Projects and case studies

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  • Work Programme Evaluation

    In 2011, the UK government launched the Work Programme, a major new active labour market initiative replacing a multitude of previous welfare-to-work initiatives. It goes further than any previous such programmes in contracting out the delivery of...

  • Employment, Partnership and Skills: a qualitative evaluation

    The Departments for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have commissioned IES to undertake an evaluation of how well the employment and skills systems work together. This qualitative study is intended to assess the...

  • Small Business Survey 2012

    The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned IES in partnership with BMG research to undertake a scoping study looking at how a future Small Business Survey can best meet the information needs of key stakeholders.

  • Case Studies on Pay Progression

    On behalf of the Review Bodies it supports, the Office of Manpower Economics commissioned IES to explore pay progression mechanisms (the mechanism by which an individual moves up their pay range) to enhance understanding of how they work and how...

  • Support given to families with young children

    IES carried out a rapid review of the support given to families with young children. This formed part of a wider review being carried out by QinetiQ for MoD. There were three activities: a description of current and potential future government...

  • Supporting Legislative Requirements in Jobcentre Plus

    Jobcentre Plus (the UK public employment service) commissioned this research to establish whether and to what extent staff across the organisation understand and feel adequately supported to undertake the legislative requirements of the public...

  • 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...