Advanced Manufacturing Skills Survey

About the research

The International Centre for Guidance Studies at the University of Derby are carrying out research into the current and future skills needs of the Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Power industries. We would value a few moments of your time in completing this survey in order to inform our research. There are a small number of questions and of multiple choice options so your time commitment is minimal. We hold all information in confidence and report results in aggregate in a manner in which ensures individuals can not be identified. If you have any queries regarding this survey please contact Mora Sutton (Principal Researcher) on 0797 341 9964 or by email at M.Sutton@derby.ac.uk

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* 1. I have read the information above and give my consent to participate in this research

Yes

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* 2. Where is your organisation based?

Scotland

Wales

North East England

North West England

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

South East England

South West England

Southern England

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 3. In what sector is your company invovled?

Aerospace

Automotive

Composites

Electrical Equipment

Electronics

Industrial Biotechnology

Marine - boat building and ship building and repair

Mechanical Equipment

Medical Technology

Metals

Nuclear Power

Nanotechnology

Plastic / printed electronics

Power

Renewables

Rubber Tyres

Silicon electronics

Transport Equipment - other than aerospace, automotive and marine

Wind / Marine Power

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many people does your company employ?

Self employed

2 - 25

26 - 300

301 - 1000

Over 1000

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of these best describe the skills base of the technical staff in your company?

	True	Not true	True for some roles
We have an ageing workforce	We have an ageing workforce True	We have an ageing workforce Not true	We have an ageing workforce True for some roles
We have a lot of people leave to work for other similar employers	We have a lot of people leave to work for other similar employers True	We have a lot of people leave to work for other similar employers Not true	We have a lot of people leave to work for other similar employers True for some roles
We have a lot of people leave to work in a different sector	We have a lot of people leave to work in a different sector True	We have a lot of people leave to work in a different sector Not true	We have a lot of people leave to work in a different sector True for some roles
We are not recruiting and have recently made redundancies	We are not recruiting and have recently made redundancies True	We are not recruiting and have recently made redundancies Not true	We are not recruiting and have recently made redundancies True for some roles
We have people who could develop higher level skills and grow in the role	We have people who could develop higher level skills and grow in the role True	We have people who could develop higher level skills and grow in the role Not true	We have people who could develop higher level skills and grow in the role True for some roles
We have people who need to upskill due to changes in technology / work practices etc	We have people who need to upskill due to changes in technology / work practices etc True	We have people who need to upskill due to changes in technology / work practices etc Not true	We have people who need to upskill due to changes in technology / work practices etc True for some roles
Our workforce is stable and we don't have much need for recruitment	Our workforce is stable and we don't have much need for recruitment True	Our workforce is stable and we don't have much need for recruitment Not true	Our workforce is stable and we don't have much need for recruitment True for some roles
The people we promote into supervisory or management roles lack management skills	The people we promote into supervisory or management roles lack management skills True	The people we promote into supervisory or management roles lack management skills Not true	The people we promote into supervisory or management roles lack management skills True for some roles
There is a shortage of people with the right technical skills for our vacancies	There is a shortage of people with the right technical skills for our vacancies True	There is a shortage of people with the right technical skills for our vacancies Not true	There is a shortage of people with the right technical skills for our vacancies True for some roles
There are people from other sectors who have some, but not all, of the skills we need	There are people from other sectors who have some, but not all, of the skills we need True	There are people from other sectors who have some, but not all, of the skills we need Not true	There are people from other sectors who have some, but not all, of the skills we need True for some roles

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* 6. Please list the skills that are in shortest supply?

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* 7. Please list the job roles you experience difficulties in recruiting.

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* 8. Which of these best describe the skills base of the management staff in your company?

	True	Not true	True of some managers but not in general
Our managers have good people management skills	Our managers have good people management skills True	Our managers have good people management skills Not true	Our managers have good people management skills True of some managers but not in general
Our managers have good financial management skills	Our managers have good financial management skills True	Our managers have good financial management skills Not true	Our managers have good financial management skills True of some managers but not in general
Our managers have a good understanding of the market place	Our managers have a good understanding of the market place True	Our managers have a good understanding of the market place Not true	Our managers have a good understanding of the market place True of some managers but not in general
Our managers have good project planning skills	Our managers have good project planning skills True	Our managers have good project planning skills Not true	Our managers have good project planning skills True of some managers but not in general
Our managers are fully aware of the regulatory framework in which we operate	Our managers are fully aware of the regulatory framework in which we operate True	Our managers are fully aware of the regulatory framework in which we operate Not true	Our managers are fully aware of the regulatory framework in which we operate True of some managers but not in general
Our managers are able to grasp opportunities for new products / services / methods / innovations	Our managers are able to grasp opportunities for new products / services / methods / innovations True	Our managers are able to grasp opportunities for new products / services / methods / innovations Not true	Our managers are able to grasp opportunities for new products / services / methods / innovations True of some managers but not in general
Our managers will become good leaders	Our managers will become good leaders True	Our managers will become good leaders Not true	Our managers will become good leaders True of some managers but not in general

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* 9. What are the three most important issues facing the skills base of your workforce?

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* 10. Are you able to access training / support to assist in these following areas?

	Yes	No	Yes in some cases
Technical skills to enable staff to adapt to new technology / working practices	Technical skills to enable staff to adapt to new technology / working practices Yes	Technical skills to enable staff to adapt to new technology / working practices No	Technical skills to enable staff to adapt to new technology / working practices Yes in some cases
Technical skills to enable staff to grow their skills and progress	Technical skills to enable staff to grow their skills and progress Yes	Technical skills to enable staff to grow their skills and progress No	Technical skills to enable staff to grow their skills and progress Yes in some cases
Technical skills to enable people with similar skills from different sectors to adapt to ours	Technical skills to enable people with similar skills from different sectors to adapt to ours Yes	Technical skills to enable people with similar skills from different sectors to adapt to ours No	Technical skills to enable people with similar skills from different sectors to adapt to ours Yes in some cases
Management skills	Management skills Yes	Management skills No	Management skills Yes in some cases
Leadership skills	Leadership skills Yes	Leadership skills No	Leadership skills Yes in some cases

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* 11. In accessing training, excluding Apprenticeships, are the following statements correct or not (you may say yes to all that apply)

	Yes	No
We provide all our staff training in house and / or on the job	We provide all our staff training in house and / or on the job Yes	We provide all our staff training in house and / or on the job No
We provide some of our staff training in house	We provide some of our staff training in house Yes	We provide some of our staff training in house No
We send our staff to courses delivered by the local FE college	We send our staff to courses delivered by the local FE college Yes	We send our staff to courses delivered by the local FE college No
We use the local FE college to deliver bespoke courses especially for us	We use the local FE college to deliver bespoke courses especially for us Yes	We use the local FE college to deliver bespoke courses especially for us No
We send staff to courses delivered by private training providers	We send staff to courses delivered by private training providers Yes	We send staff to courses delivered by private training providers No
We use private training providers to deliver especially of us	We use private training providers to deliver especially of us Yes	We use private training providers to deliver especially of us No
We send staff to university courses	We send staff to university courses Yes	We send staff to university courses No
We assist staff to use online learning available in the market place	We assist staff to use online learning available in the market place Yes	We assist staff to use online learning available in the market place No
We have developed online learning specifically for our staff	We have developed online learning specifically for our staff Yes	We have developed online learning specifically for our staff No

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* 12. Are you able to access the training/support to help you in developing your workforce within the following area?

	We have no need of this	We are able to access this	We are unable to access this
Skills to enable staff to adapt to adapt to new technology	Skills to enable staff to adapt to adapt to new technology We have no need of this	Skills to enable staff to adapt to adapt to new technology We are able to access this	Skills to enable staff to adapt to adapt to new technology We are unable to access this
Skills to enable staff to adapt to new wok practices	Skills to enable staff to adapt to new wok practices We have no need of this	Skills to enable staff to adapt to new wok practices We are able to access this	Skills to enable staff to adapt to new wok practices We are unable to access this
Skills to enable staff to adapt to regulatory changes	Skills to enable staff to adapt to regulatory changes We have no need of this	Skills to enable staff to adapt to regulatory changes We are able to access this	Skills to enable staff to adapt to regulatory changes We are unable to access this
Skills to retrain staff who are moving into the sector	Skills to retrain staff who are moving into the sector We have no need of this	Skills to retrain staff who are moving into the sector We are able to access this	Skills to retrain staff who are moving into the sector We are unable to access this
Job specific skills	Job specific skills We have no need of this	Job specific skills We are able to access this	Job specific skills We are unable to access this
Management skills	Management skills We have no need of this	Management skills We are able to access this	Management skills We are unable to access this
Leadership skills	Leadership skills We have no need of this	Leadership skills We are able to access this	Leadership skills We are unable to access this
IT skills	IT skills We have no need of this	IT skills We are able to access this	IT skills We are unable to access this
Literacy and numeracy skills	Literacy and numeracy skills We have no need of this	Literacy and numeracy skills We are able to access this	Literacy and numeracy skills We are unable to access this
Other	Other We have no need of this	Other We are able to access this	Other We are unable to access this

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How do you feel about being able to ensure having the right skills now and in the future?

Worried, I think we will struggle

Confident, I think the skills are available

Confident as I don't think we need many new staff

Mixed, OK for some job roles and not OK for other

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* 14. Which of the following would be beneficial for your organsation

	Would really value this	It would be useful if not crictical	We already have this in place	This would be of no value
Management training for technical staff who have been promoted into management roles	Management training for technical staff who have been promoted into management roles Would really value this	Management training for technical staff who have been promoted into management roles It would be useful if not crictical	Management training for technical staff who have been promoted into management roles We already have this in place	Management training for technical staff who have been promoted into management roles This would be of no value
Support for inhouse staff on how to deliver better training	Support for inhouse staff on how to deliver better training Would really value this	Support for inhouse staff on how to deliver better training It would be useful if not crictical	Support for inhouse staff on how to deliver better training We already have this in place	Support for inhouse staff on how to deliver better training This would be of no value
Support for staff on how to buy / commission training	Support for staff on how to buy / commission training Would really value this	Support for staff on how to buy / commission training It would be useful if not crictical	Support for staff on how to buy / commission training We already have this in place	Support for staff on how to buy / commission training This would be of no value
Policy and regulatory framework updates	Policy and regulatory framework updates Would really value this	Policy and regulatory framework updates It would be useful if not crictical	Policy and regulatory framework updates We already have this in place	Policy and regulatory framework updates This would be of no value
Sector Specific Health and Safety	Sector Specific Health and Safety Would really value this	Sector Specific Health and Safety It would be useful if not crictical	Sector Specific Health and Safety We already have this in place	Sector Specific Health and Safety This would be of no value
Managing / working in multi-disciplinary teams	Managing / working in multi-disciplinary teams Would really value this	Managing / working in multi-disciplinary teams It would be useful if not crictical	Managing / working in multi-disciplinary teams We already have this in place	Managing / working in multi-disciplinary teams This would be of no value
Marketing Skills to assess market potential as part of the product design process	Marketing Skills to assess market potential as part of the product design process Would really value this	Marketing Skills to assess market potential as part of the product design process It would be useful if not crictical	Marketing Skills to assess market potential as part of the product design process We already have this in place	Marketing Skills to assess market potential as part of the product design process This would be of no value
Effective commercialization of new technologies	Effective commercialization of new technologies Would really value this	Effective commercialization of new technologies It would be useful if not crictical	Effective commercialization of new technologies We already have this in place	Effective commercialization of new technologies This would be of no value
Progressing skills of staff into higher skilled roles	Progressing skills of staff into higher skilled roles Would really value this	Progressing skills of staff into higher skilled roles It would be useful if not crictical	Progressing skills of staff into higher skilled roles We already have this in place	Progressing skills of staff into higher skilled roles This would be of no value
Change management	Change management Would really value this	Change management It would be useful if not crictical	Change management We already have this in place	Change management This would be of no value
Business modeling	Business modeling Would really value this	Business modeling It would be useful if not crictical	Business modeling We already have this in place	Business modeling This would be of no value
Risk management	Risk management Would really value this	Risk management It would be useful if not crictical	Risk management We already have this in place	Risk management This would be of no value
Supply chain management	Supply chain management Would really value this	Supply chain management It would be useful if not crictical	Supply chain management We already have this in place	Supply chain management This would be of no value
Value chain management	Value chain management Would really value this	Value chain management It would be useful if not crictical	Value chain management We already have this in place	Value chain management This would be of no value
Lean management / QCD / 6 Sigma etc	Lean management / QCD / 6 Sigma etc Would really value this	Lean management / QCD / 6 Sigma etc It would be useful if not crictical	Lean management / QCD / 6 Sigma etc We already have this in place	Lean management / QCD / 6 Sigma etc This would be of no value
Project management	Project management Would really value this	Project management It would be useful if not crictical	Project management We already have this in place	Project management This would be of no value
Low carbon	Low carbon Would really value this	Low carbon It would be useful if not crictical	Low carbon We already have this in place	Low carbon This would be of no value
Business Development Management	Business Development Management Would really value this	Business Development Management It would be useful if not crictical	Business Development Management We already have this in place	Business Development Management This would be of no value
Identifying and addressing under-employment in the workforce	Identifying and addressing under-employment in the workforce Would really value this	Identifying and addressing under-employment in the workforce It would be useful if not crictical	Identifying and addressing under-employment in the workforce We already have this in place	Identifying and addressing under-employment in the workforce This would be of no value
Employing foreign workers	Employing foreign workers Would really value this	Employing foreign workers It would be useful if not crictical	Employing foreign workers We already have this in place	Employing foreign workers This would be of no value
Widening diversity in the workforce	Widening diversity in the workforce Would really value this	Widening diversity in the workforce It would be useful if not crictical	Widening diversity in the workforce We already have this in place	Widening diversity in the workforce This would be of no value

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* 15. Is there any training provision which you are struggling to access or where current provision does not meet your needs?

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* 16. What is your preferred method of training delivery? (please tick all that apply)

Day release

Block release

In house by own staff

In house by external provider

In providers location

Online

Leading to qualification

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Would you be prepared to talk to us further in more depth about this?

Yes

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* 18. In order for us to make contact please provide your name?

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* 19. What is your role / position?

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* 20. What is the name of your company?

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* 21. Please supply your email address

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* 22. Please supply a contact phone number

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