Projects and case studies
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Understanding the Customer Journey to Initial Teacher Training
This study for the National College of Teaching and Leadership used qualitative techniques to understand why individuals made the choices they did about teaching as a potential career.The work was conducted with individuals at different...
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Evaluation of the Right to Request Time to Train
Employees in organisations with at least 250 employees have a statutory right to request time off work to undertake training. In 2011 it was decided, after consultation, not to extend the right to all employees but to review the decision in 2015,...
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Evaluation of the new Jobcentre Plus approach to providing support for 16-17 year olds
Jobcentre Plus (JCP), in partnership with local authorities (LAs), implemented a new approach to providing support for 16-17 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) and not in receipt of an income-based benefit.The approach...
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Getting the most out of human resource management: How can HR practices lead to better employee performance and wellbeing?
IES is collaborating with the University of Brighton to conduct some original research into the links between HR practices and employee performance and well-being.The research study will be led by Dr Luke Fletcher of Brighton Business...
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Evaluation of the Fit for Work service
In 2015 the DWP launched the Fit for Work service to provide occupational health assessment and health and work advice to employees, employers and GPs in order to help employees return to or stay in work after a long-term (over four-week...
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Improving the HR and OD capability in shared councils, for the Local Government Association
At the time of this project 43 district councils in England shared a chief executive with one or more other councils, and displayed various levels of service integration. Such activity is vital to delivering the government's aims of greater...
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Enhancing everyday working life through meaningfulness initiatives in the workplace
This study, led by Brighton Business School (University of Brighton), will pilot a short personal development programme with 20 to 25 employees in each participating organisation to find out if meaningfulness improves engagement, performance and...
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The impact of STEMNET’s programmes on young people’s employability skills
This research explored whether and how STEMNET’s STEM Ambassadors Programme and STEM Clubs Programme had impacted on young people's employability skills.The research involved interviews with national stakeholders, STEMNET Contract Holders and...
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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...
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Discriminatory recruitment practices in employment
IES, along with IFF Research and COMPAS, was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to carry out research designed to improve understanding of employer behaviour and practices when recruiting British and migrant workers...