Projects and case studies

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  • Workplace Health Gets a Boost for SMEs in Wales

    The HSE commissioned IES to evaluate a new pilot service aimed at providing free and impartial advice on workplace health to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in Wales. 'Workboost Wales' was a joint initiative between the Welsh...

  • Working Conditions and Non-Standard Forms of Work

    IES co-ordinated a comparative analytical study for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions to look at working conditions for people engaged in non-standard forms of work in all EU member states. This included...

  • Response of Employers to an Ageing Workforce

    IES, in partnership with the Policy Studies Institute, carried out a study of employers' practices in response to workforce ageing, for the Nuffield Foundation. The research explored the range of flexible working options on offer, and examine the...

  • City Strategy Pathfinder Evaluation

    The City Strategy is an innovative strategy aimed at addressing the problem of persistently high levels of worklessness found in certain areas. Local consortia made up of public, private and voluntary organisations in 15 areas throughout England,...

  • Reducing Dropout from Further Education and Work-based Learning

    The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned this study to explore the reasons why adults leave further education (FE) and work-based learning (WBL) before their course ends. A survey of 2,000 early leavers from long vocational...

  • Mapping Postgraduate Art and Design Provision

    IES worked with the Open University (OU) to map the provision of postgraduate art and design courses. Data were collected from learners with different backgrounds to explore attitudes towards and perceptions of provision. The National Arts...

  • Why People Get in the Way of Change

    The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHSI) is the body that tasked with bringing about sustainable improvement within the NHS. The 'No Delays' team focused on how delays to patient waiting times (from referral to being seen by a...

  • Learning with Train to Gain

    In partnership with Ipsos Mori, IES conducted the learner element of the national evaluation of Train to Gain for the Learning and Skills Council in England. Train to Gain offers a skills brokerage service to employers. The learner evaluation...

  • The Brighton Factor: Graduates Who Stay

    A team of researchers from IES and the University of Sussex Career Development and Employment Centre explored who stays on in Brighton after graduation and why. They looked at the expectations and experiences of those who stay locally (within the...

  • Expert Input for WORKSTEP

    IES Director Nigel Meager participated as a member of an ‘Expert Review Panel’ advising DWP on a project to develop a ‘distance travelled approach to WORKSTEP development planning’. WORKSTEP is a government programme providing supported work...