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Today we celebrate the work of our What Works Unit for Learning & Work, which exists to promote and enable the use of evidence in decision making in employment, learning and skills. https://learningandwork.org.uk/resources/what-works/
of #12DaysofLWToday we celebrate the work of our What Works Unit for Learning & Work, which exists to promote and enable the use of evidence in decision making in employment, learning and skills. https://learningandwork.org.uk/resources/what-works/
Aligned with our core mission as an organisation, our What Works Unit works collaboratively with others to champion the use and creation of evidence to support lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion.
The WWU has published two key reports this year...
The WWU has published two key reports this year...
Understanding evidence use in adult learning and skillsFunded by @educationgovuk, this project looked to better understand how organisations across the adult learning and skills sector engage with and use research to inform decision making. https://learningandwork.org.uk/resources/research-and-reports/understanding-evidence-use-in-adult-learning-and-skills/
A number of barriers to research and evidence use were identified through the project.
One being the lack of a collated evidence base for learning and skills issues., which can prevent organisations from accessing all available evidence on a given topic.
One being the lack of a collated evidence base for learning and skills issues., which can prevent organisations from accessing all available evidence on a given topic.
But there is ample scope to support and improve evidence use across the sector. This should be focused on:
addressing existing barriers
developing new research that focusses on addressing current gaps
ensuring that research outputs are accessible and easy-to-use
addressing existing barriersdeveloping new research that focusses on addressing current gapsensuring that research outputs are accessible and easy-to-use
Evidence review: What works to support 15 to 24-year olds at risk of becoming NEET?We were also commissioned to review, collate and synthesise the range of evidence on challenging education, employment and training disengagement and inactivity amongst young people aged 15-24.
The review focused on those interventions which target young people at key transition points (such as Key Stage 4 and at-16) and where there are heightened risk factors associated with disengagement. https://learningandwork.org.uk/resources/research-and-reports/2140/
The evidence review sought to identify effective programmes that could attribute improvements in attainment and employment, progress and engagement.
The development of approaches designed to prevent disengagement address a range of key challenges in the economy.
The development of approaches designed to prevent disengagement address a range of key challenges in the economy.
