InterVal
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InterVal GmbH: Research and Consulting for a Better Society
editInterVal GmbH, founded in 2007 and based in Berlin, is a privately owned research and consulting company that specializes in empirically based policy advice.
Key Products and Services
editInterVal offers a wide range of services based on empirical studies, reports, and evaluations. The company's areas of focus are in twelve subject areas, including:
- Labor Market: Analysis and evaluation of employment programs and labor market policies.
- Vocational Education: Research and consulting on vocational education programs.
- Demographic Change and Social Participation: Studies on the impacts of demographic changes and opportunities for social participation.
- Digitalization: Evaluations and consulting on digital transformation processes.
- Legislative Evaluations: Scientific support and evaluation of laws and political measures.
- Health and Vocational Rehabilitation: Research on health and rehabilitation programs.
- Equality, Diversity, and Anti-Discrimination: Work on equal treatment and anti-discrimination, particularly in workshops for people with disabilities.
- Higher Education Research: Studies on higher education policy and practice.
- Innovation Policy: Consulting and research on innovative political measures.
- Integration and Skilled Immigration: Evaluations of integration and immigration programs.
- Reading Promotion and (Early) Childhood Education: Research on educational programs for children.
- School: Studies and consulting on school education programs[3].
Main Mission and Values
editThe mission of InterVal is to support political decisions and promote social participation through high-quality, interdisciplinary, and empirically based research and consulting. The core values of the company are:
- Quality: High standards for scientific quality and utility of the work.
- Interdisciplinarity: Combination of insights and theories from various scientific disciplines.
- Openness: Unbiased approach to new research projects with curiosity and transparency[2].
Sustainability Goals and Initiatives
editInterVal is engaged in various sustainable initiatives aimed at addressing social challenges. Examples include:
- Fair Mobility: A consulting service that has been informing and supporting mobile EU citizens about their labor rights and conditions in Germany since 2011.
- Confidential Birth: Evaluations and consulting on the regulations and effects of confidential birth and the associated adoption.
- Protection Against Discrimination: Reports and consulting on internal organization in workshops for people with disabilities to avoid discrimination[1].
InterVal continuously works to exert a positive influence on society through its research and consulting and to improve the living conditions of people. With an interdisciplinary team and a strong focus on quality and openness, the company makes an important contribution to evidence-based policy-making.