Edinburgh College Employer Skills Survey 2019

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* 5. Which particular jobs do you have difficulties in retaining/recruiting staff? Please list.

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* 6. How many vacancies, if any, do you currently have in your organisation?

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* 7. When recruiting to hard-to-fill vacancies, which of the following skills have you found difficulty in filling? (Please select all that apply)

Computer literacy/basic IT skills

Advanced or specialist IT skills solving complex problems

Drafting/understanding instructions or reports

Customer handling skills

Sales skills

Leadership skills

Team working

Managing or motivating other staff

Creativity

Resilience

Expertise in innovation

Specialist skills or knowledge required for the role

None of the above

Don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Are the hard-to-fill vacancies your organisation is experiencing causing... (please select a MAXIMUM of three choices).

you to lose business or orders to competitors

delays in developing new goods or services

a detrimental impact on customer quality

difficulties meeting quality standards

increased operating costs

difficulties with introducing new work practices

an increased workload for other staff

a need to outsource work

withdrawal from offering certain goods or services

None of the above

Don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which skills from the following list do you feel need improving within your current workforce? (Please select all that apply)

Computer/literacy/basic IT skills

Advanced or specialist IT skills

Solving complex problems

Drafting/understanding instructions or reports

Customer handling skills

Sales skills

eCommerce

Leadership skills

Team working

Managing or motivating other staff

Creativity

Resilience

Expertise in innovation

Specialist skills or knowledge required for the role

None of the above

Don’t know

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Which of the following steps is your organisation taking to up-skill or re-skill your staff? (Please select all that apply)

Increase in in-house training

Increase in external training opportunities

Reallocating work

Increase recruitment activity or expenditure

Implementation of mentoring or buddying scheme

More supervision of staff

Changing working practices

None of the above

Don’t know

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Over the past 12 months, have you arranged or funded any on- the-job and/or off-the-job training and development for employees?

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On-the-job training and development	On-the-job training and development Yes	On-the-job training and development No	On-the-job training and development Don't know
Off-the-job training and development	Off-the-job training and development Yes	Off-the-job training and development No	Off-the-job training and development Don't know

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* 12. Which of the following types of training have you arranged or funded for employees at a non-management level over the past year? (Please select all that apply)

Basic induction training for new staff

More extensive induction training for new staff

Health, safety and first aid training

Job-specific/compliance training

Leadership training

Training in new technology

Academic education

Vocational education

Don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 13. In which areas have you arranged for employee training at a management level over the past year? (Please select all that apply)

More extensive induction training for new staff

Health, safety and first aid training

Job-specific/compliance training

Leadership training

Training in new technology

Academic education

Vocational education

Don’t know

Other (please specify)

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* 14. When arranging or funding employee training and development, what is
your organisation’s preference?

Online training or e-learning

Other self-learning

Face-to-face

On-the-job

A mix of the above

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* 15. What barriers have you faced in providing employee training in the last 12 months? (Please select a maximum of three choices)

Lack of funds for training/training too expensive

Can’t spare more staff time

Staff now fully proficient

Staff not keen

Lack of provision

Difficulty finding adequate training providers

Lack of appropriate training in required subject area

Hard to find time to organise training

Lack of knowledge about training opportunities

None

Don't know

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Would your organisation consider working with your local college to deliver Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships?

Yes

Edinburgh College Employer Skills Survey 2019

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* 1. Organisation name

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* 2. Number of staff employed on site

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* 3. Organisation classification

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* 4. Sector

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* 5. Which particular jobs do you have difficulties in retaining/recruiting staff? Please list.

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* 6. How many vacancies, if any, do you currently have in your organisation?

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* 7. When recruiting to hard-to-fill vacancies, which of the following skills have you found difficulty in filling? (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. Are the hard-to-fill vacancies your organisation is experiencing causing... (please select a MAXIMUM of three choices).

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* 9. Which skills from the following list do you feel need improving within your current workforce? (Please select all that apply)

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* 10. Which of the following steps is your organisation taking to up-skill or re-skill your staff? (Please select all that apply)

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* 11. Over the past 12 months, have you arranged or funded any on- the-job and/or off-the-job training and development for employees?

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* 12. Which of the following types of training have you arranged or funded for employees at a non-management level over the past year? (Please select all that apply)

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* 13. In which areas have you arranged for employee training at a management level over the past year? (Please select all that apply)

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* 14. When arranging or funding employee training and development, what is
your organisation’s preference?

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* 15. What barriers have you faced in providing employee training in the last 12 months? (Please select a maximum of three choices)

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* 16. Would your organisation consider working with your local college to deliver Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships?

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* 17. How could your organisation's relationship with colleges be improved?

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* 18. What are the biggest challenges you predict that your organisation will face in 2019?

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* 19. Participant details

Edinburgh College Employer Skills Survey 2019

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* 1. Organisation name

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* 2. Number of staff employed on site

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* 3. Organisation classification

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* 4. Sector

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* 5. Which particular jobs do you have difficulties in retaining/recruiting staff? Please list.

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* 6. How many vacancies, if any, do you currently have in your organisation?

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* 7. When recruiting to hard-to-fill vacancies, which of the following skills have you found difficulty in filling? (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. Are the hard-to-fill vacancies your organisation is experiencing causing... (please select a MAXIMUM of three choices).

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* 9. Which skills from the following list do you feel need improving within your current workforce? (Please select all that apply)

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* 10. Which of the following steps is your organisation taking to up-skill or re-skill your staff? (Please select all that apply)

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* 11. Over the past 12 months, have you arranged or funded any on- the-job and/or off-the-job training and development for employees?

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* 12. Which of the following types of training have you arranged or funded for employees at a non-management level over the past year? (Please select all that apply)

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* 13. In which areas have you arranged for employee training at a management level over the past year? (Please select all that apply)

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* 14. When arranging or funding employee training and development, what isyour organisation’s preference?

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* 15. What barriers have you faced in providing employee training in the last 12 months? (Please select a maximum of three choices)

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* 16. Would your organisation consider working with your local college to deliver Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships?

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* 17. How could your organisation's relationship with colleges be improved?

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* 18. What are the biggest challenges you predict that your organisation will face in 2019?

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* 19. Participant details

* 14. When arranging or funding employee training and development, what is
your organisation’s preference?