Including calls to pause qualification defunding, extend UKSPF projects by one year, and replace previous govt disability benefit reform consultations with a full employment plan in 2025. Plus trailblazers for green energy & construction skills, & better work & health support.

Baroness Sherlock OBE has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre revamp to focus on career advice rather than policing benefits on.ft.com/4bCEpWf

✍️ Stephen Evans responds to Liz Kendall DWP’s new Back to Work plan. “Increasing employment can boost both growth and opportunity, and Learning and Work Institute has been calling for the UK to aim for an 80% employment rate since 2022.” learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-polic…

End of an era, EDSK wrapping things up post General Election. Always a great source of debate, insight and challenge on ed & skills policy. Hopefully to be continued elsewhere soon! 📚

“We will give local places the responsibility and resources to design a joined-up work, health and skills offer... Department for Work and Pensions will support local areas to make a success of this new approach. And we will devolve new powers over employment support...” gov.uk/government/new…

Just today we launched a new paper on how Youth Employment Hubs should be at the heart of the government's approach to supporting young people back into work. demos.co.uk/research/launc…

It's good to see Liz Kendall setting a bold ambition for growing the employment rate, by empowering local leaders to better join-up work, health and skills We estimate that achieving an 80% employment rate would boost the economy by £23bn & public finances by £8bn p.a.

Great piece by David Smith citing Learning and Work Institute: "...the think tank that first proposed an 80% employment target, notes that some countries are already above this level, including Iceland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while Japan and New Zealand are closing in on it."

Thank you camilla cavendish Financial Times for citing our analysis on economic inactivity. ✍️ 1 in 5 economically inactive people, including 600k disabled people, want to work. But only 1-in-10 out-of-work older and disabled people get help to find work each year. ft.com/content/52bb23…

Want an incredible job shaping the future of UK economic & social policy and leading a wonderfully talented team? Seriously, there's not a better job out there. Come and lead Resolution Foundation. jobs.economist.com/job/34939/chie…

Great to read young people’s positive views on Department for Work and Pensions Youth Hubs, following Youth Employment Group’s work establishing and supporting them. Important recs on funding, data and good practice, arguing Hubs should be a central part of Labour’s plans. More on evaluation needed too

“The challenge is large, but so is the prize.” ✍️ L&W chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest #labourmarket stats from Office for National Statistics (ONS). Discover more and subscribe to receive our full briefing later today. ⤵️ learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-polic…

📢 ~12m people in England work in occupations projected to decline by 2035, such as administrative, secretarial and sales roles. Pleased to support this report from National Foundation for Educational Research-led #Skills2035 programme where we are a co-investigator. Find out more. ⬇️ Nuffield Foundation

Reminder: this was the previous Govt ESF replacement. It was smaller than ESF, delayed, is now underspent, and ends with a cliff edge in March 25 meaning projects will start scaling down now. Hope new Govt sets out a long term investment plan…

Very exciting Learning and Work Institute is working with Communities that Work Institute for Employment Studies MDRC & Housing Associations to trial Jobs Plus approach to help people in social housing into work, with DWP support Alison McGovern Liz Kendall

🚨Exciting news🚨 Today the Resolution Foundation has announced that Ruth Curtice has been appointed as its new Chief Executive, starting January 20th 2025. Read more➡️buff.ly/3YU8pZi

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 What exactly will the 'Youth Guarantee' guarantee for young people? In this episode, Barry Fletcher and Naomi Clayton unpack the Government's new plan for supporting 18 to 21-year-olds into training or employment. Listen here: insideyoured.com

Tomorrow, we will publishing our seventh working paper from the 'Skills Imperative 2035' research programme, funded by @nuffieldfound. This will compare the socio-emotional skills of young people in England with countries that gathered this data in #PISA2022. #Skills2035

“With nearly a million young people not currently earning or learning, further investment in the Government’s Youth Hubs network is welcome.” 💬 L&W Deputy Director Sam Avanzo Windett responds to DWP’s announcement on Youth Hubs. learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-polic…