Published Reports

Learning to Earning: Increasing the number of FE learners who enter the construction industry
Full research findings including executive summary (slides) (June, published December 2020)

Themes from pre-consultation stakeholder engagement for the Post Registration standards review

Full report (November 2020)

Secondary school and college leadership views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on careers guidance

Full report (August 2020)

Edible Horticulture Skills

• Main report – all sectors (June 2020)
• Field Vegetables sub-sector report
• Mushrooms sub-sector report
• Protected Edibles sub-sector report
• Soft Fruit sub-sector report
• Tree Fruit sub-sector report
• Packhouse operations report

Research on the use of Part 4 of Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) guidance (February 2020)

Building Standards Verification Performance Framework: survey results

2019 National Customer Satisfaction Survey Findings (Published January 2020)

Strategic Police Priorities
Consultation analysis report (December 2019)

Perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications – wave 2
Full report (July 2019)
Technical annex (July 2019)

Building Standards Year of Young People: attracting young people into a career in building standards
Full report (June 2019)

Provider funding for the delivery of T Levels
Government consultation response (June 2019)
See P29 Annex A: Summary of consultation response analysis (Pye Tait Consulting)

Regulation of Electricians in Scotland
Research report (May 2019)
Also available to download from here.

Post-18 Education Review: Call for Evidence
Analysis of responses to the Call report (May 2019)

The impact of technological change on the Engineering Construction Industry
Full report (May 2019)

Retentions in the Scottish Construction Industry
Full report (April 2019)

Labour Market Intelligence Research
Full report (March 2019)

The Engineering Construction Industry Labour Market Outlook
Full report (March 2019)

Preparing for Brexit – employer toolkit
Brexit Toolkit (January 2019)

Building Standards Compliance and Fire Safety Consultation
Consultation Analysis Report (December 2018)

Consultation on Standards for Optical Businesses
Final report (November 2018)

Fuller working lives in construction
Final report (October 2018)

Perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications
Final report (September 2018)
Technical annex (contains survey questionnaire too)

Workforce development for the archive sector
Workforce Development Strategy (August 2018)

Licence to build: A pathway to licensing UK construction (July 2018)
Launched at a high profile event in the House of Lords on Monday 2nd July

CBE: skills transferability in the UK
Full report (May 2018)

Corporate Stakeholder Research
Stakeholder Engagement Research full report (March 2018)
Executive Summary

Perceptions of preparedness of chiropractic graduates for practice
Executive summary
Summary report
Full report (December 2017)

National Customer Satisfaction Survey to Support the Building Standards Verification Performance Framework(December 2017)

Fuelling Young People’s Futures: An Evaluation of The Enterprise Adviser Network
Full report (November 2017)

Audience Insights: Review of Historic England’s Online Advice and Guidance
Full report (November 2017)

After the Reboot – Computing Education in UK Schools (November 2017)
Teacher survey report (September 2017)
School case studies (May 2017)

Retentions in the Construction Industry (October 2017)
BEIS Research Paper 17

Good Practical Science
Appendix 4 The School Survey (September 2017)

Employer Qualifications Perceptions Survey
Full report (July 2017)
Data annex (July 2017)

Skills and training needs of Ecological Clerks of Works (ECoW) in the UK construction industry
Full report (July 2017)

Provision of legal services by barristers (May 2017)

Offsite construction report (April 2017)
Faster, Smarter, More Efficient: Building Skills for Offsite Construction (full research report)
Research summary and action plan
Personas

Doctoral Loans Consultation Analysis (March 2017)
Government’s consultation response can be viewed here.

National Customer Satisfaction Survey to Support the Building Standards Verification Performance Framework(February 2017)

Heritage Science Resources for the National Curriculum in England: A Review of Science Programmes of Study for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 (November 2016)
Full report

Employer demand for intermediate technical education in HE (September 2016)
Full report

Maths and English Functional Skills Reform
The Employer Consultation Report (May 2016)
The Survey of Practitioners and Providers (July 2016)

A series of case studies of design and innovation in housing construction (May 2016):

The Greenhauses, London
LoCal Homes, West Midlands
North West Bicester
The Guts, Manchester
The Malings, Newcastle
Abode, Cambridge
AIMC4
LILAC, Leeds

Evaluation of the performance of local authorities in their role as building standards verifiers (March 2016)

Market Research to support the Big Conversation
Headline findings (January 2016)
Full report (April 2016)
Community Engagement Toolkit (September 2016)

Developing new GCSEs, AS and A level qualifications for first teaching in 2017
Analysis of the consultation on assessment arrangements (December 2015)
Full report Part 1 of 3
Full report Part 2 of 3
Full report Part 3 of 3

Second National Customer Satisfaction Survey for Building Standards in Scotland (November 2015)
Full report

Defusing the skills time bomb (November 2015)
Full report

Postgraduate study: student loans and other support (November 2015)
Full report (analysis of responses)

2015 Survey of Stakeholders (October 2015)
Full report
HEFCE Alternative Provider Satisfaction Survey 2015 (July 2016)

Evaluation of the Convergence European Social Fund (ESF) Programme 2007 – 2013 (September 2015)
Full report
Slides

Sector insights: Skills and Performance Challenges in the Retail Sector (July 2015)
Full Report
Executive summary

Quality assurance in energy efficiency and low carbon schemes in the domestic market 
(June 2015)
(direct link to the report here)

Sector insights:
Skills and Performance Challenges in the Energy Sector (March 2015)
Full Report
Executive Summary

A ‘Material’ Issue: Understanding and Responding to the Traditional Building Skills Challenge in Wales (February 2015)

Analysis of the Consultation on Withdrawing the Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework (December 2014)

Analysis of the Completing GCSE, AS and A level Reform Consultation (December 2014)

Resourcing School Science in Scotland (November 2014)

Understanding skills and performance challenges in the wholesale and retail sector (October 2014)
Evidence Report
Executive Summary
Slide Pack

Competence in Construction (September 2014)

Research Frameworks
Review of Research Frameworks (July 2014)
Includes a Table of Historic Environment Research Frameworks (February 2015)

Development of a National Customer Satisfaction Survey to support the new verification performance framework (July 2014)
The focus for this research was Key Performance Outcome five (KPO5) “Improvement of the customer experience”:
Phase 1 Report
Phase 2 Report

A Review of Professional Standards for teachers and trainers in England (2014) – several outputs published:
Report on the Consultation on the Revised Professional Standards (includes an Executive Summary)
The Professional Standards
Guidance for Users of the Professional Standards

Investigation of compliance levels with the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (April 2014)

Research identifying good practice in employer involvement in provision and assessment of qualifications (April 2014)

2013 Survey of Higher Education Institutions and other Stakeholders (March 2014)

Technology and Skills in the Construction Industry (2013):
Evidence report 74: Technology and Skills in the Construction Industry
Executive Summary
Slide pack

The Historic Environment & Skills (2013):
The Literature Review: A summary of all relevant research reports, outlining the research methods used, key findings, recommendations and outcomes

Narrative Report: A synthesis of the literature that identifies: the key skills issues for the built heritage sector; how these issues have evolved over the past five years; the effectiveness of attempted interventions; and recommendations for addressing these issues in the future.

Review of Key Performance Framework Returns (2013)

Under the Microscope: The State of Resourcing of Practical Science in Primary Schools in England 
(2013)
Under the Microscope: The State of Resourcing of Practical Science in Secondary Schools in England 
(2013)

Skills Needs of Specialists in Construction
Full report (June 2013)

Skills Needs Analysis 2013 – Repair, Maintenance and Energy Efficiency Retrofit of Traditional (Pre-1919) Buildings in England and Scotland

Review of Training Requirements for Cleaning and Decontamination 
(2013)

2020 Skills Roadmap and Action Plan (2013)

Analysis of the national status quo (2012)

Construction Skills Strategy 2012-2017 
(2012)

RCUK User Satisfaction Survey 
(2012)

Development of Key Performance Indicators to support the building standards verification system 
(2012)

Skills Provision for the Construction Sector in Wales – Research to inform Transformational Change 
(2011)
An Executive Summary is also available to download.

Workforce Survey Update 
(2011)

Routes to Competence in the Construction Sector
(2011)

Ready for Work? An Evaluation of Work Readiness
(2011)

Review of the development and implementation of OASIS in England 
(2011)

Understanding Future Change in Construction 
(2010)

Traditional Building Craft Skills in England 
(2008)

Skills Needs Analysis of the UK Built Heritage Sector Professionals 
(2008)

Traditional Building Craft Skills in Scotland 
(2007)