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Prior qualifications of adults undertaking Skills for Life courses in 2010/2011

The research covers adult learners (aged 19 plus) undertaking Skills for Life courses in literacy, numeracy and Eng ... Show more
The research covers adult learners (aged 19 plus) undertaking Skills for Life courses in literacy, numeracy and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). It also includes adult learners undertaking: Skills for Life courses funded as mainstream classroom-based Adult Learner Responsive (ALR) provision; and courses in a work setting, funded under the Train to Gain service. The survey was conducted between October and December 2011, and included over 4,400 learners.
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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: Research; Qualifications; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Employer perspectives on part-time students in UK higher education

[This paper] draws on recent surveys of part-time students and their employers in the UK in order to investigate th ... Show more
[This paper] draws on recent surveys of part-time students and their employers in the UK in order to investigate the extent and nature of employer support for part-time higher education study. [It] looks at the perceived advantages and disadvantages of this kind of study for the organisation concerned.
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Authors: Mason, Geoff; Hopkin, Rebecca

Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Higher education; Students; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Computer science graduate employability: qualitative interviews with graduates

Data indicates that computer science graduates are more likely to be unemployed six months after graduating than th ... Show more
Data indicates that computer science graduates are more likely to be unemployed six months after graduating than the average graduate and [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] STEM graduates in particular. Employment outcomes for computer science graduates significantly improve 3.5 years after graduation although they are still lower compared to other graduates. These findings are seemingly contradictory to evidence of increasing employer demand for digital skills and above average levels of recruitment difficulty in the [information and communications technology] ICT sector. This research explores the reasons behind the poor employment record of computer science graduates through interviews with graduates with an undergraduate computer science degree. The interviews covered graduates' views on their degree and their subsequent employment experience, along with steps they have taken to enter employment since graduation. The findings suggest that the overarching issue for the computer science graduates interviewed is not that they don’t eventually achieve positive employment outcomes - because virtually all were in work at the time of interviewing - but that they are relatively slow to move into work.
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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

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Employment; Outcomes; Students ... [+] Show more
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What do employers want from an aligned employment and skills system?

The [Department for Business, Innovation and Skills] BIS and the Department for Work and Pensions commissioned Ipso ... Show more
The [Department for Business, Innovation and Skills] BIS and the Department for Work and Pensions commissioned Ipsos MORI to research what employers want from an aligned employment and skills system. This report presents findings from qualitative research with employers in England, employer representatives and stakeholders in the system, and also from a literature review on employer views of the system.
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Corporate authors: Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute (Great Britain) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Employment; Research; Governance ... [+] Show more
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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
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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
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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
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Motivations and experiences of UK students studying abroad

International student mobility, especially diploma mobility (students taking their entire degree outside the UK), h ... Show more
International student mobility, especially diploma mobility (students taking their entire degree outside the UK), has received little attention from researchers. This report summarises the findings of research funded by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) aimed at improving understanding of the motivations behind the international diploma mobility of UK students. It also seeks to evaluate the scale and significance of UK international diploma mobility. The research on which this report is based had two general aims: (1) to improve understanding of the motivations behind diploma mobility and the career aspirations of those who choose to study abroad; and (2) to evaluate the scale and significance of international diploma mobility of English students. The report is organised in three main sections. First, a review is offered of secondary data relating to UK diploma mobility. The second section of the report analyses the survey of school pupils and the interviews with school careers guidance teachers. The third main part of the report describes the results of the international student survey. It then seeks an explanation of the motivations for studying abroad before considering what have been the experiences of UK internationally diploma-mobile students and whether they are likely to return to work in the UK after graduation.
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Authors: Findlay, Allan; King, Russell; Geddes, Alistair; Smith, Fiona ... [+] Show more

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

Date: 2010

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; England

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Higher education; International education; Research ... [+] Show more
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Review of research and evaluation on improving adult literacy and numeracy skills

The purposes of this literature review are threefold. First, this review summarises findings of the research from t ... Show more
The purposes of this literature review are threefold. First, this review summarises findings of the research from the last decade in six fields identified by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) as critical to its forward planning: (1) the economic, personal and social returns to learning; (2) the quality and effectiveness of provision; (3) the number of learning hours needed for skills gain; (4) learner persistence; (5) the retention and loss of skills over time; and (6) the literacy and numeracy skills that are needed. Second, the review assesses this evidence base in terms of its quality and robustness, identifying gaps and recommending ways in which the evidence base can be extended and improved. Thirdly, the review attempts to interpret the evidence base to suggest, where possible, how returns to [adult literacy and numeracy] ALN learning for individuals, employers and wider society might be increased through effective and cost-effective interventions. The review was undertaken by SQW Consulting, [National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy] NRDC and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The age range to be covered by this review was from 19 upwards, and evidence was to be drawn primarily from English-language and UK-based sources.
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Authors: Vorhaus, John; Litster, Jennifer; Frearson, Michael; Johnson, Stuart

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

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Literacy; Research; Numeracy ... [+] Show more
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A consultation on funding reform for apprenticeships in England

This consultation is published in response to Doug Richard's independent 'Review of apprenticeships', which looked ... Show more
This consultation is published in response to Doug Richard's independent 'Review of apprenticeships', which looked at how apprenticeships in England can meet the needs of the changing economy. It addresses Doug Richard's recommendations for reforming the way apprenticeships are funded. The government has already endorsed the review recommendations, which aim to give employers more control over apprenticeships, and ensure that all apprenticeships are rigorous and responsive to employers' needs. [The government has] previously consulted on the 'Future of apprenticeships in England' to encourage feedback on the practical steps needed to turn this vision into reality. This consultation seeks views on three ways of delivering funding reforms put forward by Doug Richard: (1) a new online system for apprenticeships with payments to employers made directly from the system; (2) utilising the [pay as you earn] PAYE system; and (3) reforming the existing provider funding infrastructure.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Apprenticeship; Research; Governance ... [+] Show more

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