Research reports
The research base on the impact of employer engagement
in the educational process is growing all the time. Browse
the categories below to access key reports and their summaries.
Visit Taskforce
News pages for details of the most recently published
research.
You can find a complete list of summarised
reports here.
If you are looking for an overview of the field, read
the Taskforce report 'What is to be gained?'. This
report published on 15 October 2010 pulls together robust UK
and international evidence on employer engagement, looking at the
extent of benefits yielded for young people, schools and colleges
and the employers themselves.
We have put together a much longer bibliography
which aims to capture publications relating to employer engagement
to a fuller extent. To recommend publications for inclusion, please
email Anthony Mann: anthony.mann@educationandemployers.org
These reports focus on outcomes for children and young people
which result from employer engagement. They cover impacts on
motivation; employability skills; attainment and achievement;
raising aspirations; personal development; social mobility and
effects on the socially disadvantaged.
These reports examine the effects of employer engagement on
schools and colleges, concentrating particularly on governance and
the potential for staff development and capacity building.
These reports assess outcomes for employers on recruitment,
staff development, corporate reputation, employee motivation and
engagement with their company as a result of involvement with
schools and colleges.
Search here for reports relating to a variety of
employer-engagement methods, including work experience, mentoring,
workplace visits, STEM, the 14-19 Diplomas, Young Apprenticeships
and enterprise activities.