This survey is designed to be the first step in engaging with the region's employers to understand their needs for filling critical, high in-demand, open positions in their organizations. The Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) Collaborative offers training resources, partnerships, and funding to help employers fill their open positions. After the following questions are submitted, a member of the CWI team will be in touch to meet about next steps and the programs available by the CWI partners.

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1. Organization Name (Required.)

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2. Main Employment Contact Name (Required.)

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3. Main Employment Contact Phone Number (Required.)

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4. Main Employment Contact Email (Required.)

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5. Which industry sector(s) represent the jobs you offer? (Required.)

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6. What major areas in Northwest Indiana do you offer jobs?

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7. How many new jobs will you create in the next 12 months? (Required.)

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8. How many dollars will you invest in new industry expansion in Northwest Indiana in the next 12 months? (Required.)

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9. What new technologies do you plan to institute in your operations over the next five years that will require new or advanced job training programs? (Required.)

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10. How many job placements over the next 12 months will require role-specific training? (Required.)

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11. What are the titles of your organization’s highest in-demand positions that your organization must fill? (Required.)

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12. What skills are required for your highest in-demand positions? (Required.)

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13. Will you outsource training and education for these job placements? If so, what training do you prefer to outsource versus offer internally? (Required.)

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14. What are your most significant challenges in keeping employees for these positions? (Required.)

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15. Do you know your turnover rate for these positions? If so, what is it and how do you want to improve it? (Required.)

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16. Do you offer role-specific career pathways (possible steps for training and advancement) for each priority position in your organization? (Required.)

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17. Do you need supervisory training programs for your leads/supervisors/managers to help achieve higher employee retention? (Required.)

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18. Are you available to develop role training plans and career pathways with NWI Works for your top in-demand positions? (Required.)

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19. If NWI Works, as a workforce development partner, provides training designed to meet your specific hiring requirements, will your organization commit to hiring program candidates for your open positions? (Required.)

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20. What other questions and comments can we address in meeting with you?

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