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The launch of Learning and Work Institute this month comes as radical changes are afoot across the breadth of the learning, skills and employment arenas. For an organisation that researches what works, influences policy, develops new thinking and implements new approaches, this radical agenda is exciting. As an organisation with an ambitious vision - for everyone to realise their potential and ambitions in life, learning and work - it's also a time of opportunities for positive change.
Halving the disability gap, full employment, 3 million apprentices, the apprenticeship levy, universal credit, devolution and area reviews are all part of what can seem like a bewildering array of policy changes. Across all of them there are three key requirements for successful implementation: a new mindset, new relationships and new approaches.
The chancellor's announcements last year showed clearly that investment in the delivery of learning, skills and employment...