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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 publication was authored by Helen Gray before she joined IES.
This report documents over a twelve year period (1991-2003) the continued fortunes of 600 independent New Technology-based Firms (NTBFs) which were founded in Germany or the UK between 1987 and 1996. The findings on these firms, often known as 'high-tech start-ups', had significant implications for policy makers in the complementary areas of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
This is the third edition of the Small Business Service's annual survey, investigating the experiences and opinions of the owners of small businesses in Wales. The survey set out to gauge the needs of small businesses, assess their main concerns, and identify the barriers which prevent them from fulfilling their potential; act as a sounding board for possible government actions to help small businesses; and record small businesses' expectations of government business support.
This publication was authored by Andrea Broughton before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Catherine Rickard (née Chubb) before she joined IES.
Care to Learn is a UK government initiative that provides financial support for teenage parents who want to continue in, or return to learning. It helps with the cost of their childcare and travel. As part of the national evaluation of Care to Learn, a telephone survey was conducted of 1,000 of the 3,666 young parents who received Care to Learn funding during the 2004/05 academic year. The survey was conducted during September/October 2005, to allow time after the end of the previous academic year for these young parents to have obtained any examination results and to have moved on, eg to further study, a job, or a period of inactivity.
The IES Labour Market Overview 2006 provides information on the trends within the UK labour market in 2006. It includes key facts, figures and commentary on the main changes in the supply and demand for labour in the UK.
This publication was authored by Rachel Marangozov (née Pillai) before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Valerie Garrow before she joined IES.
