Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations.
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W. & Guest, P. (2011)
Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations
The Social Experimentation for Active Ageing (hereafter referred to as Active Ageing) project involved the identification of good age management practice, supporting and encou...
Getting in, Getting on...in Construction Modern Apprentices in Scotland
Report
Sharapov, K. & Tizard, J. (2011)
Getting in, Getting on...in Construction Modern Apprentices in Scotland. Edinburgh: ConstructionSkills
This report describes research supported by ConstructionSkills,
the Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering
& Technology, Edinburgh Napier University, the E...
Social experimentation for active ageing: Edinburgh stakeholders interviews.
Report
Fuertes, V., McQuaid, R. W. & Egdell, V. (2010)
Social experimentation for active ageing: Edinburgh stakeholders interviews.
The Edinburgh Stakeholder Interviews presented in this report are part of QeC-ERAN’s (European Areas Regeneration Network – Quartiers en Crise) ‘Social Experimentation for Act...
The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups-review of UK and international evidence.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Egdell, V. & Hollywood, E. (2010)
The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups-review of UK and international evidence.
This evidence review was commissioned by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University.
The overall aim is to revie...
Graduate skills and the university Armed Service unit experience.
Report
Williams, A., Egdell, V. & Woodward, R. (2010)
Graduate skills and the university Armed Service unit experience.
This report is about the university armed service unit experience and the development
of graduate-level skills amongst participants. Drawing on data collected from the
Northum...
Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., Hollywood, E. & Egdell, V. (2009)
Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study.
The purpose of this baseline study is to provide information on the current situation and actions regarding older people’s labour market participation, and to identify any exi...
Employee demand for skills: a review of evidence and policy
Report
Johnson, S., Sawicki, S., Pearson, C., Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M. & Enterprise, W. M. (2009)
Employee demand for skills: a review of evidence and policy. Edinburgh: UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
This report presents the results of a detailed review of evidence and policy relating to the factors that influence the engagement of the individual in skills development. It ...
Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG
Report
Mcquaid, R., Bond, S. & Fuertes, V. (2009)
Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG. Edinburgh: Scottish Government
This report summarises the Final Evaluation Report of the Working for Families Fund (WFF) programme from 2004-08. It was carried out by the Employment Research Institute, Napi...
A Scottish Living Wage
Report
McQuaid, R., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., & Dutton, M. (2008)
A Scottish Living Wage. Glasgow: Poverty Alliance
This report by the Employment Research Institute, Napier University, Edinburgh, for the Poverty Alliance has two objectives: first, to set out a methodology for identifying a ...
Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Thomson, E., Devins, D., …McCracken, M. G. (2007)
Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland