Projects and case studies

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  • Response of Employers to an Ageing Workforce

    IES, in partnership with the Policy Studies Institute, carried out a study of employers' practices in response to workforce ageing, for the Nuffield Foundation. The research explored the range of flexible working options on offer, and examine the...

  • City Strategy Pathfinder Evaluation

    The City Strategy is an innovative strategy aimed at addressing the problem of persistently high levels of worklessness found in certain areas. Local consortia made up of public, private and voluntary organisations in 15 areas throughout England,...

  • Reducing Dropout from Further Education and Work-based Learning

    The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned this study to explore the reasons why adults leave further education (FE) and work-based learning (WBL) before their course ends. A survey of 2,000 early leavers from long vocational...

  • Mapping Postgraduate Art and Design Provision

    IES worked with the Open University (OU) to map the provision of postgraduate art and design courses. Data were collected from learners with different backgrounds to explore attitudes towards and perceptions of provision. The National Arts...

  • Why People Get in the Way of Change

    The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHSI) is the body that tasked with bringing about sustainable improvement within the NHS. The 'No Delays' team focused on how delays to patient waiting times (from referral to being seen by a...

  • Learning with Train to Gain

    In partnership with Ipsos Mori, IES conducted the learner element of the national evaluation of Train to Gain for the Learning and Skills Council in England. Train to Gain offers a skills brokerage service to employers. The learner evaluation...

  • The Brighton Factor: Graduates Who Stay

    A team of researchers from IES and the University of Sussex Career Development and Employment Centre explored who stays on in Brighton after graduation and why. They looked at the expectations and experiences of those who stay locally (within the...

  • Expert Input for WORKSTEP

    IES Director Nigel Meager participated as a member of an ‘Expert Review Panel’ advising DWP on a project to develop a ‘distance travelled approach to WORKSTEP development planning’. WORKSTEP is a government programme providing supported work...

  • Further Evaluation of Learner Support Funds

    The Institute was commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to conduct a further evaluation of the Learner Support Funds which provide help to students in further education suffering from hardship. The evaluation, which mainly involved...

  • Making the Decision to Enter Higher Education

    The Institute worked with British Market Research Bureau to help the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to understand potential applicants' perceptions of higher education and their intentions towards it. The research surveyed 16 and 17...