National Training and Productivity Centre- Apprenticeship Survey

Apprenticeship Survey for Employers

The Fiji National University's National Training and Productivity Centre would like your feedback on the the quality of apprenticeship training in Fiji currently offered under the National Apprenticeship Scheme. Your feedback would be highly appreciated in implementing improvements and further development of the Scheme.

Disclaimer: Your response will remain confidential with NTPC and will not be given to a third party.

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* 1. Is your organization currently training apprentices?

Yes

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* 2. If you selected yes in question number 1, the number of apprentices in training.

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

60 and above

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* 3. If the National Apprenticeship Scheme broadened its training areas, which field would you be interested in hiring apprentices?

Retail

Finance

Graphic Design

Customs

Agriculture

Mining & Quarry

Information Technology

Human Resource Management

Civil Engineering (Diploma

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Should the Scheme develop/ introduce Apprenticeship Degree?

Yes

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* 5. The Scheme plans on implementing a registration fee of $80-$100 per apprentice to improve services in the tripartite arrangement. Please indicate your preference to the introduction of a registration fee:

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

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* 6. Should the minimum apprenticeship pay rate be reviewed to:

	Agree	Neutral	Disagree
Attract more school leavers and youths	Attract more school leavers and youths Agree	Attract more school leavers and youths Neutral	Attract more school leavers and youths Disagree
Improve the quality of apprentice intake	Improve the quality of apprentice intake Agree	Improve the quality of apprentice intake Neutral	Improve the quality of apprentice intake Disagree
Fill in skills shortage in the local workforce	Fill in skills shortage in the local workforce Agree	Fill in skills shortage in the local workforce Neutral	Fill in skills shortage in the local workforce Disagree

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* 7. Supervisors play an essential role in on-the-job training of apprentices. Is there a need to have a standard training offered to the supervisors for effectively managing apprentices at workplace?

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

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* 8. How would you rate the quality of apprentices recruited?

Very high quality

High quality

Somewhat high quality

Neither high nor low quality

Somewhat low quality

Low quality

Very low quality

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* 9. How frequently does your organization advertise apprenticeship recruitment?

Always

Occasionally

Rarely

Never, then please list how does the organization recruit.

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* 10. Please evaluate the theory training provided to the apprentices?

	Agree	Neutral	Disagree
Theory training is of relevance to the workplace	Theory training is of relevance to the workplace Agree	Theory training is of relevance to the workplace Neutral	Theory training is of relevance to the workplace Disagree
Apprentices are able to utilize the knowledge and skills learnt from college at workplace	Apprentices are able to utilize the knowledge and skills learnt from college at workplace Agree	Apprentices are able to utilize the knowledge and skills learnt from college at workplace Neutral	Apprentices are able to utilize the knowledge and skills learnt from college at workplace Disagree
Apprentices level of supervision decreases after completing a stage at college	Apprentices level of supervision decreases after completing a stage at college Agree	Apprentices level of supervision decreases after completing a stage at college Neutral	Apprentices level of supervision decreases after completing a stage at college Disagree

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* 11. Does your organization have a contact person who can provide effective counselling to apprentices?

Yes

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* 12. Does your organization document apprentice counselling sessions?

Always

Sometimes

Not Sure

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* 13. As an employer what are the most common issues that the apprentices are counselled on?

Attendance

Punctuality

Job Knowledge

Communication

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Please rate the support from Apprenticeship Training Department?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

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* 15. Please rate the Apprenticeship Training Department services on the following

	One Star	Two Star	Three Star	Four Star	Five Star
Provides expected administration support	Provides expected administration support One Star	Provides expected administration support Two Star	Provides expected administration support Three Star	Provides expected administration support Four Star	Provides expected administration support Five Star
Provides adequate advanced notification for inspections and assessments (2 weeks prior)	Provides adequate advanced notification for inspections and assessments (2 weeks prior) One Star	Provides adequate advanced notification for inspections and assessments (2 weeks prior) Two Star	Provides adequate advanced notification for inspections and assessments (2 weeks prior) Three Star	Provides adequate advanced notification for inspections and assessments (2 weeks prior) Four Star	Provides adequate advanced notification for inspections and assessments (2 weeks prior) Five Star
Provides adequate timeframe for call up notices	Provides adequate timeframe for call up notices One Star	Provides adequate timeframe for call up notices Two Star	Provides adequate timeframe for call up notices Three Star	Provides adequate timeframe for call up notices Four Star	Provides adequate timeframe for call up notices Five Star
Conducts an excellent induction for new apprentices	Conducts an excellent induction for new apprentices One Star	Conducts an excellent induction for new apprentices Two Star	Conducts an excellent induction for new apprentices Three Star	Conducts an excellent induction for new apprentices Four Star	Conducts an excellent induction for new apprentices Five Star
Need to conduct more frequent on job tests	Need to conduct more frequent on job tests One Star	Need to conduct more frequent on job tests Two Star	Need to conduct more frequent on job tests Three Star	Need to conduct more frequent on job tests Four Star	Need to conduct more frequent on job tests Five Star
Inspection reports are provided within 3 weeks of inspection	Inspection reports are provided within 3 weeks of inspection One Star	Inspection reports are provided within 3 weeks of inspection Two Star	Inspection reports are provided within 3 weeks of inspection Three Star	Inspection reports are provided within 3 weeks of inspection Four Star	Inspection reports are provided within 3 weeks of inspection Five Star

National Training and Productivity Centre- Apprenticeship Survey

Apprenticeship Survey for Employers

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* 1. Is your organization currently training apprentices?

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* 2. If you selected yes in question number 1, the number of apprentices in training.

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* 3. If the National Apprenticeship Scheme broadened its training areas, which field would you be interested in hiring apprentices?

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* 4. Should the Scheme develop/ introduce Apprenticeship Degree?

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* 5. The Scheme plans on implementing a registration fee of $80-$100 per apprentice to improve services in the tripartite arrangement. Please indicate your preference to the introduction of a registration fee:

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* 6. Should the minimum apprenticeship pay rate be reviewed to:

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* 7. Supervisors play an essential role in on-the-job training of apprentices. Is there a need to have a standard training offered to the supervisors for effectively managing apprentices at workplace?

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* 8. How would you rate the quality of apprentices recruited?

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* 9. How frequently does your organization advertise apprenticeship recruitment?

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* 10. Please evaluate the theory training provided to the apprentices?

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* 11. Does your organization have a contact person who can provide effective counselling to apprentices?

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* 12. Does your organization document apprentice counselling sessions?

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* 13. As an employer what are the most common issues that the apprentices are counselled on?

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* 14. Please rate the support from Apprenticeship Training Department?

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* 15. Please rate the Apprenticeship Training Department services on the following

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* 16. Please mention some areas of improvement for the Apprenticeship Training Team at NTPC?