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1. Managing mental health and employment
This report presents the findings of an exploratory qualitative study commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to investigate the experiences of people who ...

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2. Labour market experiences of people with seeing difficulties: Secondary analysis of LFS data, Final Report
This study uses data from the UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) to look at the labour market situation and experiences of ‘people with a seeing difficulty’. ...

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-analysis-of-lfs-data-final-report/

3. More support, higher expectations: the role of conditionality in improving employment outcomes
Over the past two decades, the concept of conditionality has become central to welfare policy in the major economies. Conditionality embodies the principle that aspects of ...

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ng-employment-outcomes/

4. Evidence on the effect of Pathways to Work on existing claimants
The Pathways to Work package of reforms (‘Pathways’, for short) is aimed at encouraging employment among people claiming incapacity benefits. The reforms were ...

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5. Industry works together to boost engineering student numbers
A new industry initiative to help combat the skills shortfall in electrical and electronic engineering was launched today, as engineering graduate numbers hit crisis point. ...

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6. Flexible working: the right to request and the duty to consider
The right to request flexible working was introduced in 2003 for parents of young and disabled children, and the scope of the law was extended to carers of certain adults with ...

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7. Hard Work, Hidden Lives
This report exposes a hidden Britain. It shows that employment practices attacked as exploitative in the nineteenth century are still common today. It reveals that vulnerable ...

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8. Life Chances: Supporting people to get on in the labour market. An analytical discussion paper March 2008
This paper reviews the evidence relating to helping adults to progress in work. It also highlights ambiguities and gaps in this evidence and suggests issues for further ...

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tical-discussion-paper-march-2008/

9. Young People in Jobs without Training in South West England: Not Just ‘Dead-end Kids in Dead-end Jobs’: Summary Report
Young people in jobs without training (JWT) have been identified as a ‘problem’ group who need encouraging into formal education and training. Yet very little is ...

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ead-end-kids-in-dead-end-jobs-summary-report/

10. New Deal Statistics for Wales: Figures to February 2008 / November 2007
The latest National Statistics on New Deal produced by the Department for Work and Pensions were released on 14 May 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK ...

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11. Higher level learning: Universities and employers working together
This report describes ways in which HE is working with employers to develop business-focused degrees and enhance graduate employability. One of the areas considered is sport ...

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12. Employability Skills Initiatives in Higher Education: What Effects Do They Have On Graduate Labour Market Outcomes?
This paper makes use of detailed information gathered at university department level, combined with graduate survey data, to assess the impact of different kinds of ...

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hey-have-on-graduate-labour-market-outcomes/

13. The Framework For Entry To Employment Programmes: isssue 2
This document provides an overview to the Entry to Employment (E2) programme, which aims to provide high quality learning, at the pre-apprenticeship stage superseding the ...

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14. NEET Statistics Quarterly Brief
This note sets out the definitive available statistics on young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) and young people Not in Education and Training (NET). The ...

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15. Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in youth support services
The aim of this document is to enable inspectors and providers to understand the meaning, implications and challenge of reporting on, and grading bilingualism within youth ...

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rvices/

16. Developing a New Education Business Strategy Consultation Final Report
This report presents the findings of a consultation exercise carried out at the behest of the Welsh Assembly Government and Careers Wales to develop a new education business ...

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17. Getting the best out of the employment experience
The DRC has published guidance for trade unions on supporting members with mental health problems to resolve workplace issues, in partnership with the TUC, Sainsbury Centre for ...

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18. Pursuing Excellence: An Outline Improvement Strategy for Consultation
The TUC welcomes the opportunity to comment on ‘Pursuing Excellence: An Outline Improvement Strategy for Consultation' (the Improvement Strategy). Pursuing ...

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19. Raising Performance Through Skills: Strategic Plan 2003/2006
This document is a Strategic Plan for the Sector Skills Development Agency and is a potential framework for each Sector Skills Council to develop and deliver its own strategy. ...

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20. Sector Skills Development Agency Operating Plan 2006-2007
Our mission, shared with Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), is to create a workforce with world-class skills, contributing to the highest levels of business performance in all ...

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21. Train to Gain Protocol: Trades Union Congress and the Learning and Skills Council
This protocol sets out clear parameters at a national level for the relationship between Train to Gain and Trade Unions, setting a platform for the development of additional ...

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ls-council/

22. Excellence Wales: Case Study Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
WLGA January 2007. Over the last two years, Blaenau Gwent CBC, has set in place a number of cutting edge teaching and learning activities in its primary schools. ...

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23. Excellence Wales: Case Study Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
WLGA August 2006. Genesis means “New Beginnings” and this is exactly what the project offers to hundreds of parents throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff. ...

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24. Information sheet: Identifying training and development needs
This information sheet is the first in a series of three (No’s D1, D2, D3) that will give you some ideas and information on how to take training and development forward! ...

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25. Learning And Employability Series 2: Ethics and employability
In this publication I aim to show how ethics, far from being antithetical to business, or an optional add-on to any description of employability, is central to both. To do that I ...

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26. Migrant workers in the Midlands need extra help staying safe, says TUC
Problems with language and a poor understanding of the culture in British workplaces means that migrant workers may need extra help from employers and unions to stay safe at work, ...

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27. Ready, willing and able: Employment opportunities for older people
This report follows The Eighty Percent Solution, published last year, which looked at the implications of the government’s hopes for eventually achieving an employment ...

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28. The economics of migration: Managing the impacts
This paper addresses five key questions which regularly arise in debates about the economic consequences of immigration to the UK.

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29. The good employment code
Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) and Wales TUC have developed this code to help ensure high standards of employment practice and would like to see it adopted throughout ...

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30. TUC Response to ‘Delivering World Class Skills in a Demand Led System’
TUC response to the joint Department for Education and Skills (DFES) and Learning and Skills Council (LSC) consultation document.

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31. Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers
This Report has been prepared to inform and update members on issues relating to asylum seeker children and migrant workers in Wales following a request for further information ...

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32. Collaborating on skills: a guide for directors
A wide range of business benefits can be achieved when employers work together on skills. This report gives a brief overview for directors of the business benefits, objectives ...

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33. Collaborating on skills: a guide for HR practitioners
A wided range of business benefits can be achieved when employers work together on skills. This CBI project aims to disseminate the messages and provide inspiration, guidance ...

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34. Key Facts in Employment Law
The following statistics and facts were gained from the FSB Employment Survey, which was carried out using an online questionnaire on the FSB website. Members were alerted to the ...

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35. Time well spent: Embedding Employability in Work Experience (full report)
This report explains our thinking on the attributes, skills and knowledge that together make up ‘employability’. Our central theme is the need to put these centre ...

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36. English Language at Work: Work-based English for speakers of other languages
The UK has a long tradition of migration, and both recent migrants and people from settled communities play a key role in the economy. CBI surveys indicate continuing strong ...

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uages/

37. The Extent of the Problem: Basic Skills in Wales
This publications looks at the extent of the basic skills problem in Wales, how Wales compares with other countries, how many adults are in programmes to improve their basic ...

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38. Post 16 Quality Mark Booklet
IN 1992 we introduced a Quality Mark for Basic Skills Programmes for Adults. This Quality Mark focused mainly on entitlement; what anyone joining a basic skills programme should ...

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39. Post 16 Quality Mark Booklet: Renewing the Quality Mark
IN 1992 we introduced a Quality Mark for Basic Skills1 Programmes for Adults. This Quality Mark focused mainly on entitlement; what anyone joining a basic skills programme ...

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40. Post-16 Resources from the Basic Skills Agency
This publication lists the post-16 resources which are available from the Basic Skills Agency.

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41. Survival Skills in the Workplace
The Survival Skills in the Workplace leaflets provide easy-to-read information about the types of skills and abilities needed for different jobs.

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42. The Basic Skills Employer Pledge: Introductory booklet
The Employer Pledge has been developed in Wales to address basic skills issues in the workplace. It is part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s National Basic Skills ...

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43. The Basic Skills Employer Pledge: Resource Pack to help implement the Employer Pledge
The Employer Pledge is a vital strand of Words Talk–Numbers Count, the Welsh Assembly Government’s allage National Basic Skills Strategy for Wales. The Basic Skills ...

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mployer-pledge/

44. The demand for labour in areas of low economic activity
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) commissioned Experian Business Strategies to undertake a review of the demand for labour, particularly unskilled labour, in areas of low ...

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45. Words Talk-Numbers Count In
Key words, phrases and abbreviations for different workplaces.

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46. Barriers to Learning Amongst Selected Communities: Final Report
This research study investigates the barriers to learning amongst four selected communities. The four selected communities are the Pakistani; Bangladeshi; Somali and ...

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47. Baseline Survey of Workplace Basic Skills Programmes in Wales - Full Report
The Basic Skills Agency commissioned Newidiem to undertake a survey of employers and relevant organisations across the whole of Wales to establish the nature and extent of ...

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ort/

48. Welsh Graduates and their Jobs Employment and Employability in Wales
The overall aim of this study has been to provide the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) with an up-to-date and comprehensive set of research evidence on trends ...

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49. Learning Insight - Asylum Seekers & Refugees - July 2005
In December 2004, the Welsh Assembly Government issued their annual remit letter to the former National Council for Education and Training for Wales (ELWa) asking for continued ...

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50. Review of Adult Continuing Education Delivered Through Local Authorities in Wales - May 2003
Features of good practice in adult and community learning have been identified by the Community Education Development Centre. They identified five key areas that should be ...

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es-in-wales-may-2003/

51. Wales: Moving Towards The Learning Country Survey on Adult Participation in Learning in Wales 2007
NIACE undertake an annual survey of adult participation in learning across the UK. This report presents the 2007 results for Wales. It includes findings on participation in ...

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n-in-learning-in-wales-2007/

52. Challenging Barriers to Employment for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in London
This report reflects work undertaken with respect to two of the seven themes, namely ‘race and ethnicity’ and ‘religious and political belief’. ...

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london/

53. Employability and work experience: a quick guide for employers and students (shorter report)
This guide outlines the competencies that make someone employable and ideas for employers on how to improve development of employability y during work experience. For ...

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ents-shorter-report/

54. Excellence Wales - Case Study: Our Future: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: New Learning Network
Over the last two years, Blaenau Gwent CBC, has set in place a number of cutting edge teaching and learning activities in its primary schools. The aim to raise the standards of ...

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uncil-new-learning-network/

55. Future Skills Wales 2005 sector skills survey main report
The Welsh research program, Future Skills Wales (FSW) has to date consisted of three surveys (in 1998, 2003 and 2005) commissioned by the FSW partnership. The focus of the first ...

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56. FUTURE SKILLS WALES 2005 SECTOR SKILLS SURVEY SUMMARY REPORT
The Summary Report of the Future Skills Wales (FSW) 2005 Sector Skills Survey. The survey is far reaching and is based on information gathered from 6,719 organisations across ...

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