Projects and case studies
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Health Coaching for Behavioural Change pilot: impact assessment
Health Coaching for Behavioural Change is a brand new approach to helping people better self-manage long-term health conditions and make the lifestyle changes that will help them.IES will assess the impact of a regional 'health coaching'...
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Research into delivery of English language learning for migrants in low paid employment in London
The GLA wished to examine the ways in which English language learning provision in London can be improved to better support migrants to learn and improve their English. The work explored the ways in which immigrants access English language...
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Enhancing the potential for 'Assistant Practitioner’ roles in Wales
This project for Skills for Health will explore the reasons why assistant practitioner roles have been introduced to a lesser extent in Wales than in England and Scotland. Through interviews with Board and health sector managers we will examine...
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Review of the Higher Education Performance Indicators 2013
This work for the four UK higher education funding bodies saw IES undertake a fundamental review of the UK Higher Education Performance Indicators to assess whether they were still fit for purpose, given the great changes in nature of the HE...
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Industrial relations and restructuring in the automotive and banking sectors in the EU
IES was commissioned to provide research into industrial relations during restructuring in the automotive sector in the UK, as part of a project run by the economic and social research institute of the Italian trade union confederation CGIL. The...
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Young people’s views and experiences on entering the workplace
Acas commissioned IES to carry out research to explore the expectations and experiences of work of young people aged 16-24. The research consisted of focus groups and interviews with individual young people in Birmingham, Brighton and London. The...
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Assessment note on the European added value of applying the principle of equal pay
IES and Matrix Insight were commissioned by the European Parliament to provide an assessment note on the European added value of applying the principle of equal pay in the EU. The work focused specifically on the gender pay gap and the efficacy of...
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UK case study on temporary employment agencies
IES was commissioned to carry out research into the activities of temporary employment agencies in the UK, as part of a wider project on the temporary agency sector, for the European Parliament. The research took the form of desk research, with...
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Evaluation of Project Oracle
Project Oracle was a children and youth evidence hub that aimed to understand and share what really worked in youth programmes in London.The project had a number of strands attempting to actively stimulate both the supply of and demand for...
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Social media and the recruitment of young people
IES carried out a small piece of research looking at the role of social media in the recruitment of young people.The research looked at employer strategies and the issues surrounding the use of social media when recruiting young people.