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LifeSkills impact report 2020

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Creating Meaningful Change Through Employability Intervention

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The world of work continues to evolve rapidly, with changes only set to increase in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Employers are placing value on different skills, and new roles are emerging as growth sectors shift; all the while, an acceleration in economic, societal and technological advances drive forward the pace of change. In the face of all this, today’s young people need to be more able to adapt than any other generation.

LifeSkills aims to understand these employability trends by drawing on various sources of research to ground the programme in credible evidence.

Sources are mentioned throughout the teaching resources but research that provides further information on employability skills and other key programme themes is collated below. 

These research pieces bring together a well-rounded view of the immediate and longer term labour market, including the roles and skills most in-demand to help young people succeed.

To find out more about the research conducted to measure the effectiveness of the LifeSkills programme, you can download the LifeSkills Impact Report.

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The COVID-19 pandemic

Support young people’s employability through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Department for Education
Careers strategy

The government’s plan for raising the quality of careers provision in England. It is part of the government’s plan to make Britain fairer, improve social mobility and offer opportunity to everyone.

LifeSkills
Jobs of the future

We've created a handy guide to help identify the jobs of the future that are most relevant to a young persons’ skills, strengths and interests. The guide draws on key information from the World Economic Forum’s ‘The Future of Jobs report’.

Skills Builder Partnership
Skills Builder Framework

The Skills Builder Framework breaks down eight essential skills into fifteen tangible, teachable and measurable steps.

LifeSkills created with Barclays
How employable is the UK?

The report found that more than half (57 per cent) of over 16s are failing to demonstrate all the employability skills needed to succeed in the future workplace.

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A fast changing job landscape

The world of work is changing faster than ever before and employers are looking for individuals that can thrive in a constantly changing working environment.

Making the most of the programme

Understand core transferable skills
11-19
Understand core transferable skills

Find out more about the core transferable skills young people need to be better prepared for the future workplace.

Blogs
Blogs

Visit our blog, packed full of tips and inspiration from your fellow educators.

LifeSkills: Supporting your careers strategy
11-19
LifeSkills: Supporting your careers strategy

With the Gatsby Charitable Foundations benchmarks, the careers education landscape is changing.