Publications

This report aimed to find out what graduates really did in the first few years after their degree studies, in terms of their employment outcomes and career paths, to help current and prospective students make better decisions about career plans and provide beneficial feedback to universities. This report presents the findings of a larger scale follow-up survey of graduates from the University of Sussex in 1991-1993. This publication is no longer available.

The Social Survey Division of The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, together with IES, were commissioned by the then Department of Employment to undertake an evaluation of the Out of School Childcare Grant Initiative in England and Wales. This publication is no longer available.

This report reviews the profound changes happening to careers as a result of far-reaching revolutionary forces affecting labour markets, employment structures, organisational practice and educational provision. The report is the product of an ESRC-funded seminar series, bringing together leading scholars and practitioners to provide a state-of-the-art assessment of current knowledge about careers, and a state-of-the-nation review of trends in career development practice and support.

Successful career development practice is designed to give an organisation competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and developing the best people. By looking at policy and practice in the area of career development, this study aims to get behind the 'rhetoric' and to set out an agenda for the future.

The study examined the appropriateness of the Higher Level Skills Lifetime Learning Target which stated that 30 per cent of the working population should be qualified to NVQ Level 4 and above by the year 2000. The study compared the position in seven competitor countries with the situation in the UK, using comparable data on their economies, demographics and output at NVQ Level 4 and above. Countries covered were: Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the USA. This publication is no longer available.

This IES brief for employers was produced under the auspices of the IES Research Club. It provides companies with some key facts about the further education sector and its increasingly important role in recruitment, training and career development. It also outlines the substantial changes that are taking place in the development and delivery of qualifications. This publication is no longer available.

In seeking to achieve their business goals, many organisations have recognised that investing in the development of their managerial capability is essential. This report looks at one route to this goal: Competence-Based Management Training. It examines what CBMT is, how organisations are using it and why, and what impact it has had on their business and on their traditional approaches to management development. Drawing on evidence from a survey and case studies conducted among large employers, this report seeks to contribute to the continuing debate about the use and assessment of competences for business success.

This report updates a previous IES study, exploring employers' policies, practices and attitudes towards the employment of people with disabilities. The study examines employers' perceptions of the employability of people with various disabilities, and the extent to which they are prepared to accommodate disabled employees.

This publication is no longer available. IES investigated the nature of interaction between colleges and employers, and the factors promoting or inhibiting success. The study was commissioned jointly by the Further Education Funding Council, the Council for Industry and Higher Education, and the Department for Education and Employment. The work was carried out during 1995 and involved interviews with 75 employers, five TECs, and staff and students from 19 colleges. This report presents the findings, and provides a functional model for the management and development of college interaction with employers.

This publication is no longer available.