Research reports

Estimating the value to the UK of education exports (PDF, 748 Kb) 

Reporting on employment and earnings using experimental matched data (PDF, 2.5 Mb)  

• Individualised Learner Record / Labour Force Survey earnings comparisons [annex 1] (PDF, 1.7 Mb)  
• Age and returns to training [annex 2] (PDF, 3.1 Mb)  
• Employment and earning outcomes from Train to Gain extension analysis [annex 3] (PDF, 1.3 Mb) 

The long term effect of vocational qualifications on labour market outcomes (PDF, 1.5 Mb)  

Access to work related training (PDF, 571 Kb) 

Identifying claimants' needs: research into the capability of Jobcentre Plus advisors (PDF, 478 Kb) 

Prior qualifications of learners in adult learner responsive provision 2009/2010 (PDF, 479 Kb) 

Prior qualifications of adult train to gain learners 2009 / 2010 (PDF, 408 Kb) 

Prior qualifications of adult apprentices 2009/2010 (PDF, 364 Kb) 

Prior achievement of adult learners: provider level research 2010 (PDF, 400 Kb) 

What do employers want from an aligned employment and skills system? (PDF, 597 Kb) 

Measuring the economic impact of further education 

STEM graduates in non-STEM jobs: Executive summary (PDF, 152 Kb) 

STEM graduates in non-STEM jobs (PDF, 1.9 Mb)  

Employer Perspectives on Part-time Students in UK Higher Education (PDF, 527 Kb) 

Evaluation of the Graduate Talent Pool Internships Scheme (PDF, 518 Kb) 

Use of an aptitude test in university entrance: A validity study (PDF, 835 Kb) 

Assessing the impact of the New Student Support Arrrangements (NSAA) on Higher Education Institutions (PDF, 868 Kb) 

Are there changes in the characteristics of UK Higher Education around time of 2006 reforms (PDF, 476 Kb) 

The impact of Higher Education finance on university participation in the UK (PDF, 721 Kb) 

The impact of 2006-07 HE finance reforms on HE participation (PDF, 485 Kb) 

Review of student support arrangements in other countries (PDF, 3.0 Mb) 

Assessing the impact of the New Student Support Arrangements (NSAA) on Higher Education Institutions (PDF, 868 Kb) 

Are there changes in the characteristics of UK Higher Education around time of 2006 reforms (PDF, 476 Kb) 

The impact of Higher Education finance on university participation in the UK (PDF, 721 Kb) 

The impact of 2006-07 HE finance reforms on HE participation (PDF, 485 Kb) 

Review of student support arrangements in other countries (PDF, 3.0 Mb) 

The Role of Finance in the Decision-making of Higher Education Applicants and Students (PDF, 1.0 Mb) 

Motivations and Experiences of UK Students Studying Abroad (PDF, 794 Kb) 

Motivations and Experiences of UK Students Studying Abroad - Statistical Sources, Summary Metadata (PDF, 277 Kb) 

Economic Impact of Training and Education in Basic Skills: Summary of Evidence (PDF, 2.1 Mb) 

Alternative Routes into and Pathways through Higher Education (PDF, 1.2 Mb) 

Who is Heading for HE? - Young People's Perceptions of, and Decisions About, Higher Education (PDF, 1.5 Mb) 

Widening Participation - Synthesis of International Evidence (PDF, 959 Kb) 

Applications, Offers and Admissions to Research Led Universities (PDF, 163 Kb) 

Estimating the Effect of Raising Private Contributions to Further Education Fees on Participation and Funding (PDF, 649 Kb)  

The Elixir or Burden of Youth? Exploring Differences among Start-ups and Established Firms in Innovation Behaviour in the UK (PDF, 186 Kb) 

Management innovation in the UK (PDF, 203 Kb) 

Innovators and the Research Base (PDF, 262 Kb) 

Revealed versus Deterring Barriers to Innovation (PDF, 211 Kb) 

How Innovative are UK firms? (PDF, 260 Kb) 

Disabled students and higher education (PDF, 327 Kb) 

Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2007/08 (PDF, 1.2 Mb) 

The Effect of Lifelong Learning on Intra-generational Social Mobility (PDF, 368 Kb) 

Use of an Aptitude Test in University Entrance (PDF, 549 Kb) 

Raising Young People’s Higher Education Aspirations: Teachers’ Attitudes (PDF, 568 Kb) 

Trends in applications, applicants and acceptances to mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering and biology between the years 2002 and 2007 (PDF, 1.1 Mb) 

An Analysis of the Benefit of NVQ2 Qualifications Acquired at Age 26-34 (PDF, 56 Kb) 

British Indian and Chinese Student, Graduate and Academic International Entrepreneurship (PDF, 948 Kb) 

The Evidence Base on College Size and Mergers in the Further Education Sector (PDF, 271 Kb) 

Higher Degrees: Postgraduate Study in the UK, 2000/01 to 2005/06 (PDF, 2.0 Mb) 

Continuing Vocational Training Survey 2005 (CVTS3) (Research Report) (PDF, 679 Kb) 

Continuing Vocational Training Survey 2005 (CVTS3) (Research Brief) (PDF, 679 Kb) 

Gender Gaps in Higher Education Participation: An Analysis of the Relationship between Prior Attainment and Young Participation by Gender, Socio_Economic Class and Ethnicity (PDF, 439 Kb) 

Segmentation of Adults by Attitudes Towards Learning and Barriers to Learning (PDF, 753 Kb) 

Trans-national Education and Higher Education Institutions: Exploring Patterns of HE Institutional Activity (PDF, 1.6 Mb) 

European Union Students Studying in English Higher Education Institutions (PDF, 1.2 Mb) 

International Research Collaboration in UK Higher Education Institutions (PDF, 1.8 Mb) 

University is Not Just for Young People: Working Adults' Perceptions of and Orientation to Higher Education (PDF, 2.1 Mb) 

Apprenticeship Pay: 2007 Survey of Earnings by Sector (Research Report) (PDF, 649 Kb) 

Apprenticeship Pay: 2007 Survey of Earnings by Sector (Research Brief) (PDF, 74 Kb) 

Customer Satisfaction with Higher Education Financial Support Arrangements 2006/7 (PDF, 1.7 Mb) 

People and the Bottom Line (PDF, 2.1 Mb) 

Higher Education Funding Reforms in England: the Distributional Effects and the Shifting Balance of Costs (PDF, 134 Kb) 

Higher Education for the Workforce: Barriers and Facilitators to Employer Engagement (PDF, 381 Kb) 

Employer Engagement in Course Development: Student and Employer Perceptions of its Impact - A Review of Research (PDF, 354 Kb) 

Impact of Computer Use, Computer Skills and Computer Use Intensity: Evidence from Workplace ERS 2004 (PDF, 69 Kb) 

Impact of Early Cognitive and Non Cognitive Skills on Later Outcomes (PDF, 144 Kb) 

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