Projects and case studies

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  • Small Business Survey 2012

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned IES in partnership with BMG research to undertake a scoping study looking at how a future Small Business Survey can best meet the information needs of key stakeholders.

  • Supporting Legislative Requirements in Jobcentre Plus

    Jobcentre Plus (the UK public employment service) commissioned this research to establish whether and to what extent staff across the organisation understand and feel adequately supported to undertake the legislative requirements of the public...

  • Career Patterns of Arts and Crafts Graduates

    IES undertook a longitudinal study of the career patterns of full-time first degree graduates in applied arts and crafts disciplines from UK institutions of higher education, 2009-2010. The study explored the diversity of work and employment...

  • Evaluating Fit for Work Service Pilots

    An IES-led consortium, including researchers from the University of Liverpool, the Social Policy Research Unit at York University, the National Institute for Social and Economic Research and GfK NOP, was commissioned by the Department for...

  • Long-term Unemployment and Worklessness in Newham

    The London Borough of Newham commissioned IES to provide an analysis of long-term unemployment and worklessness, and to identify ways in which this might be addressed. The research included: a targeted literature review of long-term worklessness...

  • Young People in Jobs Without Nationally Recognised Accredited Training

    Greater Manchester Challenge (a consortium of local authorities formed of Salford, Bury and Wigan) commissioned IES to research the barriers to learning, and the learning and training needs, of young people in jobs without nationally-recognised...

  • Health and Safety Impact of Work Organisation

    The Health and Safety Executive commissioned IES to explore the impact of task-focused working arrangements on health and safety. Specifically the research aimed to provide evidence on whether the way work is organised (eg on a task and finish, or...

  • Restructuring in 27 EU Member States

    IES was commissioned by the ILO to contribute to a final report on an international project involving the holding of seminars on social responsibility in restructuring in 27 EU Member States. The final report drew out the key lessons learned from...

  • Get Connected Impact Evaluation

    IES worked in partnership with NIACE to evaluate the SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) Get Connected funding programme. The funding was offered to organisations in the social care sector to improve access to ICT for service users, family...

  • Perspectives and Performance of the Investors in People Standard

    Since April 2010, the UKCES has had strategic ownership of the IiP standard. In the first year of having strategic ownership, the UK Commission's task has been to develop a strategy for the development and longer-term implementation of IiP policy....