New Tricks: Innovative approaches to lifelong learning

New Tricks sets out five ways the UK can establish a genuine lifelong learning culture and rise up the league table. These lessons are inspired by innovative approaches to lifelong learning in Singapore, Germany, Australia, Austria and France. The report argues the UK government should:

1. Extend its national retraining scheme to include every sector
2. Look again at individual learning accounts after abandoning them sixteen years ago
3. Establish a new employment insurance to cover living costs during training
4. Introduce a right to request training leave after a year of employment and a mandatory career interview every two years
5. Invite the Labour party to take part in cross-party talks on establishing a lifelong learning strategy for the next two decades