Young adult carers are three times more likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET). From September 2019 to August 2022, the Driving Change project worked to improve the support that young adult carers receive in further education so that they can get the most out of learning and reach their full potential.

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and partnering with Carers Federation, L&W worked with FE colleges across the UK to review and improve the support they offer to young adult carers, using the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support framework.

As part of the delivery plan for the third and final year of Driving Change in FE, L&W partnered with Pathways to develop a pilot exploring the transferability, and testing the implementation, of the Driving Change model in higher education with three Leicestershire universities.

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30 Medi 2026

From appetite to opportunity

Apprenticeships & technical education Employment Young people Reports & briefings

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, and the support they need.

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30 Medi 2026

Protected: A Citizens’ Curriculum

Essential skills Lifelong learning Projects & campaigns

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22 Medi 2026

Building an AI-ready workforce: Creating a skills system that prepares UK knowledge workers for the AI transition

Better work Lifelong learning Reports & briefings

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 adopt and scale AI technologies in a truly transformative way.

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22 Medi 2026

AI skills investment could add £80 billion to the UK economy

Better work Lifelong learning News & articles

The UK can secure an £80 billion boost to its economy by 2035 if the Government and businesses act together to strengthen the technical skills system, according to a major report published today by L&W and The Rigby Foundation.

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15 Medi 2026

Labour Market Briefing: September 2026

Employment Reports & briefings

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

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15 Medi 2026

Labour market dashboard

Better work Employment Young people Projects & campaigns

Every month, Learning and Work Institute produces detailed and timely analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS. Explore our interactive charts.

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15 Medi 2026

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer: Implementation and process evaluation

Employment Young people Reports & briefings

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.

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15 Medi 2026

Labour market stats response, September 2026

Employment News & articles

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

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8 Medi 2026

Adult Skills Fund spending on English and Maths, 2016–24

Essential skills Reports & briefings

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.

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