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The main objective of this study was to provide an overview of traineeship arrangements in all 27 Member States and to collect the most up-to-date information about different forms of traineeships across the EU.
In 2010 the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education (NIACE) and the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) were commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to evaluate the impact of the introduction of new or improved technologies funded through the Get Connected funding stream. In October 2011, nine months after the initial survey of the first tranche of Get Connected grant recipients closed (in January 2011) a second survey was conducted with the first cohort of Get Connected grant recipients. This report sets out the outcomes of that second round of surveys.
This interim report sets out the findings from a survey undertaken of all care homes and domiciliary care organisations that had introduced changes to information and communications technology funded through the first round of the Get Connected grant scheme (funded through the Department of Health and managed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, SCIE). It gives examples of the ways in which technology is being used to improve quality of life for residents in care and nursing homes and for individuals receiving domiciliary care services.
This report documents the findings from the fifth wave of the learner evaluation of Train to Gain – a service managed by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) that was designed to help employers improve the skills of their workforce. This wave comprised a telephone survey of a representative sample of learners, carried out in July 2009.
Train to Gain was designed as a national service for businesses that helped to identify and source training that would improve their business performance and the skills of their workforce. It aimed to encourage employers to invest in the development of the skills and qualifications of their employees. This report documents the findings from the fourth wave of the learner evaluation of Train to Gain. The evaluation took place over two years, from 2007 to 2009.
Train to Gain was designed as a national service for businesses that provided help to identify and source training that would improve their business performance and the skills of their workforce. It aimed to encourage employers to invest in the development of the skills and qualifications of their employees. This report presents the findings from the third wave of the Train to Gain learner evaluation, and is based on a telephone survey of 8,385 learners, plus qualitative interviews with 100 of those learners.
Train to Gain was designed as a national service for businesses that provided help to identify and source training that would improve their business performance and the skills of their workforce. It aimed to encourage employers to invest in the development of the skills and qualifications of their employees. This report presents the findings from the second wave of the Train to Gain learner evaluation and is based on survey analysis of 7,614 learners.
Ipsos MORI and IES were commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council to conduct the learner element of the evaluation of Train to Gain in accordance with an overall evaluation framework. This report covers the findings from the first wave of research.
In order to inform its training and qualification policies and strategy for the industry, the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) commissioned IES to gain an understanding of the training culture that exists within the electrical installation sector. A postal survey was used to gain up-to-date information regarding training practice and attitudes towards training. The report draws conclusions regarding the survey and makes recommendations to the ECA. This publication is no longer available.
The Edge Foundation worked with the National Education Business Partnership Network and Business in the Community to examine ways of making it easier for more employers to get more involved in education, more often. This essay prepares an overview of some of the issues, poses some questions to provoke further debate, and identifies some actions that would encourage employers to become engaged in education and training.
