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  Evaluation of the Disabled Person's Tax Credit (DPTC): A Survey of Recipients

  Atkinson J, Meager N, Dewson S | Dec 2003 | Inland Revenue

  This report sets out the results from a representative survey of 1,315 recipients of the Disabled Person's Tax Credit (DPTC) conducted during the summer and autumn of 2001. It forms part of a comprehensive programme launched by the Revenue to monitor and evaluate Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) and DPTC. This report considers the socio-demographic characteristics of DPTC recipients. It then looks in turn at recipients' initial engagement with DPTC, at DPTC provisions and childcare, and at the re-application process.

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  Research to Shape Critical Mass Pilots to Address Under-Representation in Apprenticeships

  Marangozov R, Bates P, Martin R, Oakley J, Sigala M, Cox A | Oct 2009 | Learning and Skills Council

  This project informed the development of critical mass pilots to tackle inequalities in the representation of particular groups in apprenticeship programmes. The pilots offered additional support to assist in the attraction, retention and completion of apprenticeships. The groups targeted included potential apprentices with disabilities, those who would be gender atypical within an occupation, and those from ethnic minority groups. This project consisted of three elements: a literature review, analysis of secondary data, and findings from 24 expert interviews.

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  Longer Term Outcomes of the Pre-Vocational Pilots

  Atkinson J, Kersley B | Aug 1998 | Department for Education and Employment

  Pre-vocational pilots (PVP) aimed to help people with multiple disadvantages in the labour market access to training and support that would enable them to benefit from mainstream training programmes and subsequently move into sustainable employment. This research investigated the extent to which the PVP had been successful in achieving these aims.

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  Pre-16 Work Experience Practice in England: an Evaluation

  Hillage J, Kodz J, Pike G | Apr 2001 | Department for Education and Employment

  This study assesses current work experience policy and practice in England. In particular, it evaluates the impacts of policy changes implemented since the last major evaluation in 1996, and informs the development of policies to further enhance the quality of work experience.

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  European Social Fund Objective 3: Leavers Survey 1999

  Dewson S, Atkinson J, Goldstone C, Glendinning R | Jul 2001 | Department for Education and Skills

  The study aimed to assess the experiences of beneficiaries who had taken part in Objective 3 projects to explore their labour market difficulties, identify their activities on the projects, and ultimately to look at their outcomes from the projects. In essence, the research sought to learn whether ESF Objective 3 had made any difference to the labour market chances of those taking part.

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  Guide to Measuring Soft Outcomes and Distance Travelled

  Dewson S, Eccles J, Tackey N D, Jackson A | Jan 2001 | Department for Education and Skills

  This free guide aims to assist projects and organisations to understand and implement systems for recording soft outcomes and distance travelled. It offers a definition of these terms and presents different methods for recording and measuring them. Primarily its aim is to be a resource for ESF projects where the target groups are some distance from labour market participation.

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  People with Special Training Needs and TECs

  A Report to the G10 Special Needs and Equal Opportunities Sub-Group

  Meager N, Honey S | Nov 1992 | Training and Enterprise Council

  This publication is no longer available.

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  A country study on immigrants from the new Member States to the United Kingdom

  As reported in: The social dimension of intra-EU mobility: Impact on public services

  Marangozov R, Nafilyan V, Tassinari A, Buzzeo J | Jan 2016 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

  This country case study represents the results of a literature review, data analysis and qualitative research conducted into the impact on UK public services of immigrants from the new EU Member States. The report outlines findings of our literature review and provides an update on recent welfare reforms with regards to EU citizens. It also highlights the findings of our quantitative and qualitative data results before drawing together conclusions and policy recommendations.

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  Employment and Opportunity in the UK

  Evidence paper to support the launch of the Commission on the Future of Employment Support

  Wilson T, Muir D | Nov 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper is being published to accompany a new Commission on the Future of Employment Support, which IES is providing the secretariat for and is being funded by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.

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  Literature review and methodological background to the Employment Data Lab

  Cockett J, Gray H, Papoutsaki D | Nov 2022 | Department for Work and Pensions

  In this report IES reviews the literature (available at the time) on methods for investigating the causal impact of policy interventions before identifying those most likely to be relevant to the DWP Employment Data Lab.