Projects and case studies

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  • International workforce planning for Siemens

    Siemens initiated a project called 'Resource and Talent Planning' and this was phase one of a programme to embed a consistent planning methodology across Siemens Northwest cluster (UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland Finland/Baltics)...

  • International workforce planning for WWF Central Africa

    WWF in Central Africa wished to ensure it had an adequate workforce to deliver its regional strategy. The management wanted strategic and practical guidance on:how to plan, implement and monitor workforce planningaccess to tools and...

  • Study on the Apprenticeship Supply in Member States

    IES was part of an EU-wide consortium (led by IKEI Research, Spain) that undertook a study providing an overview of apprenticeship-type schemes in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in all 27 Member States, especially in the context of the...

  • Effectiveness and Return on Investment of a leadership development programme

    IES was commissioned to evaluate the effectiveness of a development initiative for emerging leaders during 2010/11. The programme aimed to develop a community of senior leaders into executive coaches who, once trained, would provide coaching to...

  • Joint L&D procurement - a case study

    As part of on ongoing programme to help with the spread of ideas and knowledge about shared services across local government, IES created a case study of the joint procurement of an L&D managed service in the four boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich,...

  • Wigan Council HR facilitation

    IES was asked by Wigan Council to facilitate their HR team discussions on:the future structure of the functionrelationships with other Boroughs on sharing services

  • Career trajectories/career profiles of care and development workers

    In 2011, employment in care and development in the UK had expanded substantially and was expected to increase further due to demographic change. IES analysed the factors associated with mobility in and out of care and development jobs. We found...

  • ITV Fixers

    ITV Fixers, which supports young people to create media campaigns on social issues they are passionate about, wished to illustrate the quality of its impact and the way in which it supports and develops young people. It was also interested in the...

  • Voluntary Equality Reporting in Small Businesses

    This study, undertaken for the Government Equalities Office, aims to understand transparency on gender pay gaps and workforce diversity in organisations with between 150 and 249 employees. It investigates both the propensity of organisations of...

  • Director of Children’s Services Provision Evaluation – Case Study Evidence

    This project involved case study fieldwork in 18 Children’s services across the country, gathering data and interviewing Directors of Children’s services (DCS), those who aspired to this role, as well as others within the organisation who could...