Projects and case studies

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  • Research into the ESA Claimant Trials

    IES was commissioned, with SPRU at the University of York, to lead qualitative research into ESA claimants' experience of three new trials designed to move participants closer to the labour market – Voluntary Early Intervention (VEI),...

  • Evaluation of the Carers' Employment Pilot: supporting carers to remain in employment

    IES was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence to evaluate a two-year pilot programme, which focused on testing and finding out 'what works' to support carers to remain in employment and economically active. Nine English local...

  • Evaluation of the Employer Ownership Pilot Round 2

    IES is evaluating Round 2 of the Employer Ownership Pilots in partnership with Ipsos-MORI. This long-term evaluation (2014-2018) seeks to test whether giving employers direct access to public money, co-invested with their own, increases employer...

  • Evaluation of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants

    IES was commissioned to evaluate the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants, which aimed to support innovative and sustainable projects by providers to increase the capacity of the sector for meeting the public sector Equality Duty. The work...

  • The costs and returns of investments for reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities and sheltered workshops

    IES worked with Matrix to carry out research for the European Parliament on the costs and returns of investments for reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.The aim of the study was to provide Members of the Committee on Employment...

  • Evaluation of Napo for Teachers

    The Napo Teacher Toolkits aimed to introduce health and safety topics to primary school children in an educational, yet fun and imaginative way using clips and activities centring on the Napo character.IES carried out the evaluation of...

  • Youth Transitions to, and within the Labour Market

    IES was commissioned by BIS to undertake a study on young people’s transitions to, and within, the labour market. This project aimed to produce an up-to-date evidence-base on movements and progression within the youth labour and learning sectors,...

  • Economic and Social Costs of Low Skilled Adults in the EU

    The aim of this project for Cedefop was to:develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for both defining and measuring the magnitude of low-skilled population in the EU;describe and analyse the characteristics, causes and trends regarding the...

  • Phase 2 of the Evaluation of the Apprenticeship Trailblazers - case studies

    The Apprenticeship Trailblazers were introduced as a means to address recommendations from the Richard Review (2012), that employers should take greater ownership of training and assessment.In early 2014, IES was commissioned carry out a...

  • Evaluation of the Nye Bevan Programme

    IES evaluated the Nye Bevan Programme for the NHS Leadership Academy. The programme is for aspiring executive directors and aims to develop the best executive leaders. It offers support and learning to build personal resilience, confidence and...