Institute work and qualification

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The Institute for Work and Qualification (IAQ) is an independent scientific institution in the social sciences department of the University of Duisburg-Essen , based on the Duisburg campus.

Origin and history

The IAQ was founded in 2007 from four main research areas and part of the scientists from the former Institute for Work and Technology (IAT), which was reorganized by decision of the state government and transferred to the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen.

Interdisciplinary and internationally comparative social science research is carried out in the areas of employment, work and work design, social systems and education.

structure

There are currently 46 employees, 37 of them in the scientific field, working in a variety of different research projects. The management of the IAQ consists of Ute Klammer (Managing Director) and Dr. Claudia Weinkopf (Deputy Managing Director). The scientific work takes place in four research departments (working hours and work organization, education and training in structural change, flexibility and security as well as labor market - integration - mobility), each of which reports to a department head.

Scientific profile

As a center for interdisciplinary and internationally comparative research in the social sciences, the IAQ places a special focus on the areas of employment, social and educational systems. It deals with basic as well as applied research.

Research projects

The following list is intended to provide an overview of various current and completed research projects at the IAQ.

  • The information portal Sozialpolitik-aktuell offers reports and statements, laws and new legal regulations as well as a collection of infographics and tables on the range of topics relating to social policy and the social situation in Germany. The aim of this (continuously updated) offer is a knowledge transfer to all interested parties (e.g. students, journalists, teachers, social workers, works councils, etc.), who does not only focus on conveying the content of social policy and the (social) political situation in Germany, but also includes the social policy of the European Union and the positioning of the Federal Republic within it.
  • Simple activities in international comparison (German country study within the framework of the international research association "Future of Work in Europe and USA - Opportunity in the workplace")
    In the context of this study, the IAQ analyzed the development and spread of low-wage employment in Germany and made an international comparison of the five Country studies coordinated between international scientists. The results were published by the commissioning Russell Sage Foundation.
  • The aim of the Age Transition Monitor project is to provide operational and social actors with a representative and as timely picture as possible of the transition between the working and retirement phases. For this purpose, various data sources are analyzed, systematically related to one another and interpreted in the context of changing institutional framework conditions. The results of the project funded by the Hans-Böckler-Foundation and the research network for old age insurance are published at irregular intervals in the age transition report.
  • Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rural Areas. The study describes and assesses the phenomenon of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas of the EU. The impact of such policies will also be examined, in particular those under regional or rural development programs launched with support from the EU Structural Funds.
  • Women in “simple” jobs / women in low-skill work. The aim of the study on behalf of the European Parliament was to shed light on the development of certain service areas and to examine various dimensions of employment quality from a gender perspective. The following sectors were analyzed in particular: catering, cleaning, child care, care services and retail.

In addition, current socio-political issues such as low wages, minimum wages, the implementation of SGB II, the work situation of women, the change in work in society, seasonal short-time work allowance or organizational development in childcare are the subject of current research projects, with the results regularly being picked up by a broad press become.

literature

  • IAQ-Report : Periodic electronic publication on current research results from the IAQ

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spiegel Online, April 18, 2008 : The low-wage sector in Germany is growing rapidly
  2. ↑ Chinapost, April 19, 2008 : One German in five paid 'low wages'
  3. ↑ Daily Times Pakistan, April 20, 2008 : More than one in five paid 'low wages' in Germany: report ( Memento of May 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission : Study on poverty and social exclusion in rural areas
  5. ↑ Women in "simple" jobs (PDF, 851 kB), Women in low-skill work (PDF, 821 kB)
  6. ^ FAZ, January 19, 2014 : Minimum wage debate: Many academics only receive low wages
  7. ^ Spiegel Online, December 1, 2008 : Mothers' working hours have fallen significantly
  8. ↑ FR-Online, December 1, 2008 : Study: Germany is slowing women down ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  9. ↑ Handelsblatt, January 30, 2007 : Modern Butler
  10. ↑ Manager-Magazin, February 1, 2007 : Team players wanted
  11. ^ Project LEA : Learn-Experience-Exchange. Benchmarking in day-care centers