White papers

Here you’ll find a variety of reports from learndirect. These include our responses to government consultation documents as well as white papers and other learndirect reports. Click on the links below to download these documents.

Work ready: Get fit for the job - makes ten recommendations which would improve people’s skills and help to smooth the recruitment process for employers and jobseekers whilst saving millions of pounds.

Work Confident Report – A report from learndirect, released as part of the Make it Count campaign in September 2011, based on research which shows a lack of confidence is holding back the nation’s job prospects.

Worth Learning Guide - learndirect, in collaboration with financial expert Jasmine Birtles and Citizens Advice, launched the Worth Learning Guide to help people manage their money.

10 years of learndirect – Progression Report – A report from learndirect, showing how our learners progress in their career, education or life after learning with us.

10 years of learndirect – A report to celebrate learndirect’s 10th anniversary, outlining how things have developed at learndirect and in the sector generally since 2000.

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