What is now Warwick's Institute for Employment Research (IER) was established in 1981 under the leadership of Professor Robert Lindley.

Our remit was – and still is – to provide high quality research to help solve policy and practice problems locally and globally. We are grateful to our sponsors in government, research councils and charitable foundations for their support over the past 40 years.

Find out more about our research and the personal reflections of a number of staff - past and present - on their time at the IER in this news item.

A range of IER research was presented at the recent 44th International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) online international conference 'Maximizing Potential of Career Guidance'. The conference was attended by career guidance and counselling professionals to share research and practice on how career guidance can maximise the potential of individuals and communities, education and economies.

A new report, Longer-term Employment Outcomes of Ex-Service Personnel, looks beyond the first two years of resettlement.

This research has found that UK veterans face challenges finding longer-term civilian careers that enable them to reach their full potential. The Longer-term Employment Outcomes of Ex-Service Personnel report from QinetiQ, in partnership with Warwick Institute for Employment Research and RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity, and commissioned by Forces in Mind Trust (FIMT), is one of the first UK studies to explore the longer-term employment outcomes for veterans, beyond the first two years of resettlement.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Anne Fessi as the Communications & Engagement Manager for ReWAGE, the Renewing Work Advisory Group of Experts, launched in July and funded by the ESRC.

Anne has over 20 years' experience of delivering strategic and tactical communications and stakeholder engagement. She has worked for the UK Government’s Department for Education, Ministry of Defence, NHS and the Skills Funding Agency. She joins IER from Ofqual and will be with ReWAGE until the end of 2022.

A frequent claim from labour market information users (e.g., educational and training providers) is the lack of disaggregated data to identify the current requirements of the labour demand. This project, conducted by Dr Jeisson Cardenas-Rubio, pilots and assesses whether information from job portals can be classified according to the relatively new 6- digit UK Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) developed by the ONS. It thus opens new research avenues in assessing the possibility of organising and coding vacancy data and understanding the dynamics of the labour market at a more disaggregated level.