Projects and case studies
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Coaching: my story
On my posting to my first HR Business Partner role I identified coaching as the appropriate development activity to enhance my effectiveness. My manager agreed, and I approached a number of providers. I selected IES as one of the providers as my...
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Housing Ombudsman: Building an HR strategy
For the Housing Ombudsman Service, we were asked to support the annual business planning process by facilitating the development of the people strand of the five year strategy.We undertook this task by:reviewing the organisation's existing people...
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Meeting the Needs of Disadvantaged Learners and Non-learners
IES conducted this study on behalf of the LSC, leading a consortium which included Ipsos MORI and NIACE. The research included a large-scale survey, consultative workshops, and qualitative interviews and focus groups. The project segmented...
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Training and Development for Radiographers’ Extended Roles
IES, along with the University of Hertfordshire, was commissioned by Skills for Health to examine 'extended role' activities undertaken by diagnostic radiographers. We profiled the extent and nature of training and development provided across the...
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Workforce Planning Support for DCSF
The Department for Children, Schools and Families asked IES to provide some support for its workforce planning process. The process involved HR business partners and managers in a detailed dialogue about workforce requirements over the coming year...
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Creative Graduates - Creative Futures: Survey of the Career Patterns of UK Graduates in Art, Design and Media
Working through 20 to 30 higher education institutions offering practice-based arts and design degrees, IES surveyed graduates from three graduating years (2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04). The survey updated the Destinations and Reflections study of...
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Evaluating Race Equality Procurement Pilots
The Race Equality Procurement Pilots are an Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force (EMETF) initiative, taking place in four government departments and agencies: Jobcentre Plus; the Department for Work and Pensions; the Identity and Passport Service...
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Putting Strengths into Development
IES worked with the IT HR team of Rolls-Royce to provide a strengths-focused element to the team's development programme. The team were based internationally in USA, Canada, Germany and the UK. The programme consisted of each person completing a...
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Wage Formation and Development Across Europe
IES co-ordinated an international comparative study on wage formation, commissioned by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin. The study examined a range of issues, including wage formation and wage...
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Costs and Benefits of Introducing Advanced Practitioner Grades in the Health Service
This project assessed the costs and benefits of introducing Advanced Practitioner grades in a range of occupational areas within the health service. Information on the productivity gains arising out of implementation of these roles was needed to...