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Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Skills Survey
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1.
What sector is your organisation?
(Required.)
Life Sciences
Green Tech
Advanced Manufacturing
Agri-Food
Agri-Tech
Digital and IT
Defence
Other (please specify)
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2.
If your business is in another sector outside of these regional growth plan sectors – please indicate which one
(Required.)
Agriculture, fishing, mining, energy, or utilities
Manufacture of electronic or IT goods
Other manufacturing
Construction or engineering
Transport, logistics, or storage
Retailing or wholesale
Hospitality, catering, or tourism
Professional services (e.g. finance, accounting, legal, training, property, IT, data, consultancy, recruitment)
Marketing, media, advertising, or communications
Consumer services (e.g. cleaning, decorating, plumbing, repairs, leisure, recreation)
Public sector, education, health, social work or voluntary
None of the above
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3.
Is your organisation (select one)
(Required.)
A private company or limited partnership
Self-employed /freelancing
A government or public sector organisation
A non-profit organisation or charity
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4.
What is your organisation's employee count?
(Required.)
1-9
10-49
50-249
250-499
500+
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5.
Where is your organisation located?
(Required.)
Cambridge
East Cambridgeshire
Fenland
Huntingdonshire
Peterborough
South Cambridgeshire
Other (please specify)
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6.
What are the current challenges facing your organisation or business? (select all that apply)
(Required.)
Operating costs
Energy costs
Material costs
Components and supply costs
Labour costs
Market environment /finding customers
Trading internationally
Supply chain / sourcing supplies
Adopting and implementing new technology
Recruiting – entry level staff including apprentices
Recruiting - finding staff with the skills required
Retaining staff/ staff retention
Training staff
Cashflow problems
Raising finance to invest in expanding the business
Finding premises
Other (please specify)
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7.
How easy or difficult has it been to recruit the people you need over the past 12 months?
(Required.)
Very easy
Easy
Have not tried to recruit
Difficult
Very difficult
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8.
Which roles are hardest to recruit? (tick all that apply)
(Required.)
Entry level
Skilled technical
Manager/supervisor
Specialist/professional
We have not had any issues
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9.
Reasons why vacancies were hard to fill (choose all that apply)
(Required.)
Lack of applicants generally
Competition from other employers
Applicants did not have the required skills
Applicants did not have the required work experience
Applicants did not have the required qualifications
Pay and conditions on offer weren’t sufficient or competitive compared to other employers
Job involves unsociable hours
Seasonal or temporary work
Difficult to access in terms of transport to work
Other (please specify)
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10.
Which skills are missing in your applicants? (tick all that apply)
(Required.)
Technical skills related to the job role
Digital skills
Green/sustainability skills
Communication/teamwork
Problem-solving
Other (please specify)
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11.
Which skills does your organisation feel will be more challenging to find in 2-3 years? (tick all that apply)
(Required.)
Technical skills related to the job roles
Digital skills
Green/sustainability skills
Communication/teamwork
Problem-solving
Other (please specify)
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12.
What are your organisation's greatest barriers to training? (tick all that apply)
(Required.)
Cost
Staff time
Lack of suitable local provision
Difficulty finding the right training
We have no barriers
Other (please specify)
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13.
Does your organisation currently engage with local schools, colleges or training providers?
(Required.)
Yes - regularly
Yes - occasionally
No - but interested
No - not interested
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14.
How you plan and prepare: Do you have any of the following? (select all that apply)
(Required.)
A business plan (that is written down)?
An HR, recruitment or skills plan?
A dedicated HR budget?
A dedicated HR team, department, or member of staff?
None of the above
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15.
How do you train and develop skills in staff? (select all that apply)
(Required.)
On-the-job training
In-house training where staff are taken out of their day-to-day work
Mentoring
Apprenticeships
FE Colleges
Universities
External training providers
Online training providers
Don't provide any training
Other (please specify)
16.
What support would be most useful to your organisation in developing your talent pipeline?
17.
I would like to be contacted directly by the Chamber in the future
Yes, I give consent to be contacted in the future
What is your name and contact email?
