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  Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) Evaluation

  Implementation and Process Evaluation

  Dawson A, Huxely C, Garner O | Mar 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report covers the implementation and process evaluation of the Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) project, supporting early years practitioners in Private, Voluntary, Independent (PVI) settings with the aim of improving staff practice and child outcomes around language and communication for two-year-olds.

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  Lessons from Lockdown: No going back

  What we have learned from working at home during the Covid-19 pandemic

  Parry, J., Young, Z., Bevan, S., Veliziotis, M., Baruch, Y.,Beigi, M., Bajorek, Z., Richards,S. and Tochia,C. (2022)  | Mar 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies/Work After Lockdown

  The Work After Lockdown project has completed three waves of research, relating to distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions introduced in the UK. This report presents insights from the waves of data collection and summarises the learnings and implications for employers and policy makers.

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  ‘Human resources come of age?’

  The roles and structure of the HR function in a post Covid-19 landscape

  Brown, D | Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  HR functions have played a key role in the corporate responses to the pandemic, this paper highlights four shifts underway in HR’s role and response to this human crisis.

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  Using interactive, video learning with AI to improve soft skills acquisition

  Evaluation report

  Cockett J, Cook J, Newton B | Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report covers evidence from the development, implementation and early evaluation of a new soft skills learning package aimed at helping learners better understand the importance of soft skills and how they are demonstrated during the job interview process.

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  HR Network event: What are we learning about managing a hybrid workforce?

  Claire Campbell and Zofia Bajorek | Feb 2022 | HR Network

  Claire Campbell and Zofia Bajorek's slides from the HR Network event: What are we learning about managing a hybrid workforce?

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  Labour Market Statistics, February 2022

  Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 February 2022.

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  Cancer and employment survey

  Summary of key findings

  Bevan S, Wilson B | Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies / Working with Cancer

  In this survey of over 1200 people living with cancer, we explore the factors which make a successful, sustainable and fulfilling return to work more likely, and consider the barriers which remain for those returning to work during or after treatment.

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  Enhancing creative education

  Williams J, Pollard E, Cook J, Byford M | Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report aims to understand how creative education in secondary schools is seeking to meet the skills requirements of creative industries and the impact of the pandemic on such endeavours.

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  New perspectives on recruitment to the construction industry

  A report to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

  Pollard E, Gloster R, Mason B, Osbourne E | Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The construction industry experiences recruitment difficulties and skills shortages and has a relative lack of workforce diversity. It is therefore considering ways to both increase the volume and the diversity of its talent pipeline.

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  Labour Market Statistics, January 2022

  Jan 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 18 January 2022.