Projects and case studies

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  • Regulatory services officer of the future research

    In early 2014, the Local Government Association commissioned IES to undertake an exploratory research piece on the possible direction for officer roles in council ‘regulatory services' – that is, environmental health, trading standards and...

  • Occupational case studies

    IES was commissioned to undertake a series of interviews with employers from which to develop case studies on how the content of selected jobs would develop in the next ten years. These were designed to inform UKCES publications on future...

  • Qualitative research of the Intensive Activity Programme

    The Institute worked with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to evaluate the impact of a trial to provide intensive support for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants during the first few weeks of their claim. DWP ran a randomised controlled trial...

  • Study on diversity within the teaching profession - expert for Greek and Cypriot national reports

    IES worked with Ecorys on a project for the European Commission looking at diversity within the teaching profession, with a particular focus on those from migrant/minority backgrounds. The study aimed to:provide a comprehensive analysis and...

  • Final evaluation of ReAct II

    IES carried out an impact assessment and cost benefit analysis of ReAct II (the Redundancy Action Scheme) in Wales as part of the final evaluation of the programme by BMG Research for the Welsh Government.ReAct provides people who have been made...

  • Understanding the Customer Journey to Initial Teacher Training

    This study for the National College of Teaching and Leadership used qualitative techniques to understand why individuals made the choices they did about teaching as a potential career.The work was conducted with individuals at different...

  • Architects Registration Board Staff Pay Survey 2015

    IES was commissioned to carry out a third staff salary survey for the Architects Registration Board, based on a search of data sources and a bespoke survey of similar organisations.

  • SME lending and competition: an international comparison of markets

    The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned IES, working in conjunction with Deloittes and the University of Brighton, to conduct a research project to develop a better understanding of the competition of SME finance, the...

  • Updating the ILO's YouthPOL database with youth employment policies in selected EU countries

    IES has been commissioned by the ILO to collect and analyse a series of legislative and policy documents relating to youth employment in a selection of EU countries, for inclusion in the ILO YouthPOL database. The YouthPOL database is ILO's global...

  • Evaluation of the Right to Request Time to Train

    Employees in organisations with at least 250 employees have a statutory right to request time off work to undertake training. In 2011 it was decided, after consultation, not to extend the right to all employees but to review the decision in 2015,...