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Digital Skills

The purpose of this survey is to identify the digital skills needed by companies and the measures organisations might take to identify and nurture potential talent.The results will inform the independent UK Digital Skills Report which will be shared with all political parties to help inform their policies. I will personally ensure your input helps students,parents,educators and trainers better understand the contemporary skills landscape. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete.

Maggie Philbin

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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Organisation.

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* 3. What sector is your organisation working in?

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* 4. It's good to have your imput into this survey. Why are you interested in the issue?

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* 5. How well do you think your company engages with, inspires and understands the local community?

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* 6. Where is your company located?

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* 7. How many employees work at your company?

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* 8. How many people work at your company on a freelance or contract basis?

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* 9. Do you anticipate company growth over the next 5 years? If so, approximately how many people will you need to recruit?

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* 10. In the past two years have you had difficulties recruiting staff with the right skills?

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* 11. How many vacancies do you currently have?

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* 12. Which roles do you find hardest to fill?

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* 13. Why are these roles hard to fill?

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* 14. Which skills are hard to find in job applicants?

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* 15. Do you have any difficulty retaining skilled staff?

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* 16. If you answered yes to Q15, why do you think this is the case?

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* 17. Do you have difficulty recruiting/retaining female staff?

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* 18. Why do you think you have difficulty recruiting/retaining women?

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* 19. What measures have you taken to retain employees?

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* 20. How have recruitment difficulties impacted your business?

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* 21. If you have recruitment issues what actions are you currently taking to overcome them? You can tick more than one box.

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* 22. What type of training (if any) do you provide to employees?

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* 23. Do you currently run an apprenticeship programme?

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* 24. How many school leavers, apprentices and/or graduates have you employed in their first job over the past two years?

  0-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 0ver 50
17-19 yr old school leaver
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17-19 yr old from FE College
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Post graduate

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* 25. How well prepared for work have they been?

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* 26. In what ways (if any) have they been poorly prepared?

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* 27. Are any of the people receiving training working towards a national qualification?

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* 28. If you don't currently take on apprentices, would you consider doing so?

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* 29. What are the barriers to taking on apprentices?

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* 30. What would help you consider participating in an apprenticeship programme?

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* 31. Would you consider taking on an apprentice for every skilled worker employed from overseas?

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* 32. What if any national qualification, training scheme or apprenticeship have you found valuable as an indication of ability?

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