Publications

Publications graphicWe author and publish a range of resources to keep you up to date with the latest developments in employment, labour market and human resource policy and practice.

All our pdf publications are free to access.

Hold Ctrl or Command to select more than one subject.
 

  • Learning for Young Mothers

    A qualitative study of flexible provision

    Dench S, Bellis A | Jun 2007 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Care to Learn is a UK government initiative that provides financial support for teenage parents who want to continue in, or return to learning. It helps with the cost of their childcare and travel. The report looks at how learning provision is developed and delivered, and issues around its set up and longer-term survival. It also explores the impact on young mothers and what it is about particular types of provision that suit these young women.

  • Gateways to the Veterinary Profession

    Perceptions of Veterinary Careers

    Robinson D, Munro M, Baldwin S, Pollard E | Jun 2007 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The Gateways to the Professions project was a collaboration between the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), six out of seven of the UK veterinary schools and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), part-funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). Its objective was to develop communications materials that could help break down barriers preventing students from a broader ethnic, social and economic base applying to veterinary school.

  • Job Matching in the UK and Europe

    Bevan S, Cowling M | Jun 2007 | Sector Skills Development Agency

    This study was commissioned by the Sector Skills Development Agency and seeks to explore how well the skills of workers meet the demands of their jobs in UK and Europe, and what factors lie behind this.

  • 📄

    Career Development in Employing Organisations

    Practices and challenges from a UK perspective

    Hirsh W | May 2007 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper considers the nature of career development within employing organisations and its implications for the role of employers in offering career support to employed adults. Although based on research evidence and practical experience from the UK, recent research for Cedefop indicates that the issues explored here also seem likely to be of relevance to other European countries.This paper is based on an input to the Guidance for Workforce Development Conference, held by CEDEFOP in Thessaloniki, 2007.

  • Constructing Better Health - Final Evaluation Report

    Tyers C, Sinclair A, Rick J, with Lucy D, Cowling M, Gordon-Dseagu V | May 2007 | Health and Safety Executive

    The Constructing Better Health pilot aimed to raise awareness of occupational health issues within the construction industry, as well as to test out a model of delivery so that learning points could be used in the design of any national scheme. The pilot was carried out in Leicestershire from October 2005 to June 2006. This report investigates both the process and the impact of the pilot.

  • Review and Evaluation of the National Peer Referencing Pilots

    Bellis A, Lucy D, Baldwin S, Newton B | May 2007 | Quality Improvement Agency for Lifelong Learning

    Drawing on a series of telephone interviews and workshops, this report explores the efficacy of methods of engagement, identifies good practice and makes recommendations for the development of peer referencing and review by learning providers.

  • Reasons for Early Leaving from Further Education and Work-based Learning Courses

    Simm C, Page R, Miller L | May 2007 | Department for Education and Skills

    This research is based on a survey of 2,180 learners who withdrew from at least one LSC-funded course during the 2004/05 academic year. The survey covers learners aged 16-18 and 19+, across further education and work-based learning.

  • Evaluation of the Fair Cities Pilots 2006

    Second Interim Report

    Atkinson J, Dewson S, Casebourne J, Tackey N D | May 2007 | Department for Work and Pensions

    Orchestrated by the National Employment Panel, the Fair Cities Pilots were employer-led initiatives designed to improve job entry and progression for ethnic minorities in Brent, Birmingham and Bradford. This interim report sets out the results from the first nine months of the delivery phase. The report draws together key findings and sets out recommendations.

  • Taking Risks with Asbestos

    What Influences the Behaviour of Maintenance Workers?

    O'Regan S, Tyers C, Hill D, Gordon-Dseagu V, with Rick J  | May 2007 | Health and Safety Executive

    This report presents the results of 60 interviews with maintenance workers (including electricians, joiners/carpenters, plumbers/heating engineers, and painters/decorators) who discuss their attitudes towards, knowledge about, and behaviour around, asbestos. The research found that there are a range of issues affecting how likely an individual is to behave safely around asbestos.

  • Cascading Messages through Others

    The Effect on Awareness of, and Compliance with the Duty to Manage Asbestos Regulations

    Sinclair A, Gifford J, Hunt W, with Bust P, Gibb A | May 2007 | Health and Safety Executive

    This report presents the findings of a research project aimed at exploring the impact of the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Cascading Messages Through Others Campaign. This initiative was launched in 2002, and is designed to educate and inform dutyholders and responsible others regarding the Duty to Manage Asbestos Regulations (regulation four of the 'Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (CAWR) 2002') in non-domestic premises. The campaign aims to pass on information to organisations via HSE partners, who have been encouraged to put on training events for dutyholders with the support of HSE-designed training materials and activities.