Projects and case studies

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  • Career Patterns of Arts and Crafts Graduates

    IES undertook a longitudinal study of the career patterns of full-time first degree graduates in applied arts and crafts disciplines from UK institutions of higher education, 2009-2010. The study explored the diversity of work and employment...

  • Evaluating Fit for Work Service Pilots

    An IES-led consortium, including researchers from the University of Liverpool, the Social Policy Research Unit at York University, the National Institute for Social and Economic Research and GfK NOP, was commissioned by the Department for...

  • Working Towards World Class HR

    This was a joint project between 63 HR Directors in the NHS, with support from NHS North West and IES. In 2008, a model of World Class HR & OD, supported by a self-assessment methodology, was developed by IES. To inform the self-assessment,...

  • Independent Review of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework

    IES carried out an independent review of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework, an important skills development process covering more than one million NHS employees.The resulting recommendations for improvements to the KSF were agreed by the NHS...

  • Sharing Professionals Across Organisational Boundaries

    With pressure on public finances, organisations look to find innovative working practices to save money. Capital Ambition asked IES to explore how some London Boroughs (sometimes with local NHS organisations) are sharing professionals or teams...

  • Long-term Unemployment and Worklessness in Newham

    The London Borough of Newham commissioned IES to provide an analysis of long-term unemployment and worklessness, and to identify ways in which this might be addressed. The research included: a targeted literature review of long-term worklessness...

  • Young People in Jobs Without Nationally Recognised Accredited Training

    Greater Manchester Challenge (a consortium of local authorities formed of Salford, Bury and Wigan) commissioned IES to research the barriers to learning, and the learning and training needs, of young people in jobs without nationally-recognised...

  • Employee Engagement Plan for the Health and Safety Executive

    IES carried out qualitative research for Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to explore the results of its first 'People Survey', in particular to gain a better understanding of staff engagement and its drivers, and to draw up an action plan to...

  • Health and Safety Impact of Work Organisation

    The Health and Safety Executive commissioned IES to explore the impact of task-focused working arrangements on health and safety. Specifically the research aimed to provide evidence on whether the way work is organised (eg on a task and finish, or...

  • Evaluating Executive Coaching Skills

    The Board Development Team at the NHS Institute commissioned IES to evaluate their Executive Coaching Skills programme. Adopted by all ten Strategic Health Authorities, this programme aimed to develop a community of senior leaders into executive...