A follow-up evaluation of the business growth through skills development and knowledge transfer project

Builds on earlier (2008) evaluation of the Business Growth through Skills Development and Knowledge Transfer Programme, delivered through the New Technology Institute (NTI) in the East Midlands. This evaluation focuses on the programme's third and final phase from April 2009 to March 2010. The programme targeted Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Evaluation largely based on stakeholder and beneficiary surveys to ascertain Strategic Added Value (SAV)

Evaluation of business steps extension (e-business)

Evaluation of the Business Steps (e-business) programme, delivered in the East Midlands between August 2007 and March 2010 to improve business take-up of ICTs ('e-adoption'). Based on 500 beneficiary survey responses to investigate Strategic Added Value (SAV) and desk research to investigate net impact in GVA

Mapping the East Midlands low carbon economy: volume 2 - market analysis

Market analysis report from the comprehensive mapping exercise of the Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Service sector (LCEGS) in the light of new national and international research into market opportunities and regional research into sector strengths. Includes a range of sub-sector analyses, including environmental consultancy, waste management, hydro, biomass, wind, and carbon finance

An evaluation of business growth through skills development and knowledge transfer

A report on the summative evaluation of the emda Business Growth through Skills Development and Knowledge Transfer programme and the effectiveness of the New Technology Institute (NTI) in the East Midlands

Evaluation of mentoring activity in the East Midlands

Evaluation of the Mentoring Escalator programme and its sucessor, Mentoring for All, covering the period April 2007 to November 2008. Principally a qualitative evaluation, comprising beneficiary survey responses, depth interviews and stakeholder consultation to ascertain Strategic Added Value (SAV)

Mapping the East Midlands low carbon economy

This report presents the findings of a comprehensive mapping exercise of the Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Service sector (LCEGS) in the light of new national and international research into market opportunities and regional research into sector strengths. Project outputs include a directory of LCEGS businesses, a detailed database of these companies and their capacity, and a market analysis of a range of LCEGS sub-sectors

Evaluation of career chain

Evaluation of the Career Chain programme, which aimed to support the retention and redeployment of skilled staff in the engineering and construction sectors in the East Midlands. Included a review of project performance against targets, Strategic Added Value (SAV), net economic impacts (in GVA), and recommendations for future delivery of similar activity

The development and use of the Assessment of Dementia Awareness and Person-centred Care Training (ADAPT) tool in long-term care

Policy and practice guidelines recommend person-centred care (PCC) to support people to live well with dementia in long-term care (LTC). Therefore, staff working in LTC settings need to be trained in dementia awareness and PCC. However, the access to, content of and reach of training across LTC settings can be varied. Data on current and ongoing access to PCC training can form and important component of data gathered on usual care (UC) in research studies, in particular clinical trials within LTC. However, no suitable assessment tools are available to measure dementia awareness and PCC training availability, content and reach. This paper describes the development of a training audit tool to meet this need for a UC measure of dementia awareness and PCC training. The ‘Assessment of Dementia Awareness and Person-centred care Training’ (ADAPT) tool was based on a review of published PCC literature and consultation with dementia and aged care experts. The ADAPT tool was piloted in 13 LTC facilities the UK and Australia, before being used to assess the content of dementia and PCC awareness training in 50 UK settings in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) as part of a UC recording. Following pilot testing, modifications to the ADAPT tool’s wording were made to enhance item clarity. When implemented in the RCT, pre-baseline training assessment data showed that the ADAPT tool was able to differentiate between LTC and identify settings where further dementia awareness training was required. ADAPT was then used as a method of recording data on dementia awareness and PCC training as part of UC data collection. The ADAPT tool is suitable for use by researchers to establish the availability, content and reach of dementia and PCC awareness training to staff within research studies

Mapping the East Midlands low carbon economy - annex 1: directory of low carbon environmental goods and services (LCEGS) businesses

Excel workbook containing the directory of Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) businesses produced as part of the regional mapping exercise undertaken for emda by Ekosgen consulting in 2011

Mapping the East Midlands low carbon economy - annex 2: low carbon environmental goods and services (LCEGS) sector analysis

Excel workbook containing the sector and sub-sector analysis of Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) businesses produced as part of the regional mapping exercise undertaken for emda by Ekosgen consulting in 2011