Projects and case studies
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Qualitative follow-up to the Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2013
This project for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills aims to generate understanding of the experiences and views about paid work among full-time students who are also working. This would contribute evidence abut why students take up...
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Evaluation of Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds - Phase 2
The National Apprenticeship Service commissioned a further evaluation of its Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE). IES worked in partnership with BMG Research again.The new evaluation continued to track delivery issues and the effect of...
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STYLE: Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe
The aim of the STYLE project is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the causes of very high unemployment among young people and to assess the effectiveness of labour market policies designed to mitigate this phenomenon.The project includes...
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Qualitative work on Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants
This UK case study analysed how effectively workforce development and integration policies help immigrants (especially those with only a high school degree or less) to progress from low-skilled work or unemployment to middle-skilled jobs.
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Listening to Business
The aim of this project was to provide UKCES with leading UK employer insight through developing and maintaining a community of influential business leaders and through offering bespoke insight and analysis of sources of data.IES, with partners...
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Scoping study for a foresight on new and emerging OSH risks and challenges
IES was commissioned to undertake a literature review, telephone interviews and an online survey of stakeholders to identify possible subjects for a foresighting study into new and emerging OSH risks arising from changes in the nature of work...
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European Inventory on the Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning (country expert)
The overall objective of this project is to advance the work of the Commission (DG EAC) and Member States within the Education and Training 2020 work programme in the area of basic skills, by providing the basis for the Commission Report on...
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Understanding mature entrants’ transitions to postgraduate study
This study consolidated and improved the information base on mature postgraduate students in order to understand:their profile and participationtheir motivations to studytheir pre-entry activities (in the years between undergraduate study and...
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Understanding employers’ graduate recruitment practices
The main aim of this research for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was to provide evidence on the approach to graduate recruitment undertaken by employers and how this has evolved in recent years.The study explored:patterns...
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Employer Investment Fund (EIF) and Growth Investment Fund (GIF) Programme Level Evaluation
IES together with Ipsos Mori was appointed to undertake an impact and process evaluation of the Employer Investment Fund and Growth Investment Fund by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. These funds provided time-limited subsidies...