CS Hub skills survey for industrial partners Question Title * 1. What is the name of your company/organisation? Question Title * 2. How many staff does your company/organisation employ at your location? 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 20 21 - 50 51 - 100 101 - 250 251 - 500 500+ Question Title * 3. Please indicate which represents your company/organisation’sinvolvement or interest with compound semiconductors (select all that apply)? Raw materials Wafer manufacturing Education and training Research and development Application / component parts Device fabrication Epitaxial services and equipment manufacture Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Does your organisation have plans to recruit engineering andtechnology staff in the next 12 months? Yes No Don't know Question Title * 5. Has your company/organisation experienced a skills shortage in thelast 12 months? That is, an Engineering or Technology vacancy that hasremained unfilled for at least 3 months due to the lack of a candidate withthe required skill set. Yes No Question Title * 6. To what extent do you currently have problems recruiting at: PhDs Higher degrees (postgraduate masters, Level 7) First degrees (undergraduate) College level qualifications (Levels 3–5) Question Title * 7. What problems do you face when recruiting technical staff (select allthat apply)? A shortage of applicants Insufficient work experience Lack of depth in technical knowledge Lack of practical skills Their motivation and enthusiasm Insufficient employability Please provide any further information on the specific challenges you have encountered? Question Title * 8. Are you currently recruiting: Regionally Nationally International All of the above Please provide any further information on the specific challenges you have encountered in any of these areas? Question Title * 9. What specific technical skills gaps exist amongst your workforce (please add detail where appropriate)? Fabrication Epitaxy Optics Electronics Software packages Knowledge of the CS manufacturing supply chain Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What specific technical skills gaps do you anticipate experiencing amongst your workforce over the next 5 years? Question Title * 11. On a scale of 1–5, how ‘workforce ready’ would you say each category of new starter is, and how important is this to your organisation? 1 2 3 4 5 Doctoral (PhD, DEng) Doctoral (PhD, DEng) 1 Doctoral (PhD, DEng) 2 Doctoral (PhD, DEng) 3 Doctoral (PhD, DEng) 4 Doctoral (PhD, DEng) 5 Higher (postgraduate Masters) Higher (postgraduate Masters) 1 Higher (postgraduate Masters) 2 Higher (postgraduate Masters) 3 Higher (postgraduate Masters) 4 Higher (postgraduate Masters) 5 First (undergraduate) First (undergraduate) 1 First (undergraduate) 2 First (undergraduate) 3 First (undergraduate) 4 First (undergraduate) 5 College-level qualifications College-level qualifications 1 College-level qualifications 2 College-level qualifications 3 College-level qualifications 4 College-level qualifications 5 Question Title * 12. On a scale of 1-5, which of the following transferable skills do you consider to most important for new starters? 1 2 3 4 5 Understanding of the business Understanding of the business 1 Understanding of the business 2 Understanding of the business 3 Understanding of the business 4 Understanding of the business 5 Ability to work independently Ability to work independently 1 Ability to work independently 2 Ability to work independently 3 Ability to work independently 4 Ability to work independently 5 Communication Communication 1 Communication 2 Communication 3 Communication 4 Communication 5 Analytical Analytical 1 Analytical 2 Analytical 3 Analytical 4 Analytical 5 Leadership Leadership 1 Leadership 2 Leadership 3 Leadership 4 Leadership 5 Project Management Project Management 1 Project Management 2 Project Management 3 Project Management 4 Project Management 5 Decision making Decision making 1 Decision making 2 Decision making 3 Decision making 4 Decision making 5 Problem solving Problem solving 1 Problem solving 2 Problem solving 3 Problem solving 4 Problem solving 5 Information Management Information Management 1 Information Management 2 Information Management 3 Information Management 4 Information Management 5 Data analysis Data analysis 1 Data analysis 2 Data analysis 3 Data analysis 4 Data analysis 5 Presentation Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Presentation 3 Presentation 4 Presentation 5 If you selected one or more of the above options, please can you provide some more information on the specific skills required for each skill category? Question Title * 13. For new starters, in what ways does your company/organisationsupport their professional development and training? Formal company development programme Mentoring (formal and informal) Short courses (technical) Short courses (non-technical) Networking opportunities Coaching (formal or informal) Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. For existing staff, in what ways does your company/organisationsupport their professional development? Formal company development programme Mentoring (formal or informal) Short training courses (technical) Short training courses (non-technical) Networking opportunities Coaching (formal or informal) Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. Do you offer student work placements? Yes Not currently but would consider No Question Title * 16. Looking ahead (over the next 5 years), what future needs incompound semiconductors might your organisation require to support its growth? Doctoral research programmes Specific modules in a postgraduate degree course Specific modules in undergraduate degree course Short courses for professional development (CPD) Technical seminars and conference Online CPD Online taught course content Question Title * 17. Would you be interested in engaging with the CS Hub further to explore challenges around CS skills? Yes No Thank you for completing Done