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National Careers Service: Satisfaction and Progression surveys: annual report (April 2012-March 2013 fieldwork)

This report presents findings of a survey of National Careers Service (NCS) users. The research looked at customer ... Show more
This report presents findings of a survey of National Careers Service (NCS) users. The research looked at customer satisfaction with the service and their progression after their telephone call, meeting with an adviser or visit to the website. The survey took place between April 2012 and March 2013. This is the first year that research evidence has been collected of customers' experience of using the NCS website. It is the second year of research of telephone and face-to-face customers.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Research; Career development; Employment ... [+] Show more
Innovation, skills and performance in the downturn: an analysis of the UK Innovation Survey 2011

This report examines the relationship between investment in innovation and performance before, during and after the ... Show more
This report examines the relationship between investment in innovation and performance before, during and after the economic downturn. The main findings, and the analytical and policy issues arising from them, are presented in four sections: (1) resources for innovation: covering skills usage and innovation related investment; (2) innovation performance: covering product, process and wider innovation activities and innovative sales; (3) drivers of innovation performance: covering skills usage and other knowledge sources; and (4) drivers of business performance: covering skills usage and innovation performance.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Research; Innovation; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Leadership and management in the UK: the key to sustainable growth: a summary of the evidence for the value of investing in leadership and management development

[This report] explains the benefits for business investment in leadership and management skills. [It is] based on e ... Show more
[This report] explains the benefits for business investment in leadership and management skills. [It is] based on evidence about current practice and the UK's position relative to key competitor nations.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Management; Skills and knowledge; Finance ... [+] Show more
The impacts of migrant workers on UK businesses

The majority of studies into the effects of migrants on the UK economy focus on aggregate impacts on the labour mar ... Show more
The majority of studies into the effects of migrants on the UK economy focus on aggregate impacts on the labour market, public finances or economic output. The ways in which migrants contribute to the performance of the individual businesses they work for has been less examined. This qualitative research aims to address that gap, by interviewing 80 businesses from across the UK who employ migrants. It finds that in many instances migrants bring knowledge and skills over and above that outlined in the job specification. Of the businesses interviewed, the overall view of migrants' impacts was broadly positive. The research explored impacts in relation to: (1) skills, innovation, knowledge sharing, training, connections and cohesion (areas identified in previous research); (2) how these impacts come about and are realised; (3) experiences and perspectives from different positions within the business: managers, migrants and UK co-workers; and (4) similarities and differences by sector, size, type of business, skill level of migrant workers and [European Economic Area] EEA/non-EEA migrants.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Industry; Migration; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Participation rates in higher education for England

This statistical resource provides the latest provisional initial participation rates for higher education (HE). Th ... Show more
This statistical resource provides the latest provisional initial participation rates for higher education (HE). The Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR) is an estimate of the likelihood of ayoung person participating in HE by age 30 based on current participation rates. These statistics include data on students who are: (1) 17- to 30-years-old; (2) in HE for the first time; (3) living in England; (4) in UK HE institutions and English, Welsh and Scottish further education colleges; and (5) staying in HE for at least six months.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe; England ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Statistical series

Subjects: Statistics; Participation; Higher education ... [+] Show more
Evaluation of the Enterprise Pilots in Prisons

The Enterprise Pilots in Prisons were a cross-Departmental project led by the Department for Business, Innovation a ... Show more
The Enterprise Pilots in Prisons were a cross-Departmental project led by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The pilots targeted offenders who wanted to start their own business after their release from custody. The intervention was designed to start when offenders were in their last three to six months in custody and continue after their release. Offenders received mentoring and access to finance (through the Start Up Loans Company), although their business could not be operationalised and finance was not made available until after their release. The policy aims were to: (1) help break the cycle of re-offending; (2) help individuals progress to self-employment on release; and (3) or, if more suited to other routes, help individuals progress to employment or other education or training on release.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Evaluation; Disadvantaged; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
Post-16 Skills Plan

This document sets out the UK government's plan to support young people and adults to secure skilled employment and ... Show more
This document sets out the UK government's plan to support young people and adults to secure skilled employment and meet the needs of the economy. It is based on the report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education chaired by David Sainsbury. The document contains the following sections: Our vision for a reformed system; A reformed technical education option; Taking forward new technical routes extending to the highest levels of skilled employment; Ensuring the new system works for everyone; Strong and dynamic providers; Enabling factors; Meeting short-term skills pressures; Road map for reform. The plan presents the vision for the system but more detail will emerge as plans are developed in consultation with employers, colleges and other training providers.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Policy; Governance; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
Understanding self-employment: BIS Enterprise Analysis research report

This report presents the findings of a survey designed to provide new evidence about self-employed people. The numb ... Show more
This report presents the findings of a survey designed to provide new evidence about self-employed people. The number of self-employed people in the UK increased by over half a million between 2010 and 2015, accounting for over a quarter of the growth in total employment over that period. Previous research has shown that self-employed people are a diverse group, so there are likely to be many reasons for their choice of being self-employed. This survey aims to develop understanding of these reasons and the wider impact of this growth in self-employment. The survey covers: why and how people choose to enter and remain in self-employment; how they view their situation; the difficulties they faced; and how they manage their life in self-employment.
Key findings include: self-employment is a positive choice for the majority but for some it is less of a proactive choice and can be precarious; most plan to stay in self-employment; most self-employed people have no ambition to be employers; the self-employed feel their lives are better overall and over half think they are better off financially; most self-employed people have additional sources of income; some do experience big problems but they are not universal; the areas where more people report big problems tend to relate to planning; there does not appear to be a problem with support to set up in self-employment; working or cooperating with other self-employed people and businesses is common; and more money or security were the main attraction for those who had left self-employment and become employees.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Employment; Finance; Income ... [+] Show more
Prior qualifications of adult apprentices 2011/2012

The research looked at the background of adults who decided to undertake apprenticeships. It also covered how far i ... Show more
The research looked at the background of adults who decided to undertake apprenticeships. It also covered how far investment in apprenticeships has been directed towards up-skilling individuals with lower skill levels, especially for those without prior attainment at full level two (equivalent to five [General Certificates of Secondary Education] GCSEs at grades A to C or [National Vocational Qualification] NVQ level two). The research explored apprentices, in terms of: demographics; income; whether they had worked for their employer prior to undertaking the apprenticeship and for how long; and the size of their employer. The research looked specifically at the highest prior qualifications of adults (aged 19 plus) who were undertaking apprenticeships and advanced apprenticeships in November 2011.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Apprenticeship; Students; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Cyber security skills: a guide for business

Through the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), Gover ... Show more
Through the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the Cabinet Office have partnered to lead and support activity to increase cyber security skills at all levels of education, and amongst the cyber security workforce over the past two and a half years. This work has been taken forward in close collaboration with business and the education and skills sectors. This guide has been produced in response to calls from businesses for a current and clear listing of the key opportunities for them to engage with cyber security skills and capability initiatives, particularly those that receive public funding. The initiatives comprise those supporting schools, those supporting vocational and higher education, and those supporting new or existing cyber security professionals. Show less

Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Guide

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Technology; Workforce development ... [+] Show more