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30 Medi 2026
From appetite to opportunity
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.
30 Medi 2026
Protected: A Citizens’ Curriculum
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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
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.
22 Medi 2026
AI skills investment could add £80 billion to the UK economy
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.
15 Medi 2026
Labour Market Briefing: September 2026
Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 15 September 2026.
15 Medi 2026
Labour market dashboard
Every month, Learning and Work Institute produces detailed and timely analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS. Explore our interactive charts.
15 Medi 2026
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer: Implementation and process evaluation
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.
15 Medi 2026
Labour market stats response, September 2026
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.
8 Medi 2026
Adult Skills Fund spending on English and Maths, 2016–24
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.
7 Medi 2026
UK must make training the ‘go-to’ response to skills needs, or risk holding back growth, new report warns
The Government’s plans to get the economy growing risk falling short unless it takes action to reverse sharp falls in the training employees get at work, new analysis warns.