West Coast Business Survey

Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP) wants to hear from local businesses and the community as it prepares to launch training programmes for the second half of the year.

The COVID-19 lockdown has had a significant impact on the local economy. As we gradually shift out of pandemic restrictions, our work or study needs are changing. TPP is supporting local businesses by providing training options that meet changing needs. We want to hear about your situation and so we can look at delivering new programmes that provide staff the skills needed to keep businesses up and running.

With the establishment of the NZ Institute of Skills and Education, TPP now has greater access to resources and opportunities to meet the training needs of our region.

We want to find out more about your current situations, plans for the future and where TPP might be able to help by providing targeted training programmes or short courses that upskill your staff.

Your responses will remain anonymous unless you wish to add your contact details for further support.

The brief survey below should take no more than five to ten minutes to complete. Your participation is very important to us.

The team at TPP is here to talk anytime about skills needs and training on the West Coast, so please give me a call any time to talk.

Kind regards,

Mequa Hourston

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* 1. What district do you live in?

Buller

Grey

Westland

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* 2. Which of the following industries best describes your business or organisation?

Tourism and Travel

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

Mining

Manufacturing

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

Construction

Automotive

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Food Services (including Hospitality)

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Not for Profit

Information Media and Telecommunications

Financial and Insurance Services

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Administrative and Support Services

Public Administration and Safety

Education and Training

Health Care and Social Assistance

Arts and Recreation Services

Information and Communication Technology

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many full-time equivalent employees do you have?

1-5

6-9

10-19

20-49

50+

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* 4. Do you currently have any vacancies?

Yes, if so how many and what positions?

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* 5. When was the last time you attended a business training course delivered by a third party (i.e. not training or mentoring delivered by a company staff member)?

in the last 12 months

12-24 months

2 years +

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* 6. When thinking about attending a training course over the next 12 months, what style of training will you prefer (please rank in order of preference with 1 being your most preferred)

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* 7. What is your preferred length of a face-to-face training course?

Half day

1 day

2 days

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* 8. What is your preferred length of an on-line training course (live with a facilitator)?

1-2 hours

Half day

1 day

2 days

Module based (e.g 2 x 1/5 days)

Not applicable

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* 9. If you would like to study online, is there anything preventing you or your employees from accessing this e.g. access to a computer or the internet

Not applicable

If so, please indicate

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* 10. Thinking about training for a moment, please rank your interest in the following (please rank in order of preference with 1 being your most preferred)

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* 11. Approximately what is your annual personal training budget or the individual budget for your team members?

$0 - $500

$501 - $1,000

$1,001 - $1,500

$1,501 - $2,000

$2,001 - $2,500

$2,501 - $3,000

$3,501 - $4,000

$4,001 +

Don't know

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* 12. What areas of training would be of benefit to your business? (select as many as you like)

Marketing/digital marketing

Leadership and management

Human resources/people management

Systems and programmes (e.g. microsoft - work, excel)

Health and safety

Computer skills

Financial management

Business processes

Workplace literacy/numeracy

Industry specific (please specify)

None

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What are the barriers to providing professional development/training for you or your staff? (select as many as you like)

Timing of training available

Time taken to participate in training

Cost of training

Location of where training is offered

Training needed is not offered

Training is not available on line

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What would be your willingness to travel for training?

Happy to travel within my district

Happy to travel within the West Coast Region

Happy to travel out of the West Coast Region

Not willing

Comments

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* 15. Would you like to be contacted about upcoming training courses?

Yes

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* 16. What is your business contact details

Name

Company

Email Address

Phone Number

West Coast Business Survey

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* 1. What district do you live in?

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* 2. Which of the following industries best describes your business or organisation?

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* 3. How many full-time equivalent employees do you have?

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* 4. Do you currently have any vacancies?

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* 5. When was the last time you attended a business training course delivered by a third party (i.e. not training or mentoring delivered by a company staff member)?

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* 6. When thinking about attending a training course over the next 12 months, what style of training will you prefer (please rank in order of preference with 1 being your most preferred)

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* 7. What is your preferred length of a face-to-face training course?

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* 8. What is your preferred length of an on-line training course (live with a facilitator)?

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* 9. If you would like to study online, is there anything preventing you or your employees from accessing this e.g. access to a computer or the internet

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* 10. Thinking about training for a moment, please rank your interest in the following (please rank in order of preference with 1 being your most preferred)

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* 11. Approximately what is your annual personal training budget or the individual budget for your team members?

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* 12. What areas of training would be of benefit to your business? (select as many as you like)

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* 13. What are the barriers to providing professional development/training for you or your staff? (select as many as you like)

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* 14. What would be your willingness to travel for training?

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* 15. Would you like to be contacted about upcoming training courses?

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* 16. What is your business contact details

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* 17. Do you have any other comments? (optional)