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Search or browse our list of published research reports relevant to London. The list is in chronological order according to the date that the report was published. You can refine the list by theme, funding agency, geographic coverage, or the type of research. Click on a report’s title to access the full report or its summary.  Please note, not all reports are available online. 

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Women in the creative media industries
Skillset
September 2010

A report intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the employment of women in the creative media industries. The publications discusses the working patterns of women and their qualifications and skills development and compares their experiences with those of men in the same industry.

The age of retail
Skillsmart Retail
July 2010

As part of its role to maximise skills utilisation amongst the retail workforce, Skillsmart Retail has produced this publication which seeks to analyse the age profile of the retail sector and provide an in-depth analysis of the main business, employment and skills trends within the industry.

Evaluating economic impact
Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
January 2010

A report detailing the social return on investment methodology for evaluations of social impact, and an assessment into how this approach might be applied to Alliance members using sample studies of four Sector Skills Councils.

An evaluation of Joining up Justice
Skills for Justice
November 2009

An evaluation of a pilot of multi-agency working training for operational and management level staff, ALS facilitator training and A1 training.

Employment projections for London
GLA Economics
November 2009

New medium term trend-based forecasts for employment in London, with data split by borough and sector.

Skills Survey 2009
Government Skills
September 2009

Survey research to provide data on the impact of the PSG competency framework and the implementation of the Skills Strategy for government.

Responding to challenge and change: an analysis of building services engineering sector consultants in 2009
SummitSkills
September 2009

A report with a focus on the skills and training needs of building services engineering consultants.

Apprenticeship cost-benefit analysis
SummitSkills
April 2009

A report intended to investigate the benefits of employing apprentices in the building services engineering sector, in order to encourage businesses to consider apprentice recruitment. The report claims that if apprentices are utilised properly to do certain tasks that an employer would normally pay a fully qualified craftsman to carry out, significant cost savings could be made.

World class customer service for 2012 and beyond
London Development Agency
December 2008

GoSkills worked with four other Sector Skills Councils on a project funded by the London Development Agency (LDA) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to identify and share best practice in relation to customer service training and qualifications. The research report includes examples of training approaches provided by leading employers in the five sectors and analyses what makes the training effective. It also sets out further recommendations to take forward training and qualifications to underpin world class customer service.

Working Futures 2007-2017
UK Commission for Employment and Skills
December 2008

Detailed analysis by sector and geography of the changing demand for labour. This report acts as a review of the implications of technological change and changes in government policy.

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