Learning and Work Institute
@learnworkuk.bsky.social
We are an independent policy and research organisation focused on lifelong learning and better work.
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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...
⭐ 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...
Join our team - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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...
⭐ 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...
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. ⬇️
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. ⬇️
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...
learningandwork.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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. ⬇️
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
📝 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
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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
📝 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
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
📆 24 February
⏰ Midday
Register now: ow.ly/yopO50Y1E1b
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January 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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
📆 24 February
⏰ Midday
Register now: ow.ly/yopO50Y1E1b
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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. ⬇️
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. ⬇️
Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression) - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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. ⬇️
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.
Partnering with Carers Federation and supported by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we've been working with unis to improve support for young adult carers.
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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.
Partnering with Carers Federation and supported by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we've been working with unis to improve support for young adult carers.
Read L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social's comment on cuts to skills bootcamps in @feweek.bsky.social. ⬇️🗞️
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.
feweek.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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...
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...
Helping policymakers improve local employment outcomes | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
www.employment-studies.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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...
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...
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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...
🗞️ 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...
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.
www.thestar.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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...
🗞️ 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...
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. 📬
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. 📬
Head of Research: Qualitative Methods and Evaluation - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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. 📬
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. 📬
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. ⬇️
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. ⬇️
Deputy Director, Policy and Research (Better Work and Progression) - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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. ⬇️
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. ⬇️
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
Read our analysis of the latest labour market data from ONS: learningandwork.org.uk/what-we-do/e...
#employment #labourmarket
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.
learningandwork.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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
Read our analysis of the latest labour market data from ONS: learningandwork.org.uk/what-we-do/e...
#employment #labourmarket
"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.
✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to today's labour market statistics released by ONS.
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).
learningandwork.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:08 AM
"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.
✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to today's labour market statistics released by ONS.
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...
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...
Campaigns and Events Coordinator - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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...
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...
"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.
✍️ In a new article, @tracyfishwick.bsky.social @transformliveco.bsky.social, explains how #JobsPlus has had a transformative impact in Toxteth.
From strength to strength: JobsPlus in Toxteth - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"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.
✍️ In a new article, @tracyfishwick.bsky.social @transformliveco.bsky.social, explains how #JobsPlus has had a transformative impact in Toxteth.
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.
⏰ 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.
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.
carers.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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.
⏰ 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.
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. ⬇️
Find out more about this programme of work. ⬇️
Labour Market Evidence Programme
learningandwork.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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. ⬇️
Find out more about this programme of work. ⬇️
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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. 📝⬇️
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. 📝⬇️
Campaigns and Events Coordinator - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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. 📝⬇️
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. 📝⬇️
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. ⬇️
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.
feweek.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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. ⬇️
"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. ⬇️📝
Read L&W's @stephenevans.bsky.social and Pearson's Donna Ford-Clarke's article on occupational standards in England. ⬇️📝
From confusion to clarity: rethinking England’s 670 occupational standards - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"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. ⬇️📝
Read L&W's @stephenevans.bsky.social and Pearson's Donna Ford-Clarke's article on occupational standards in England. ⬇️📝
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...
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...
Get The Nation Learning | Awards highlights
YouTube video by Learning and Work Institute
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January 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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...
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...
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. 📝⬇️
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. 📝⬇️
Campaigns and Events Coordinator - Learning and Work Institute
learningandwork.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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. 📝⬇️
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. 📝⬇️
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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. 🎥 ⬇️
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. 🎥 ⬇️
Get The Nation Learning | Awards highlights
YouTube video by Learning and Work Institute
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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. 🎥 ⬇️
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. 🎥 ⬇️
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...
🗞️ 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...
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.
www.thestar.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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...
🗞️ 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...
"The latest data shows that since the launch in summer 2024 more than 1,000 people have signed up with one of the JobsPlus teams, with more than 270 finding work."
Fantastic to have Heather Stewart @theguardian.com visit our #JobsPlus site in Stockton and read her excellent write-up from the day. ⤵️
Fantastic to have Heather Stewart @theguardian.com visit our #JobsPlus site in Stockton and read her excellent write-up from the day. ⤵️
‘They can open doors’: the community-based project helping people into work in Teesside
Stockton’s JobsPlus is a pilot scheme with caseworkers who connect individual people with potential jobs, providing direct financial help where necessary
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM
"The latest data shows that since the launch in summer 2024 more than 1,000 people have signed up with one of the JobsPlus teams, with more than 270 finding work."
Fantastic to have Heather Stewart @theguardian.com visit our #JobsPlus site in Stockton and read her excellent write-up from the day. ⤵️
Fantastic to have Heather Stewart @theguardian.com visit our #JobsPlus site in Stockton and read her excellent write-up from the day. ⤵️