RESq: Reform of Employment Services quorum

 

Steering Group

Bertram, C (Christine)

Research Areas

- Front-line implementation

- Effects on service users

- Governance structures of contracted out services

Current Projects

-Evaluation of Job Seekers Regime – Flexible New Deal (DWP) – Qualitative Process Study

-Qualitative Evaluation of the In-Work-Retention Pilot (DWP)

Notable Publications

• G. Knight, S. Vegeris, Bertram, C, R. Davidson, A. Dunn, L. Durante, D. Smeaton, K. Vowden, M. Winterbotham, K. Oldfield, S. Fish, C. Riley and C. Taylor. (2010). Jobseekers regime and flexibele new deal, the sixth month offer and support for the newly unemployed evaluations: an early process study. DWP Research Report 624.
• S. Wright and Bertram, C. (2007). Defining succcessful outcomes for users: cross-national comparision of stakeholders'perspectives on the purpose of employment advice and career guidance for people who are out of work and workers at risk, Guidance in Europe - Comperative Report.
• Bertram, C and S. Wright. (2007). A pluralistic account of the conceptions of different stakeholders of what is a quality outcome fo rindividuals, Guidance in Europe - National Report.
• Bertram, C and S. Wright. (2006). Towards a typlogy of guidance programmes and services UK National Report, Guidance in Europe - National Report.
• S. Wright, Bertram, C and E. Viebrock. (2006). Employment advice and guidance for unemployed adults in the UK: the missing link between wefare-to-work and career guidance services, Seminar paper at the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 19 september 2006.
• S. Wright, E. Viebrock and Bertram, C. (2005). Governance arrangement of career guidance in the United Kingdom, Guidance in Europe- National report.

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