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    Apprenticeship supply in the Member States of the European Union

    Final Report

    May 2012 | European Commission

    This study is intended to provide an overview of the supply of apprenticeship-type schemes in the EU Member States. For this purpose, the study discusses the effectiveness of these schemes in raising employability and facilitating labour market transitions of apprentices in the EU. The study also provides a number of recommendations for improving the functioning and performance of this type of VET schemes.

  • Study on a comprehensive overview on traineeship arrangements in Member States

    Final Synthesis Report

    Hadjivassiliou K, Carta E, Higgins T, Rickard C, Ter-Minassian S (IES) Pesce F, Samek M, Barbieri D, Broglio D, Naaf S (IRS) Grollmann P, Weigel T, Wolfgarten T, Hensen K (BIBB) | Apr 2012 | European Commission

    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.

  • Board effectiveness: people issues are at the heart

    Fairhurst P, Reilly P | Apr 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Running an effective board in a private, public or voluntary sector organisation is not easy but has the potential to have a major impact on the success of the whole organisation. Each sector brings its own unique challenges, priorities and sets of stakeholders, resulting in different agendas, but there are also many commonalities in terms of good governance and board effectiveness. This paper brings together useful insights into the possible pitfalls and challenges, and offers approaches for unleashing the potential of any organisation's board.

  • ICT for Disabled People

    Apr 2012 | Houses of Parliament (Parliamentary Officeof Science & Technology)

    Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) underpin many aspects of modern living, so for the 10 million disabled people in the UK access to ICT is an important factor in their quality of life. This POSTnote summarises the issues that disabled people face in using ICT and looks at progress towards achieving equivalent access to services for disabled and non-disabled users.

  • Slides: SCARF threats and rewards

    Sharon Varney | Apr 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Handouts from Sharon Varney (IES Associate) on 'SCARF threats and rewards' which she discussed at the HR Network event on 'Managing difficult change and developing your OD toolkit' on 19 April 2012.

  • Slides: Exploring self-organisation

    Sharon Varney | Apr 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Slides from Sharon Varney (IES Associate) on 'Exploring self-organisation' which she presented at the HR Network event on 'Managing difficult change and developing your OD toolkit' on 19 April 2012,

  • Slides: Session 2: working with social movement principles

    Valerie Garrow | Apr 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Slides from Valerie Garrow on 'Working with social movement principles' which she presented at the HR Network event on 'Managing difficult change and developing your OD toolkit' on 19 April 2012.

  • Slides: Using ideas from neuroscience to stop change hurting so much

    Paul Fairhurst | Apr 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Slides from Paul Fairhurst on 'Using ideas from neuroscience to stop change hurting so much' which he presented at the HR Network event 'Managing difficult change and developing your OD toolkit' on 19 April 2012.

  • Slides: Managing difficult change: developing your OD toolkit

    Introduction

    Valerie Garrow, Paul Fairhurst, Sharon Varney | Apr 2012 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Introductory slides from Valerie Garrow, Paul Fairhurst, and Sharon Varney (IES Associate) for the HR Network event on 'Managing difficult change: developing your OD toolkit' held on 19 April 2012.

  • Estimating the labour market returns to qualifications gained in English Further Education using the Individualised learner Record (ILR)

    Buscha F, Urwin P, with Thomson D, Bibby D, Knight T, Speckesser S | Mar 2012 | Department for Business Innovation and Skills

    This paper estimates separately the (i) earnings, (ii) employment and (iii) benefit premiums secured by those who achieve their highest learning aim whilst studying at an English Further Education Institution (FEI), relative to those who have the same highest learning aim, but do not achieve.