Publications

This report details the findings of a research and consultation project conducted on behalf of Skills for Justice between September and November 2009. The main objectives of this work were to: identify key skills drivers, skills needs and priorities in the justice sector; and develop a small number of future skills scenarios regarding the justice sector workforce to assist Skills for Justice to support the Justice sector in future workforce planning.

This report examines skills needs within the Professional and Financial Services (PFS) Cluster. The PFS Cluster was highlighted in the Government White paper New Industry, New Jobs as an area where the UK had a competitive advantage and which offered the potential for growth across global markets. The cluster represents a group of industry strands contained within five Sector Skills Councils

This publication provides an overview of the key findings of the first National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010: Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow. The Audit aimed to provide government, as well as employers, providers, individuals and public agencies with greater insight and foresight into England’s existing and future skill needs.

Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow was the first National Strategic Skills Audit for England produced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. The Audit provided key intelligence on England's existing and future skills needs in both current and emerging industries. This report draws upon an examination of the 'drivers of change'; a set of labour market projections; and detailed sectoral analysis.

This publication was authored by Wendy Hirsh independently of IES.

The HR team at IES reflected on some of the priorities for organisations as they started to emerge from recession and looked to the future. In these short articles topic leaders provided insights that had emerged from recent consultancy and research practice across the public and private sector.

The Institute for Employment Studies, together with the National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education and Ipsos-MORI, was commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council to undertake a study to explore the needs of disadvantaged learners and non-learners and the role of learner support in promoting and enabling engagement in education and training among these groups.

This publication was authored by Rosie Gloster before she joined IES.

The Institute for Employment Studies was commissioned by NHS Yorkshire and the Humber to undertake research into how chief executives in the region had made it to the top in the NHS. This is a 'hints and tips' guide from chief executives in the region gathered under useful themes. This publication is no longer available.

IES was commissioned to undertake research into how chief executives in the Yorkshire and Humber region had made it to the top in the NHS. This is the report of the research itself. This report is no longer available.