Projects and case studies

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  • Evaluating mandatory maths and English training for young jobseekers: 18-21 Work Skills Pilot

    Improving the labour market outcomes for low skilled young, unemployed people is a key government target. In the 2013 Autumn Statement a new pilot was announced through which new claimants aged 18-21 who did not have Level 2 maths and/or...

  • HR Review for the London Borough of Harrow

    The London Borough of Harrow had been considering its size, structure and activities in the light of the need to reduce costs. Together with CIPD Consultancy, IES supported the borough with its review, both in terms of evidence gathering and in...

  • A review of academic workforce planning for Universitas 21

    Universitas 21, a leading global network of research-intensive universities that aims to 'foster global citizenship and institutional innovation', commissioned IES to review academic workforce planning 'to stimulate and inform strategic thinking...

  • Youth Transitions to, and within the Labour Market

    IES was commissioned by BIS to undertake a study on young people’s transitions to, and within, the labour market. This project aimed to produce an up-to-date evidence-base on movements and progression within the youth labour and learning sectors,...

  • Reward strategy for the Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service

    The Ministry of Justice and the National Offender Management Service consider total reward to be an important factor influencing staff motivation and they seek to build it into their total reward strategies.The organisations also want to have more...

  • Reward framework for Wellcome Sanger

    Following a Pay and Benefits Review in 2013 the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute decided it wanted to introduce a contribution framework to provide structure for the annual individual pay review. This was seen as necessary given the withdrawal of a...

  • The Business Case for Leadership and Management Skills in Jersey

    IES was contracted to undertake a regional review of management and leadership skills. This review deliberately builds on previous work in this area whilst also exploring issues of specific significance in the local economy.Working in partnership...

  • Review of Successful OSH Benchmarking Initiatives

    The aim of this project was to carry out a review of OSH benchmarking schemes that had been set up at sector, member state or European level. The review aimed to assess the benefits that such schemes could deliver as well as their limitations and...

  • Stocktake Review of Investment Performance

    IES was commissioned to support SQW in a stocktake review of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills investment funds, involving contributing to the synthesis and interpretation of findings drawing on programme level evaluation data.

  • Understanding institutional provision for students with mental health problems/physical impairments

    IES was commissioned by HEFCE to carry out case study research with higher education institutions and further education colleges. The research aimed to understand how support was provided and funded for students with severe mental health...