NEW: L&W report with The St Martin's Group examines employers' plans to recruit young people, the routes they expect to use, the barriers they face, and the support they need. The findings show appetite but uneven opportunity. Explore the full report. ⬇️

JobsPlus is led by L&W and funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Youth Futures Foundation. The pilot is being delivered in partnership with social landlords, enabling delivery partners to co-locate work, health and skills services on residents' doorsteps. 🏠

Register for our webinar on effective retraining at the local level. 🔍 📆 Wednesday 21 October 🕑 2pm - 3pm This webinar will consider the features of successful retraining programmes, including the role of employers, links to local labour market opportunities and wider support.

In an article for @cityam.bsky.social, Steve Rigby reflects on L&W's new report with the Rigby Foundation showing that AI skills investment could add £80 billion to the UK economy. ⬇️✍️

This is the first in a regular series of employer insights produced by L&W for The St Martin’s Group. The series will provide timely, up to date evidence on current skills and employment to inform policy as it develops. 🔍

With around one million young people not in education, employment or training, creating more opportunities is urgent. 📣 Employers have a vital role to play, but recruitment depends both on the opportunities available and on young people being able to take them up.

NEW: L&W report with The St Martin's Group examines employers' plans to recruit young people, the routes they expect to use, the barriers they face, and the support they need. The findings show appetite but uneven opportunity. Explore the full report. ⬇️

NEW: AI skills investment could add £80 billion to the UK economy. A major report from L&W and The Rigby Foundation calls for the Government and businesses to act together to adopt and scale AI by strengthening the technical skills system.

NEW: We are pleased to share our implementation and process evaluation findings from Year 1️⃣ of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer. 🔍

How can we support effective retraining at the local level? Join our webinar on Wednesday 21 October to find out. As part of our work on the Labour Market Evidence Programme, this webinar will consider the features of successful retraining programmes. Register now. ⬇️📺