The awards celebrate the outstanding effort and commitment made by tutors and mentors to help adult learners pursue their goals. We are inviting nominations on behalf of outstanding individuals whose commitment, knowledge and teaching skills have given adults the confidence to engage with learning and transform their lives. Closing date for entries: 15th January 2024.

Learning and Work Institute (L&W) has tracked the number of adults taking part in learning through an annual Adult Participation in Learning survey, the largest of its kind, and now in its 27th year. The results for 2023 show that almost one in every two adults in the UK (49%) have taken part in learning in the last three years. This is a statistically significant increase (+8 percentage points) on the participation rate in 2022 and the highest recorded since the survey began in 1996. The National survey records adult participation in learning at a historic high but identifies persistent inequalities between groups.