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Commissioned research into career management and development led to changes in Human Resource (HR) practice and policy within a public sector organisation (West Mercia Constabulary) which have had clear benefits for the organisation. Subsequently, one of the products of this research, a psychometric tool called the Career Competencies Indicator, was successfully developed for commercial purposes in conjunction with a private sector consulting company. A version of the Career Competencies Indicator aimed specifically at 18-24 year olds was launched in April 2013 bringing immediate commercial benefits to the company involved but also potential benefits for an age group that is currently suffering particularly high levels of unemployment.
Pathways that individuals navigate through education, training and employment are becoming ever more complex and high quality labour market information (LMI) is crucial for careers advice and in informing decisions about where to invest in skills training. Research undertaken by Bimrose, with Brown, Barnes and Hughes has resulted in new policy frameworks for systems design and delivery of careers services; and has informed professional development in careers policy, research and practice. Internationally, the Institute for Employment Research (IER) at Warwick has informed and shaped policy debate and practice on career development services in response to political, economic, technological and social changes.
The underpinning research led to the production of good practice guidance for psychiatric reports for sentencing to be used by courts and forensic psychiatrists, when commissioning and producing such reports. It is the first and only official guidance on psychiatric reports for sentencing in England and Wales endorsed by HMCS. In 2010 it was implemented by HMCS in magistrates' courts and in the Crown Court in England and Wales. In the same year it received the endorsement of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The guidance has improved the language, structure and content of psychiatric reports for sentencing and it has enhanced the training of forensic psychiatrists. It has also influenced the production of psychiatric reports for the admission of mentally disordered offenders to high secure hospitals.