Publications

This literature review was commissioned to help inform Primary Care Trusts' (PCTs) approach to the development of their strategic plans. The review provides a summary of the literature on: strategy definitions; 'schools of thinking' about strategy; and methodologies of strategy formulation, development and implementation.

The main intention underlying introduction of the Safe Learner blueprint is to influence learners' safety behaviours in work as well as in the learning situation, by increasing their health and safety knowledge and awareness of the actions they should take. This study extends earlier research by IES by evaluating the actions and behavioiurs of learners in work, and in the longer term in general. Since many other factors apart from quality of health and safety training have been demonstrated to influence health and safety at the level of work unit and organisation, this study also assessed the extent to which learners' own attitudes, workplace safety culture, role overload and individual differences serve to reinforce or moderate the impact of the Safe Learner training.

In 2002, the Helsinki Group on Women in Science, made up of representatives of the Member States and gender experts, published a report on national policies on women in science, which also included the national statistical profiles. The 'Benchmarking national policies on gender equality in science' report provided an update on the national policies and on the statistical profiles of the 33 countries represented in the Helsinki Group, and it introduced, for the first time, data from the Western Balkans.

This report for the National Arts Learning Network (NALN) sets out the postgraduate landscape in creative arts and design. It provides a wealth of new information about the later stages in the student life cycle and a solid evidence base on the flows into postgraduate study.

Training Journal ran a project with IES looking at the future of Learning & Development, with a time horizon of 2020. The project was run in two main phases; first looking at the outside world to see what trends and discontinuities might impact the world of L&D over the coming years. The second phase aimed to look at the implications for L&D practitioners of these possible changes by considering possible future scenarios.

This report explores the career aspirations, attitudes and job search behaviours of senior managers from under-represented groups, such as women, those with a long-term health condition or disability, and those from ethnic minorities. The study aims to help the DWP target such under-represented groups more effectively with information about senior posts.

The Fair Cities Pilots were an experimental programme, designed by the National Employment Panel (NEP). They aimed to increase the number of disadvantaged ethnic minority residents who gained steady work and new careers, and to test the effectiveness and value-for-money of the demand-led approach in tackling disadvantage in the labour market. This report sets out final results from the evaluation of the Pilots. It draws together the key findings, and in their light, discusses the implications for policy development in the welfare-to-work arena.

This publication was authored by Helen Gray before she joined IES.

How can the city of Brighton and Hove make the most effective use of those university graduates who want to stay, and how can graduates develop their careers locally? This report explores the aspirations and expectations of University of Sussex graduates, particularly those who stay in Brighton and Hove and in the wider county after they graduate.

This practical guide uses an eight-step approach to help both HR practitioners and managers through the workforce planning process.