Helping the growing number of people out of work due to sickness and disability to find work
New report shows more support, not tougher sanctions, is needed to help the growing number of people out of work due to sickness and disability…
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Entries open for the Inspire! Tutor Awards 2024 – nominate an inspirational tutor or mentor in Wales
Behind successful adult learners there are inspirational tutors and mentors committed to delivering lifelong learning, contributing to future generations, and empowering individuals and communities to…
Nominations open for adult learning awards 2024
From today, 10 November 2023, Learning and Work Institute (L&W) and the West Midlands Combined Authority are in search of people and organisations that have…
A Citizens’ Curriculum for Wales?
In his speech to the Adult Learning Conference in 2022, the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language Jeremy Miles MS committed to positioning Wales…
Adult Learners’ Week: Let the adventure start
Adult Learners’ Week launches in Wales on the 18 September, a national campaign to promote lifelong learning opportunities, with a celebration of life-changing stories through…
Three key lessons in delivering an In-Work Support Service for Wales
Learning and Work Institute recently evaluated Welsh Government’s Healthy Working Wales: In-Work Support Service (IWS). The evaluation sought to glean key lessons from the project…
Expanding the UK’s shrinking workforce
The Spring Budget is expected to try to reduce economic inactivity. What’s the problem and what might work? Understanding the issue The workforce – the…
More than 50 people change career as a result of reskilling pilots
More than 50 people have started jobs in industries or sectors that are new to them, after receiving support to reskill in four localities across…
The UK’s Shrinking Workforce
The UK is the only OECD Member country, except for Switzerland, to have seen a sustained rise in economic inactivity since the start of the…
Reskilling for Net Zero
The UK Government’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will bring a major shift in the labour market – with changes to existing…