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New analysis on adult education and training in the UK, published this morning. Report author @kathleenhenehan provides this quick overview... 
Britain is on the verge of an employment crisis, with labour-intensive and lower-paid sectors hardest hit. The Gov't will need to consider adult education and retraining policies to help some workless adults move back into work and help other adults move to different sectors.1/11
Unfortunately, the UK is not in the best position to meet the challenge: adult education participation has fallen by more than 20 per cent in recent years; it also disproportionately benefits those who already have higher-level qualifications. 2/11
And yet, it can make a substantial difference: our research, uses data from Understanding Society to understand the link between training and various career changes. 3/11
We find that, absent any education or training, weâd expect 53% of recently out-of-work adults to return to work w/in 2 years of having moved out of work. By contrast, weâd expect 68 per cent of those who reported any form of education or training to have done the same. 4/11
Whatâs more, the relationship between training and job re-entry appears strongest for those most likely to have been affected (so far) by the crisis: non-graduates. 5/11
But beyond returning to work, lots of adults will want â or need â to change the sector that they work in. Only a handful of adults tend to achieve this, and even smaller share still manage to change industry while attaining a pay boost. 6/11
And while thereâs a statistically significant association between different types of training and making a positive industry change â the effects appear somewhat small. Full-time education is, however, a clear exception. 7/11
However, the relationship between training, education and making a positive career change does appear to be largest for non-graduates â in particular older non-graduate women and men. 8/11
So what to do? Finding a job wonât be easy in recession, not least with labour-intensive sectors so badly hit. However, gov't should recognise the big role that training can play in helping lower-qualified workers re-enter work, particularly when linked to qualifications. 9/11
Helping adults change careers is, of course, more challenging. Alongside efforts to reduce barriers to adult ed & careers advice, govât should consider adopting more sector-focused job creation initiatives that have training built into them. 10/11
For instance, we have previously called for investment in social care and âgreen jobsâ like home retrofitting. Thereâs no panacea â to help workers policy will need to fire on multiple fronts. Time to get going. 11/11 Read more in our report out today: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/can-training-help-workers-change-their-stripes/
