Essex Chambers of Commerce - Greater Essex Local Skills Improvement Plan Survey 2025/6

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1. Which of the following skill areas are currently well-covered in your workforce?

Digital skills

Communication

Leadership

Technical expertise

Customer service

Project management

numeracy and literacy.

other (free text to add info)

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2. How would you rate the overall skills readiness of your current workforce for future industry changes?

Very unprepared

Unprepared

Neutral

Prepared

Very prepared

Very unprepared

Unprepared

Neutral

Prepared

Very prepared

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3. What percentage of your workforce has received external training in the past 12 months?

1% to 25%

25% - 50%

50% - 75%

75% - 100%

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4. Do you find it easy to find industry relevant training for your workforce?

Yes

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5. What are the main barriers to successful recruitment in your sector?

Skills mismatch

Salary expectations

Location

Lack of applicants

Awareness

Current government policies have stopped you recruiting

Other (please specify)

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6. How confident are you in your ability to recruit the skills your business will need in the next 3–5 years?

Not confident

Somewhat not confident

Neutral

Somewhat confident

Very confident

Not confident

Somewhat not confident

Neutral

Somewhat confident

Very confident

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7. Are you currently recruiting, or expect to in the next 6 months?

yes

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8. How likely are you to recruit a 16-18 year old Apprentice within the next 6-12 months?

Likely

Unlikely

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9. How likely are you to recruit an apprentice older than 18 in the next 6-12 months?

Likely

Unlikely

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10. Which emerging skills do you anticipate needing more of in the next 3–5 years?

AI literacy

Data analysis

Cybersecurity

Sustainability/Net Zero

Soft skills e.g communication, literacy, numeracy

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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11. Do you have a strategy in place to identify and develop future skills within your workforce?

Yes

In development

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12. Would you like help with this?

Yes

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13. How likely are you to invest in reskilling or upskilling your current employees in the next 12 months?

Unlikely

Likely

Unlikely

Likely

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14. Where do you tend to go for your training?

Local college

Local university

University in other area

Local training provider

Training provider in other area

Online

Other (please specify)

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15. Would you be interested in collaborating with local education providers or training organisations to shape future talent pipelines?

Yes

Maybe

If you already collaborate - tell us more here

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16. What sector best describes your organisation

Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Aviation

Agri Tech & Food Tech

Community & Voluntary

Construction

Creative and Cultural

Digitech

Education

Health Care and Med Tech

Professional Services

Transport and Logistics

Travel and Tourism

other

Essex Chambers of Commerce - Greater Essex Local Skills Improvement Plan Survey 2025/6

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* 1. Which of the following skill areas are currently well-covered in your workforce?

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* 2. How would you rate the overall skills readiness of your current workforce for future industry changes?

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* 3. What percentage of your workforce has received external training in the past 12 months?

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* 4. Do you find it easy to find industry relevant training for your workforce?

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* 5. What are the main barriers to successful recruitment in your sector?

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* 6. How confident are you in your ability to recruit the skills your business will need in the next 3–5 years?

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* 7. Are you currently recruiting, or expect to in the next 6 months?

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* 8. How likely are you to recruit a 16-18 year old Apprentice within the next 6-12 months?

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* 9. How likely are you to recruit an apprentice older than 18 in the next 6-12 months?

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* 10. Which emerging skills do you anticipate needing more of in the next 3–5 years?

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* 11. Do you have a strategy in place to identify and develop future skills within your workforce?

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* 12. Would you like help with this?

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* 13. How likely are you to invest in reskilling or upskilling your current employees in the next 12 months?

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* 14. Where do you tend to go for your training?

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* 15. Would you be interested in collaborating with local education providers or training organisations to shape future talent pipelines?

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* 16. What sector best describes your organisation

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* 17. Please provide us with your business name and contact details.

1. Which of the following skill areas are currently well-covered in your workforce?

2. How would you rate the overall skills readiness of your current workforce for future industry changes?

3. What percentage of your workforce has received external training in the past 12 months?

4. Do you find it easy to find industry relevant training for your workforce?

5. What are the main barriers to successful recruitment in your sector?

6. How confident are you in your ability to recruit the skills your business will need in the next 3–5 years?

7. Are you currently recruiting, or expect to in the next 6 months?

8. How likely are you to recruit a 16-18 year old Apprentice within the next 6-12 months?

9. How likely are you to recruit an apprentice older than 18 in the next 6-12 months?

10. Which emerging skills do you anticipate needing more of in the next 3–5 years?

11. Do you have a strategy in place to identify and develop future skills within your workforce?

12. Would you like help with this?

13. How likely are you to invest in reskilling or upskilling your current employees in the next 12 months?

14. Where do you tend to go for your training?

15. Would you be interested in collaborating with local education providers or training organisations to shape future talent pipelines?

16. What sector best describes your organisation

17. Please provide us with your business name and contact details.