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JobsPlus is a voluntary community-led, hyperlocal employment support programme designed to help people in social housing communities find work. This partnership paper presents the findings from the JobsPlus pilot evaluation which relate to working with local partners, summarising the wide-spread benefits of this approach.
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These top tips have been developed as part of the Labour Market Evidence programme, a partnership with Learning and Work institute. They share practical lessons on designing, delivering and evaluating local work and health programmes. They are designed for local and regional policy, delivery, data and evaluation teams, and senior decision makers.
This report analyses whether publicly-financed consultative institutions, employers, and professional associations are prepared to meet the needs of existing and future immigrant populations. More specifically, it evaluates the accessibility of training programmes to immigrants, and the success of existing mainstream and targeted programmes in serving the skills needs of diverse populations and preparing them to meet labour market demands.
This evaluation of the impact of learning below Level 2 in Further Education in England was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The overarching aim of the evaluation was to determine the impact that Below Level 2 FE learning has had on learners’ lives, in terms of: their employment status and earnings; prospects at work; their search for a job; benefit dependency; and learning progression.
This publication was authored by Tony Wilson before he joined IES.
Slides from Norman Pickavance, Former HR Director, Wm Morrisons Supermarkets plc and Wendy Hirsh, Principal Associate, IES on 'Creating an environment where employees thrive: Is engagement all we need?' which they co-presented at the IES HR Annual Conference 2013 on 'The many faces of employee engagement'.
