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We've got a new look! 💅

Our new L&W website is now up and running - we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Through this, we hope to be as loud and clear as ever in our vision for enabling everyone to realise their potential through learning and work.

Explore the website: learningandwork.org.uk

No train, no gain - Learning and Work Institute This webinar will explore findings of L&W research showing how access to in-work training can act as a boon for people’s pay and careers.

Register for our webinar: 'No train, no gain' 📺

This webinar will reflect on our research commissioned by Multiverse showing how access to in-work training can act as a boon for people’s pay and careers.

📆 Wednesday 11 March

🕑 1-2pm

Register now: learningandwork.org.uk/events/no-tr...

London was the place to start a career. Now graduates can’t get a job The well-trodden route to career success has been stymied by soaring unemployment in the capital

Read L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social's comment on graduate unemployment in London in The Telegraph. 🗞️

“It does look like, on the face of it, that this is a kind of deterioration in the labour market in London.”

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Join our team - Learning and Work Institute

We're #hiring for three exciting roles at L&W:

⭐ Campaigns and Events Coordinator (apply by this Sunday!)
⭐ Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression)
⭐ Head of Research: Qualitative Methods and Evaluation

Find out more and apply: learningandwork.org.uk/about-us/wor...

Turning risk into opportunity: Reskilling workers in a changing economy - Learning and Work Institute This webinar will present research from NFER’s The Skills Imperative 2035 programme and consider how the adult skills system can be reinvigorated to better meet the needs of people in at-risk occupati...

Interested in how the skills system can support people in at-risk occupations?

Our webinar with @nferclassroom.bsky.social, presenting findings from their Skills Imperative 2035 programme, will give you a chance to hear from the experts!

📆 Tuesday 24 February
🕑 1-2pm

#Skills2035

Register now. ⬇️

Take Enginuity's SME Snapshot Survey and help shape the future of skills and workforce development!

📝 The survey captures employer insight on skills shortages, training needs and barriers SMEs face in developing their workforce.

Take the survey by 6 February: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SnapGeneral

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Catch our very own Amy Solanki, HR Business Partner at L&W, speaking at CIPD Trust's webinar on how to respond well when someone discloses a conviction.

📆 24 February
⏰ Midday

Register now: ow.ly/yopO50Y1E1b

Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression) - Learning and Work Institute

Join the L&W team!

We're #hiring for the following position: Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression).

💡 In this role, you'd help us generate insights to enable more people to move into and progress through better work.

Find out more and apply by 20 February. ⬇️

Congratulations to London South Bank University for achieving their Quality Standard in Carer Support accreditation through #DrivingChangeHE! 📜🎉

Partnering with Carers Federation and supported by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we've been working with unis to improve support for young adult carers.

Bootcamp cuts as DWP switches to ‘budget-led’ funding Local authorities face cuts of up to 75 per cent to their skills bootcamp budgets under a new government funding model based on historic delivery, not demand.

Read L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social's comment on cuts to skills bootcamps in @feweek.bsky.social. ⬇️🗞️

We're inviting local policy makers in Connect to Work delivery areas to contribute to the Labour Market Evidence Programme. 📢

Funded by DWP, L&W is working with @employmentstudies.bsky.social to strengthen the labour market evidence base.

Find out more: www.employment-studies.co.uk/helping-poli...

Innovative Sheffield jobs scheme helps 30 people to find work A jobs scheme based on social housing has so far helped 30 Sheffield people to find work.

Check out coverage of the progress #JobsPlus is making across England:

🗞️ The Sheffield Star: www.thestar.co.uk/news/politic...

🗞️ The London Post: london-post.co.uk/getting-lond...

🗞️The Darlington and Stockton Times: www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/2573504...

Head of Research: Qualitative Methods and Evaluation - Learning and Work Institute

Apply to be the new Head of Research at L&W!

In this role, you would lead innovative, impactful research and evaluation projects across our focus areas of employment and skills. 🔍

Think you'd be the right fit? Find out more and apply by 20 February. 📬

Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression) - Learning and Work Institute

Join the L&W team!

We're #hiring for the following position: Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression).

💡 In this role, you'd help us generate insights to enable more people to move into and progress through better work.

Find out more and apply by 20 February. ⬇️

ONS Labour Market Data: Jan 2026: 90,000 Fewer Under-24s on payrolls since July 2024 | FE News | ONS Labour Market Data: Jan 2026: 90,000 Fewer Under-24s on payrolls since July 2024

And read L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social's comment in FE News: www.fenews.co.uk/skills/ons-l...

Labour market analysis for January 2026 Our analysis of labour market data from Office for National Statistics, released on the morning of 20 January 2026.

Our January labour market briefing is now live. 🔴

Read our analysis of the latest labour market data from ONS: learningandwork.org.uk/what-we-do/e...

#employment #labourmarket

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Become a supporter to receive our full briefing later today: learningandwork.org.uk/supporter-ne...

Labour market analysis, 20 January 2026 Learning and Work Institute's response to the labour market stats for January 2026, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

"Looking ahead, slow growth and global instability increase the risks of rising worklessness, increasing the importance of the Government focusing on growth."

✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to today's labour market statistics released by ONS.

Campaigns and Events Coordinator - Learning and Work Institute

Apply to be our Campaigns and Events Coordinator by 1 February! 📬

In this role, you'd be focussed on securing impact for our work by supporting the delivery of our campaigns and events.

Find out more and apply: learningandwork.org.uk/about-us/wor...

From strength to strength: JobsPlus in Toxteth - Learning and Work Institute

"Our remit simply is to help anyone, regardless of their characteristics, circumstances, employment status, benefit claim, or anything else."

✍️ In a new article, @tracyfishwick.bsky.social @transformliveco.bsky.social, explains how #JobsPlus has had a transformative impact in Toxteth.

Driving Change – supporting young adult carers in higher education - Learning and Work Institute

Through our #DrivingChangeHE project, we're working with universities to improve the support on offer to young adult carers in partnership with Carers Federation and supported by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.

➡️ Find out more: learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

Young adult carers and the 21 hour rule This policy briefing calls for the reform of the 21 hour rule in the benefit system to allow young adult carers to access further education.

➡️ Read our briefing with @carerstrust.bsky.social on the 21 hour rule: learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

New report: Daunting barriers for young carers trying to get into higher education, training and employment New APPG report reveals how caring responsibilities block young carers’ access to education, training and jobs – and what must change.

We welcome the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers' report on the impact of caring responsibilities on young people. 📑

⏰ And we're pleased that it calls on Govt to address the 21 hour rule which means young adult carers cannot claim Carer's Allowance if they study for over 21 hours a week.

Labour Market Evidence Programme

Commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, L&W is working with @employmentstudies.bsky.social to deliver evidence reviews and practical resources on key labour market issues to help inform local policymakers.

Find out more about this programme of work. ⬇️

Campaigns and Events Coordinator - Learning and Work Institute

We're looking for a new Campaigns and Events Coordinator to join our team! 📣

In this role, you would provide coordination of and administrative support to our Get the Nation Learning campaign; regional adult learning awards; and L&W events.

Find out more and apply by 1 February. 📝⬇️

Mayors walk away from skills bootcamps Two regional authorities are ditching the skills bootcamp training model after gaining greater freedom over adult skills plans in new devolution deals.

In @feweek.bsky.social, L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social comments on West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s plans to phase out Skills Bootcamps in favour of Targeted Employment Programmes. ⬇️

From confusion to clarity: rethinking England’s 670 occupational standards - Learning and Work Institute

"Occupational standards can be the foundation of a smarter, more responsive skills system. But only if we’re willing to rethink how they work—and who they’re really for."

Read L&W's @stephenevans.bsky.social and Pearson's Donna Ford-Clarke's article on occupational standards in England. ⬇️📝

YouTube video by Learning and Work Institute Get The Nation Learning | Awards highlights

Refining your plans for 2026? Join our campaign to #GetTheNationLearning!

With over 150 supporters, Get the Nation Learning is committed to making and winning the case for lifelong learning. 💡

Get your organisation on board: getthenationlearning.org.uk/get-the-nati...

Campaigns and Events Coordinator - Learning and Work Institute

We're looking for a new Campaigns and Events Coordinator to join our team! 📣

In this role, you would provide coordination of and administrative support to our Get the Nation Learning campaign; regional adult learning awards; and L&W events.

Find out more and apply by 1 February. 📝⬇️

YouTube video by Learning and Work Institute Get The Nation Learning | Awards highlights

Back in May, we launched #GetTheNationLearning for a simple reason. When adults learn, our society and economy thrive.

We have now built a movement of over 150 organisations committed to building a future where everyone can learn throughout life.

Watch highlights from our inaugural awards. 🎥 ⬇️