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The Healthy Youth Centre pilot: promoting healthy lifestyles in a youth centre setting
NewsYouth centres can provide a successful setting for supporting young people in making decisions about many aspects of their health and well-being,...
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Fit note study indicates rise of mental health disorders
NewsThe Statement of Fitness for Work (known as a ‘fit note’), was introduced on 6 April 2010 across England, Wales and Scotland, replacing the...
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The effectiveness and costs-benefits of apprenticeships: Results of the quantitative analysis
PublicationThis report jointly researched by IES, Ecorys and IRS for the European Commission assesses the effectiveness of traineeship and apprenticeship...
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Young people’s views and experiences on entering the workplace
PublicationThis report summarises the findings of a small-scale exploratory research study on young people entering work, carried out in March and April 2013....
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Adult Career Decision-Making
PublicationThis report presents the findings of research into adult career decision-making. The study was undertaken by the Institute for Employment Studies...
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Top tips for local authorities implementing Raising the Participation Age (RPA)
PublicationThe government has raised the participation age (RPA) in England requiring all young people to continue in education or training: from September...
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Research into the Phase 4 Locally-Led Delivery Projects for Raising the Participation Age
PublicationThe 2008 Education and Skills Act included legislation to raise the age at which young people are required to stay in education or training in...
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Migrants in low-paid, low-skilled jobs
PublicationThis report provides an overview of the outcomes of research examining the particular challenges faced by migrants in low-paid, low-skilled jobs in...
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EU unemployment rate holds steady for the second month in a row
NewsThe latest EU unemployment figures show that the overall rate of unemployment in the Eurozone in July 2013 was 12.1%, stable compared with the...
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Evaluation of Southwest Workways
PublicationThis publication was authored by Tony Wilson before he joined IES.