switchboard Skills Audit Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this one page survey.

This is a short survey to help us feedback needs and focus our attention on the support that the sector needs the most.

1. Title

Title Ms

Miss

Mrs

2. Details

Details Name
Name of company
Role
Address
Post code
Email

3. Size of company

Size of company 1 (I am self employed)

2-5

5-10

11-20

20-50

50+

4. What do you/does your company do?

What do you/does your company do? Exhibition Design New Media TV & Film	Digital/Web Archive Animation Screenwriting	Gaming Producer Photography Training
Other (please specify)

5. What business challenges are you currently facing.
Please rate your responses to the following questions from 1-5 (1 = strongly disagree. 5 = strongly agree)

	1	2	3	4	5
I find it difficult to plan in this period of uncertainty around public spending	*What business challenges are you currently facing. Please rate your responses to the following questions from 1-5 (1 = strongly disagree. 5 = strongly agree) I find it difficult to plan in this period of uncertainty around public spending 1	I find it difficult to plan in this period of uncertainty around public spending 2	I find it difficult to plan in this period of uncertainty around public spending 3	I find it difficult to plan in this period of uncertainty around public spending 4	I find it difficult to plan in this period of uncertainty around public spending 5
Customers are taking longer and longer to pay me	Customers are taking longer and longer to pay me 1	Customers are taking longer and longer to pay me 2	Customers are taking longer and longer to pay me 3	Customers are taking longer and longer to pay me 4	Customers are taking longer and longer to pay me 5
I find it hard to build capacity to win larger more complex contracts	I find it hard to build capacity to win larger more complex contracts 1	I find it hard to build capacity to win larger more complex contracts 2	I find it hard to build capacity to win larger more complex contracts 3	I find it hard to build capacity to win larger more complex contracts 4	I find it hard to build capacity to win larger more complex contracts 5
I am not sure about what opportunities there are for major public contracts	I am not sure about what opportunities there are for major public contracts 1	I am not sure about what opportunities there are for major public contracts 2	I am not sure about what opportunities there are for major public contracts 3	I am not sure about what opportunities there are for major public contracts 4	I am not sure about what opportunities there are for major public contracts 5
I lack confidence and skills in pitching for and winning new work	I lack confidence and skills in pitching for and winning new work 1	I lack confidence and skills in pitching for and winning new work 2	I lack confidence and skills in pitching for and winning new work 3	I lack confidence and skills in pitching for and winning new work 4	I lack confidence and skills in pitching for and winning new work 5
I find it hard to keep on top of technical developments in my field	I find it hard to keep on top of technical developments in my field 1	I find it hard to keep on top of technical developments in my field 2	I find it hard to keep on top of technical developments in my field 3	I find it hard to keep on top of technical developments in my field 4	I find it hard to keep on top of technical developments in my field 5
I need to work in partnership with other companies and individuals	I need to work in partnership with other companies and individuals 1	I need to work in partnership with other companies and individuals 2	I need to work in partnership with other companies and individuals 3	I need to work in partnership with other companies and individuals 4	I need to work in partnership with other companies and individuals 5
I am so busy with day-to-day delivery that I rarely think about strategy	I am so busy with day-to-day delivery that I rarely think about strategy 1	I am so busy with day-to-day delivery that I rarely think about strategy 2	I am so busy with day-to-day delivery that I rarely think about strategy 3	I am so busy with day-to-day delivery that I rarely think about strategy 4	I am so busy with day-to-day delivery that I rarely think about strategy 5
I want to work internationally	I want to work internationally 1	I want to work internationally 2	I want to work internationally 3	I want to work internationally 4	I want to work internationally 5

6. Finally, please tick all the relevant boxes below to indicate training needs for you or your senior team that you would be willing to pay for

Finally, please tick all the relevant boxes below to indicate training needs for you or your senior team that you would be willing to pay for Negotiation skills Partnership building and brokerage Project and time management	Pitching and presenting for business Applying for public funding and contracts Taking your business international
Technical skills (please specify)

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