pearton, Education Advisor, from the Education and Training Foundation highlight the benefits of continuous professional development opportunities for maths and English teachers.

Labour Market Briefing: November 2024

12 Nov 2024
Employment

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 12 November 2024.