Employer Investment Fund (EIF) and Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) Programme Level Evaluation

Ipsos and the Institute for Employment Studies were commissioned to undertake a programme level evaluation of the Employer Investment Fund (EIF) and Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF). This report presents the evaluation findings which draw on two strands of research:

• An impact analysis using two waves of longitudinal survey with employers who have engaged in EIF and GIF activities and a matched comparison sample of non-participant employers (the ‘comparison group’); and
• Two waves of qualitative interviews comprising high level consultations with key national stakeholders and more detailed research with Delivery Partners to investigate the full range of activities developed and delivered by them. Interviews were also conducted with employer beneficiaries across seven types of activities: Employment Brokerage; Apprenticeship Brokerage; Skills Diagnostics; Training Brokerage; Group Training Activities; and Networks.

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