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RESEARCH PAPER 2011 skills for life survey: headline findings. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no.57. Presents initial headline findings from the 2011 Skills for Life survey, also known as the National Baseline Survey of Adult Basic Skills. The survey aims to produce a national profile of adult literacy, numeracy, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills, and to assess the impact that different levels of skills had on people’s lives. BIS commissioned this follow-up survey in 2010 to update the baseline information collected about adult literacy and numeracy and set a more functional baseline for the present level of ICT skills.
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| 11/1367 | 01-12-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Access to work related training. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 42. Report commissioned by BIS and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). DWP plans to deliver, through the Jobcentre Plus offer, a more flexible advisory service. It gives local offices more control, and allows them to deliver services in a way that is responsive to local needs and offers personalised support to claimants. From April 2011, Jobcentre Plus managers and advisers have the flexibility to judge which interventions will help individual claimants most cost effectively. This research seeks to inform the new flexible framework.
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| 11/934 | 10-06-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Age and returns to training [annex 2]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper number 48 annex 2. Annex to employment and earnings using experimental matched data (URN 11/1037). Analysis commissioned by BIS to extend analysis of the matched individualised learner record, Department for Work and Pensions, and HM Revenue and Customs dataset. Focuses on better understanding the role of age on the impact of training, across further education, apprenticeships and Train to Gain. Underlying data for the tables in this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 11/1039 | 24-06-2011 |
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Apprenticeship pay survey 2011. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 64. Analyses apprentices' pay in 2011. This survey has been conducted twice before in England, most recently in 2007 (URN 12/1543). Past surveys collected data on the pay levels, working hours and training of apprentices and looked at differences by framework and by demographic variables such as gender and age. The 2011 survey included two new key factors: the introduction of a national minimum wage for apprentices in October 2010; and the expansion of research to cover all four nations of the UK.
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| 12/P137 | 15-03-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Assessing the deadweight loss associated with public investment in education and skills. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 71. Report of analysis commissioned by BIS to improve the current assessment of deadweight loss in the further education and skills arena. Deadweight loss is defined as the extent to which government-funded training generates outcomes that are not additional to what would have occurred in the absence of such provision. Explains the concepts, models data at firm level, explains the results and makes recommendations.
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| 12/767 | 11-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Attitudes to further education loans. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 73. Report of research commissioned by BIS to inform impact and equality assessments on the introduction of loans to fund Further Education (FE) courses. Also aims to provide insight into learners’ behaviour and how to influence it so that the transition to FE loans is successful and its impact on learners’ choices and options is minimised. Covers motivations for learning, initial responses to the loan proposition, and messages. Underlying data for this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 12/795 | 11-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Employer investment in apprenticeships and workplace learning: the fifth net benefits of training to employers study. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 67. Analyses in-depth case studies the costs and benefits for employers from apprenticeships, and from workplace learning (WPL) leading to the award of a formal qualification at the same level as an apprenticeship. Covers eight sectors and analyses the costs and benefits in each. See also the evaluation of apprenticeships from the employers' perspective (URN 12/813).
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| 12/814 | 14-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Employment and earning outcomes from Train to Gain extension analysis [annex 3]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper number 48 annex 3. Annex to report employment and earnings using experimental matched data (URN 11/1037). Analysis commissioned by BIS extend the analysis of the matched individualised learner record, Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs data focusing on Train to Gain learners. Looks at how the outcomes of learning vary across learner cohort and time. Underlying data for the tables in this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 11/1036 | 24-06-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Estimating the impact of training on productivity using firm-level data. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 72. Report commissioned by BIS to undertake an assessment of the impact of publicly funded training on firm-level productivity. It is organised in two stages: stage 1 is an in-depth assessment of available data sources, sample composition and matching issues to understand the scope for econometric analysis. Stage 2 provides the basis for the suggested econometric analysis developed from the stage 1 findings.
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| 12/766 | 11-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Evaluation of apprenticeships: employers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 77. Analyses the findings of a telephone survey conducted in late 2011 of 4,075 employers that had people complete an Apprenticeship with them in the preceding 18 months. Covers the involvement of employers, their satisfaction and the value and benefits of apprenticeships to them. See also the evaluation from the apprentices' perspective (URN 12/812).
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| 12/813 | 15-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Evaluation of apprenticeships: learners. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 76. Analyses the findings of a telephone survey, conducted in late 2011, of 5,000 individuals that were undertaking an apprenticeship or had completed an apprenticeship in the previous 12 months. Covers motivations, quality of training, and the skills, employment and earning potential impact. See also evaluation from the employers perspective (URN 12/813).
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| 12/812 | 15-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Evaluation of FE Teachers' Qualifications (England) Regulations 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no.66. Assesses the impact of the Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) Regulations to date. Explores unexpected outcomes and barriers to the achieving the aims of the Regulations. Identifies examples of good practice among providers to overcome barriers and mitigate risk, and makes recommendations about how to further support and facilitate progress. Underlying data for the tables and figures in this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 12/693 | 26-03-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Evaluation of Leadership and Management Advisory Service. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 54. Report on research commissioned by BIS and the Skills Funding Agency to evaluate the Leadership and Management Advisory Service (LMAS). The evaluation was undertaken over the period from July to December 2010. It aimed to investigate the impact of the programme on participant businesses, and identify how best to stimulate further leadership and management activity via the purchasing/supply chain and influence the supply side.
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| 11/1301 | 23-09-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Evaluation of National Skills Academies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 39. Results from a two-year evaluation of National Skills Academies (NSAs), for the former Learning and Skills Council, now the Skills Funding Agency. Includes evidence on NSA business plans and project reports for the round 1 NSAs, interviews with NSAs and their stakeholders, case studies, qualitative research and surveys with employers and learners involved with NSAs. See URN 11/1070 for the synthesis report.
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| 11/1069 | 11-07-2011 |
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Evaluation of the National Skills Academies: synthesis report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Briefing relating to BIS research paper no. 39. Overview of a research paper (URN 11/1070) that details results from a two-year evaluation of National Skills Academies (NSAs), for the former Learning and Skills Council, now the Skills Funding Agency.
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| 11/1070 | 11-07-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Identifying claimants' needs: research into the capability of Jobcentre Plus advisors. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 43. Qualitative research report commissioned by BIS and the Department for Work and Pensions to explore how ‘skills need’ is defined by Jobcentre Plus personal advisers (PAs); how claimants’ skills needs are identified by Jobcentre Plus PAs at the present time; and how the identification of skills can be embedded within the Jobcentre Plus offer. The Jobcentre Plus offer aims to allow more flexibility to Jobcentre Plus managers and advisers to judge which interventions will help individual claimants most cost effectively.
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| 11/935 | 10-06-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Individualised Learner Record / Labour Force Survey earnings comparisons [annex 1]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper number 48 annex 1. Annex to report on employment and earnings using experimental matched data (URN 11/1037). Analysis commissioned by BIS to assess the feasibility of comparing earnings in the Individualised Learning Record (ILR) /HM Revenue and Customs/Department for Work and Pensions dataset with earnings derived from other sources: the annual survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) and the labour force survey (LFS). Underlying data for the tables in this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 11/1038 | 24-06-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Informing choice in post-16 education and learning. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 49. Report of a study commissioned by BIS to determine the type of information that would most effectively support learners, employers and advice and guidance intermediaries in making choices about post-16 provision. This included all government funded post-16 education and training, but not higher education provision. Underlying parent and learner survey data for this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage.
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| 11/1364 | 04-11-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Options study for the long-term evaluation of apprenticeships. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 56. Report of a study assessing how to track young people and adults into apprenticeships, through training and into employment, to gauge the extent that their future earnings and employment status were influenced by completing an apprenticeship. Also covered other outcomes including progression to further learning, job satisfaction, acquisition of skills and mobility between jobs. It aimed to produce robust quantified estimates of the outcomes of Apprenticeships for successful trainees, and establish under what conditions Apprenticeships produce the best results.
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| 11/1312 | 05-10-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Reporting on employment and earnings using experimental matched data. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper number 48. Report commissioned by BIS to assess a new dataset that allows analysis of different types of education on labour market outcomes. The dataset combines individualised learner records for those in further education with benefits and employment data. The report advises on how it might be used to analyse the employment and earnings outcomes of people who undertake training. Also covers changes in economic outcomes experienced by learners undertaking different types of training. Underlying data for the tables in this publication is also available in a machine processable format on the Transparency/Report Data webpage. See also annexes URN 11/1036, 11/1038 and 11/1039.
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| 11/1037 | 24-06-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Research to assess preparation for and changes arising from the new FE reforms and skills policies: summary document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS briefing paper no. 60. Summarises the findings from qualitative analysis supported by a quantitative assessment of how colleges and training organisations were likely to react to the reforms and policy changes in relation to post-19 FE provision. These policies are set out in 'Skills for sustainable growth: strategy document' (URN 10/1274), and 'Investing in skills for sustainable growth' (10/1272). The research, carried out in February and March 2011 with a small number of colleges and training organisations, provides an initial assessment that will inform later work.
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| 11/1420 | 06-12-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Returns to intermediate and low level vocational qualifications. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 53. Report of a study commissioned by BIS analysing the economic returns associated with intermediate and low level vocational qualifications. Used information from the 1970 British Cohort Study and the Labour Force Survey between 1996 and 2009 to assess the impacts of vocational qualifications on earnings, as well as the probability of being employed. Covers the United Kingdom, but for apprenticeships the analysis was restricted to England only. It supports evidence showing positive employment and earnings returns for most qualifications gained in adulthood.
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| 11/1282 | 28-09-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER Review of research and evaluation on improving adult literacy and numeracy skills. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 61. Summarises findings of the research from the last decade in six areas to help the Department in its forward planning for the literacy and numeracy skills. Assesses the evidence base and identifies gaps and recommends ways that the evidence base can be improved. Also attempts to interpret the evidence base to suggest how returns to adult learning and numeracy (ALN) learning for individuals, employers and wider society might be increased through effective and cost-effective interventions.
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| 11/1418 | 01-12-2011 |
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Review of the matrix Standard in response to the Tribal review of 2009: evaluation report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Evaluation report for the 2010 review of the matrix standard, which quality assures the delivery of information, advice and guidance (IAG) services. Covers the development of the revised matrix standard, trials with pilot organisations and responds to the recommendations of the Tribal review.
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| 11/1327 | 15-12-2011 |
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RESEARCH PAPER The impact of investment in intangible assets on productivity spillovers. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 74. Literature review, commissioned by BIS, of the evidence on the impact of investment in intangible assets on productivity spillovers. Summarises the theory underpinning the concepts of intangible assets, their measurement, as well as the theory of spillovers.
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| 12/793 | 11-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER The impact of investment in intangible assets on productivity spillovers: summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper no. 75. Summary of a literature review, commissioned by BIS, of the evidence on the impact of investment in intangible assets on productivity spillovers. The main report is URN 12/793.
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| 12/794 | 11-05-2012 |
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RESEARCH PAPER The long term effect of vocational qualifications on labour market outcomes. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BIS research paper number 47. Report commissioned by BIS to assess the long-term effect of vocational education and training on labour market outcomes. Uses combined data from learner attainment information from the Individual Learner Record (ILR), annual earnings information and employment, and benefit receipt and duration information. See also related reports on employment and earnings URN 11/1036 to 11/1039.
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| 11/1035 | 24-06-2011 |
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