Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP)
Skills Gap Survey

The Labor Market Information Division (LMID) of the Employment Development Department (EDD) is partnering with the California Energy Commission to conduct a statewide survey to identify clean/green transportation workforce needs and the skills gaps for employers working with alternative fuel vehicles. This information will be compiled to help the Energy Commission in workforce development for the clean/green transportation industry.

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* 1. Please enter your ID number here.

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* 2. Please fill out the information below:

Company Name:

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* 3. What makes it challenging to find qualified candidates? Please check all that apply.

Lack of available certified applicants/no applicants

Lack of experience

Lack of technical (hard) skills

Lack of employable (soft) skills

Geographic location/work schedule

Wages

Not applicable to your business

No standardized certification

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* 4. Please list all job openings for Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP)-related occupations that you are having difficulty hiring. Leave blank if no openings are available.

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* 5. What employable skills are lacking by your current employees or applicants? Please check all that apply to your business.

Adaptability and flexibility

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem Solving

Customer service

Dependability and reliability

Initiative

Interpersonal skills and teamwork

Reading comprehension

Time management

Willingness to learn

List additional employable skills that were not provided in the above question:

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* 6. What technical skills are lacking by your current employees or applicants? Please check all that apply to your business.

Computers and electronics

Customer relations

Health and safety

Security

Environmental management and science

Operation control and monitoring

Production and processing

Quality control and assurance

Industry principles and concepts

Maintenance, installation, and repair

Technology applications

Troubleshooting

Please additional technical skills that were not provided in the above question:

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* 7. What hiring strategies are your business currently using to locate qualified candidates?
Please check all that apply.

Internships/co-ops

Career fairs

Temp agencies/Consultants

National online job sites

One-Stop career centers/ American Job Center Network

Company websites

Educational institutions

Social media

Union halls

Networking

Word of Mouth

Not applicable to your business

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What are the business impacts of having a skills gap?
Please check all that apply.

Lower productivity

Less profitable

Challenges to recruitment

Less efficiency

Unable to expand or grow

Less new product development

Harder to compete

Higher expenses

Missed opportunities

Not applicable to our business/not sure of impact

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* 9. Does your firm offer training for employees?

No, please skip to Question 11

Yes

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* 10. Please check the method(s) you currently use to train your employees in the skills they are lacking?

In-house/on-the-job training

On-line training/self study

Private vendor training

Accredited technical schools

Community colleges

Four-year colleges/universities

None

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Do your employees require a special license or certification to work in the industry?

Yes

No, please skip to Question 13.

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* 12. Please list the most important licenses/certifications that are critical to your business in the fields below

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* 13. What types of alternative fuel do your fleet vehicles use?
Please check all that apply to your business.

Biodiesel

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Electric Charging Station

Ethanol 85

Hydrogen

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane)

Other

None

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Is there anything else you would like to include about your current and future labor skills gap concerns?

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* 15. May we contact you if we have questions about your responses?

Name:

Position:

County:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 1. Please enter your ID number here.

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* 2. Please fill out the information below:

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* 3. What makes it challenging to find qualified candidates? Please check all that apply.

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* 4. Please list all job openings for Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP)-related occupations that you are having difficulty hiring. Leave blank if no openings are available.

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* 5. What employable skills are lacking by your current employees or applicants? Please check all that apply to your business.

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* 6. What technical skills are lacking by your current employees or applicants? Please check all that apply to your business.

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* 7. What hiring strategies are your business currently using to locate qualified candidates? Please check all that apply.

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* 8. What are the business impacts of having a skills gap? Please check all that apply.

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* 9. Does your firm offer training for employees?

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* 10. Please check the method(s) you currently use to train your employees in the skills they are lacking?

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* 11. Do your employees require a special license or certification to work in the industry?

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* 12. Please list the most important licenses/certifications that are critical to your business in the fields below

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* 13. What types of alternative fuel do your fleet vehicles use? Please check all that apply to your business.

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* 14. Is there anything else you would like to include about your current and future labor skills gap concerns?

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* 15. May we contact you if we have questions about your responses?

* 7. What hiring strategies are your business currently using to locate qualified candidates?
Please check all that apply.

* 8. What are the business impacts of having a skills gap?
Please check all that apply.

* 13. What types of alternative fuel do your fleet vehicles use?
Please check all that apply to your business.