Our Research

As an institute that champions excellence in Continuing Education and Training, IAL undertakes research projects that examine the various aspects of adult learning and development. The data we gather and the results we analyse enable us to further the advancement of the CET sector in Singapore, and inform policy making and decisions.

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Work Redesign for a Future-Ready Workforce
Ongoing
2025

Work Redesign for a Future-Ready Workforce

Ruby Toh

This study seeks to have a deeper understanding of the implications of work redesign for upskilling/reskilling, adaptability and other work outcomes such as commitment, job satisfaction, and productivity, the factors associated with work redesign, measures of success in work redesign and workforce transformation.

TAE Landscape 3: Profiling the TAE sector
Ongoing
2025

TAE Landscape 3: Profiling the TAE sector

Chen Zan

TAE 3 is a third iteration of the TAE landscape series. It will build on TAE 1 and 2 to track the changes in the TAE sector and inform policy-makers and practitioners on the performance of TAE landscape, including areas done well and areas for improvement

Employment Vulnerability in Singapore (EV2)
Ongoing
2025

Employment Vulnerability in Singapore (EV2)

Ruby Toh

This study seeks to provide further understanding of the employment vulnerability (EV) of workers in Singapore, with comparative analysis across young, mature and ageing workers and contrasting vulnerable vs less vulnerable cohorts.

Evaluation of Adult Education and Training Programmes
Ongoing
2024

Evaluation of Adult Education and Training Programmes

Sheng Yee Zher

The aim of the SSG commissioned study is to evaluate the Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) and the SkillsFuture Credit (SFC). The evaluations seek to understand stakeholders’ perceptions of the initiatives and investigate their effectiveness and outcomes.

Changing Forms of Work Arrangements and Boundaryless Careers: Implications for Skills Development and Career Management
Ongoing
2023

Changing Forms of Work Arrangements and Boundaryless Careers: Implications for Skills Development and Career Management

Ruby Toh

This project examines the changing forms of work arrangements and how companies and individuals manage work practices, training, and careers.

Enhancing Skills for Lifelong Employability: A Longitudinal Study on Learning Motivation for Employability & Career Progression
Ongoing
2023

Enhancing Skills for Lifelong Employability: A Longitudinal Study on Learning Motivation for Employability & Career Progression

Ruby Toh

This study seeks to examine the impact of an intervention programme in encouraging learning for enhanced employability and career progression, and to understand the motivation of individuals toward learning, any actions they take or intend to take towards reskilling and upskilling.

Workplace Misbehaviour and Mistreatment (WM): Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and WM-Related Injury
Completed
2023

Workplace Misbehaviour and Mistreatment (WM): Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and WM-Related Injury

Ruby Toh, Prof Philippe Blanchard, James P Sampson Jr, Tanja Schmidt, Julie Falcon, Ong Yong Liang

This mixed methods study seeks to better understand the impact of workplace discrimination, harassment and related injury (DHI) on career trajectories and employment vulnerability, and to help inform policy decisions on navigating any challenges faced in workplace DHI in order to ensure fair, inclusive and safe work practices (including recruitment, dismissal, promotion and access to training) and the work environment.

Wealth of Talent
Completed
2022

Wealth of Talent

Sahara Sadik, Candice Chong, Catherine Tangen, Phillip Brown

This project seeks to facilitate change management in enterprises towards adopting a ‘build model’ through changes in key workplace practices including recruitment, talent management and job framing, thereby strengthening the employer pillar of SkillsFuture. It involves industry and the TAE community to jointly co-create change management methodology and tools, to support future intervention studies.

Skill Accumulation Study
Completed
2022

Skill Accumulation Study

Chia Ying, Bryan Ang and Jamie Lee

Investigate the impact of lifetime skills accumulation, giving particular focus to the contributions of CET, on employment outcomes in Singapore

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