| New report finds that employers want to hire more young people, but need greater policy support to achieve impact

Smart use of AI could add £80bn in productivity gains to the British economy by 2035, but too few businesses have the workforce to deploy it effectively

This report for The St Martin's Group draws on a survey of more than 1,000 HR decision makers to examine employers’ plans to recruit young people, the routes they expect to use, the barriers they face...

AI has transformative potential for the UK economy and could present a net uplift to productivity of up to £80 billion by 2035. Yet the UK workforce does not – yet – have the skills to successfully ad...

This report presents findings from L&W’s implementation and process evaluation of year one of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer.

This webinar explores what the evidence tells us about effective retraining at the local level. It will consider the features of successful retraining programmes, including the role of employers, link...

This is the third and final report of our project funded by the Nuffield Foundation looking at employer investment in skills, and how employees are responding to the need to upskill and retrain in a t...

Experts warn reduced investment and shorter training could make addressing skills gaps harder

This online webinar will assess where the UK is on the road to net zero by focusing on three sectors mission critical to the decarbonisation journey: construction; clean energy; and low-carbon transpo...

AI has transformative potential for the UK economy and could present a net uplift to productivity of up to £80 billion by 2035. Yet the UK workforce does not – yet – have the skills to successfully ad...

AI has transformative potential for the UK economy and could present a net uplift to productivity of up to £80 billion by 2035. Yet the UK workforce does not – yet – have the skills to successfully ad...

With data showing employers struggle to find workers with good communication and problem solving capabilities, People Management explores how to build them internally

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This briefing explores the trends in investment in adult (19+) English and maths provision in England in the first five years of Adult Skills Fund devolution between 2019/20 and 2023/24.

Analysis shows businesses have reduced spending on staff development

This webinar explores what the evidence tells us about effective retraining at the local level. It will consider the features of successful retraining programmes, including the role of employers, link...

UK labour market fragility persists as official figures estimate vacancies have fallen to their lowest level since April 2026.

Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 15 September 2026.

In April 2016, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned Learning and Work Institute (L&W) to conduct a qualitative research with DWP and Work Programme (WP) staff who had delivered a Jo...

This webinar will draw on findings from L&W's evaluation of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Youth Guarantee Trailblazer to explore how local areas can identify, engage an...

This webinar will draw on findings from L&W's evaluation of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Youth Guarantee Trailblazer to explore how local areas can identify, engage an...

Following the Government’s commitment to introducing a Youth Guarantee in England, something we first called for five years ago, L&W is launching a new project.

This report presents findings from L&W’s implementation and process evaluation of year one of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer.

This report presents findings from L&W’s implementation and process evaluation of year one of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer.

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

This webinar will draw on findings from L&W's evaluation of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Youth Guarantee Trailblazer to explore how local areas can identify, engage an...

This webinar will draw on findings from L&W's evaluation of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Youth Guarantee Trailblazer to explore how local areas can identify, engage an...

Spending on English and maths training for adults has fallen by about 40 per cent since skills devolution, a think tank’s analysis has found.

This briefing explores the trends in investment in adult (19+) English and maths provision in England in the first five years of Adult Skills Fund devolution between 2019/20 and 2023/24.