Skills Conversion Survey
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1. Default Section
1
. Which industry best descibes the company you work for?
Which industry best descibes the company you work for?
Public Services
Semi state
Financial Services
Information Technology
Telecoms
Other (please specify)
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2
. Can you select the size of your company?
Can you select the size of your company?
1-50 staff members
50-100 staff members
100-250 staff members
250-1,000 staff members
1,000 + staff members
3
. In which county is your office based?
In which county is your office based?
Antrim
Armagh
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Derry
Donegal
Down
Dublin
Fermanagh
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Tyrone
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
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4
. Unemployment in Ireland has reached an all time high for this generation. Are you having difficulty recruiting IT professionals?
Yes
No
Unemployment in Ireland has reached an all time high for this generation. Are you having difficulty recruiting IT professionals?
Please explain your answer
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5
. Do you think graduates who have completed non technical degrees could be converted to work in the IT industry?
Yes
No
Do you think graduates who have completed non technical degrees could be converted to work in the IT industry?
Please explain your answer
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6
. Have you hired anyone who has completed a conversion course?
Yes
No
Have you hired anyone who has completed a conversion course?
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7
. Would you consider someone who has done a conversion course?
Yes
No
Already have
Would you consider someone who has done a conversion course?
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8
. For what types of jobs would you consider hiring someone who has completed a conversion course?
For what types of jobs would you consider hiring someone who has completed a conversion course?
Testing
Development
Support
Management
None
9
. Can you name any conversion courses that in your opinion are reputable?
Can you name any conversion courses that in your opinion are reputable?
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10
. Would someone's previous education and work experience affect whether you would hire them after they completed a conversion course?
Yes
No
Would someone's previous education and work experience affect whether you would hire them after they completed a conversion course?
11
. If yes, from which of the following backgrounds would you consider hiring someone?
If yes, from which of the following backgrounds would you consider hiring someone?
Accounting and finance
Architecture
Arts
Business
Construction
Engineering
Languages
Law
Manual labour
Manufacturing
Media and marketing
Medicine
No third level education
Politics
Science
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12
. If you had the choice, would you consider implementing a similar re-training programme to that of Ericsson?
If you had the choice, would you consider implementing a similar re-training programme to that of Ericsson?
Yes
No
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