Projects and case studies

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  • Evaluation of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

    ESA replaced Incapacity Benefit for new claimants in October 2007. It introduced a new Work Capability Assessment (WCA), which emphasises what work a customer can, rather than cannot, do, and a ‘work-focused health-related assessment’ (WFHRA)...

  • Can Children's Centres Engage Parents in Labour Market-related Activity?

    DWP undertook a Pilot to ascertain whether Children's Centres might offer a more effective vehicle to engage parents in labour market related activity, and so move them closer to employment (and ultimately into work). The pilot operated from late...

  • Understanding Doctoral Graduate Destinations

    IES helped Research Councils UK and other stakeholders understand better the career pathways of doctoral graduates and the impact they have on the economy and beyond. Analysis of options for longer-term study on the career pathways of doctoral...

  • Careers Advice Service Customer Progression Insight

    The Careers Advice Service was a universal guidance service aimed at adults (it was previously known as learndirect telephone careers advice). It formed a key part of the system to deliver the adult advancement and careers service in 2010. The aim...

  • Mental Health and Employment

    IES, in partnership with the Social Policy Research Unit at York University participated in a major project on mental health and employment, for the Department of Work and Pensions. IES looked at employers' policies and practices towards people...

  • Impact of Learning on Employability

    IES, in partnership with Inclusion, and BMRB, conducted research to understand what links and impact there may be on the improved employability of individuals who have undertaken a further education course. It focused on those who were not in...

  • Discretionary Learner Support Funds evaluation

    IES carried out a multi-methodological evaluation of discretionary learner support funds in further education. The study included: a postal survey of further education institutions; an online survey of local LSC offices; analysis of management...

  • Evaluation of Access to Work

    The Access to Work (AtW) programme has been operating in Great Britain since 1994 and is designed for people with long-term health conditions or impairments who need practical support to take up work or to do their job. This project is a...

  • Going into HE: Interaction of Elements of Financial Support and Other Factors

    How does the complex mix of government and university financial support affect the choices of prospective students who now face top-up fees of £3,000 per year? Is this support understood? Does it allay financial worries? Are decisions constrained...

  • UK Skills: Key Themes, Policy Issues and Priorities

    The Sector Skills Development Agency commissioned a partnership of IES and the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to conduct a review of UK employment and skills policies with a view to highlighting key themes, policy issues and priorities...