Projects and case studies

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  • Green Skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training

    IES investigated the gaps between future skills needs and learning provision relating to nine 'green' occupations in eight EU countries: the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Germany, Hungary and the Slovak Republic. The research was...

  • Attitudes and Rewards: finding out with IES

    IES helped the Architects Registration Board to carry out their first ever all-staff attitude survey, as well as reviewing the competitiveness and appropriateness of their current rewards package. The survey involved a written questionnaire and...

  • Working Lives and Patterns of Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses

    IES ran two surveys on behalf of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. These surveys, launched in January 2010, were to find out more about the working lives and working patterns of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses. They also explored...

  • Development for NHS Non-Executive Directors

    IES was asked to evaluate a pilot development programme that the NHS Institute is running for non-executive directors (NEDs) in the NHS. We surveyed participants and carried out telephone interviews with selected NEDs and their chairs, and...

  • Achieving World Class HR

    In a bold initiative, 63 NHS organisations in the North West collaborated in a project 'Towards World Class HR'. Following early involvement, IES was asked to provide further research and consultancy support. It is important that these...

  • Compliance with the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act (1969)

    IES was commissioned by the HSE to conduct research into the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act (1969). This Act requires all employers (except those in the public sector and those employing close relatives only) to purchase employers...

  • Disability Discrimination Act: Impact of 2005 Changes on Organisations

    The Office for Disability Issues commissioned IES to undertake follow-up research to the 2003 and 2006 surveys of organisations to see how they have responded to disability discrimination legislation. Earlier research explored how employers, goods...

  • Improving Gender Pay Reporting

    In 2009, average female pay remained stubbornly around 20% behind the average for males. IES conducted research into gender pay reporting on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Commission was working to develop the most...

  • Evaluation of the Local Employment Partnerships

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) Integrated Employment and Skills Programme Unit (IES PU) asked IES to undertake the main phase of the evaluation of Local Employment...

  • Slips and Trips Accidents in the Workplace

    IES was commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to evaluate the impact of the Health and Safety Awareness Officers (HSAO) campaign on Slips and Trips accidents in the workplace. The project gathered information about the work...