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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 Andrea Broughton before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Andrea Broughton before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Duncan Brown before he joined IES.
This publication was authored by Kari Hadjivassiliou before she joined IES.
This publication is no longer available. This research was based on 30 in-depth interviews with participants of the programme. It follows two earlier phases of qualitative research and its aim was to evaluate the longer term outcomes of the programme. All respondents had also participated in at least one of these two previous phases of the research.
New Deal is a test of providers’ ability to respond flexibly and effectively to the needs of individuals who are disengaged from the learning process. These guidelines show what can be done to develop and improve the quality of the full-time education and training (FTET) option within the New Deal for 18-24 year olds. They identify features of high quality provision and principles of effective delivery,together with case studies and suggestions for further improving practice. These guidelines aim to assist providers of FTET New Deal programmes and the partners with which they work, to share and develop good practice.
This report represents the first systematic review and analysis of the participation of women in Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (ITEC)-related courses and careers internationally. The project focused on six countries: the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland, Taiwan and Spain. It drew on an evidence base of empirical data, literature and insights from interviews with key informants in the selected countries.
In 1999 IES reported on a large-scale national study on student choice and decision making about higher education: 'Making the Right Choice'. Two and half years on, the 1998/99 survey participants were re-contacted by IES to find out how their earlier choices had worked out and, with the benefit of hindsight, what improvements they felt could be made to the information and guidance provided to potential students.
Despite growing concern over sickness absence, organisations appear fundamentally ill equipped to form a comprehensive view of their absence costs. The most usual method of estimation uses only the basic salary of the absent employee, and neglects other significant aspects such as salary oncosts, overtime, payments to replacement workers, and all management costs from both line management or HR functions. This applies even to 'leading edge' UK employers who have the most sophisticated information systems.
