Firstly, we would like to ask about skills within your existing workforce (including those who are labour only personnel). Are these groups of staff fully competent – that is, can they do their job to the required level?
[for each staff group, mark which is most true]

	yes, they are fully competent	no, we have some minor competency problems	no, we have some major competency problems	not applicable (none employed)
Managers
Professional engineers/scientists/technologists
Supervisors
Incorporated engineers
Other support staff
Electrical technicians
Instrument technicians
Mechanical technicians
Process technicians
Maintenance technicians
Other technicians
Pipefitters
Platers
Mechanical fitters
Erectors
Welders (coded and other)
Scaffolders
Riggers
Electricians
NDT personnel
Working chargehands
All other craftpersons
Crane drivers
Forklift drivers
Insulators and sheet metal workers
Shotblasters/painters/deck screeders
Production process operatives
Mates/semi-skilled personnel
Other operatives
Other site-based employees

This question is about currently unfilled vacancies. Do you have vacancies that are hard to fill for each of the following groups of staff?
[for each staff group, mark which is most true]

	yes, hard to fill vacancies and it is a major problem	yes, hard to fill vacancies but it is a minor problem	no hard to fill vacancies	not applicable (none employed)
Managers
Professional engineers/scientists/technologists
Supervisors
Incorporated engineers
Other support staff
Electrical technicians
Instrument technicians
Mechanical technicians
Process technicians
Maintenance technicians
Other technicians
Pipefitters
Platers
Mechanical fitters
Erectors
Welders (coded and other)
Scaffolders
Riggers
Electricians
NDT personnel
Working chargehands
All other craftpersons
Crane drivers
Forklift drivers
Insulators and sheet metal workers
Shotblasters/painters/deck screeders
Production process operatives
Mates/semi-skilled personnel
Other operatives
Other site-based employees

How important do you think the following areas of skill development are for your activities?

	not at all important	unimportant	neither important nor unimportant	important	very important
New entrant training
Up-skilling current staff
Apprenticeships
General induction training
Health and Safety training
Multi-skill training
NVQ Level 2 craft qualifications training
NVQ Level 3 craft and technician qualifications training
NVQ Level 4 craft and management training
Foundation degree (similar to HND)
Graduate induction training
Continuing professional development

How important do you think the following factors are in terms of the main causes of lack of skills in your area of operations?

	not a problem	minor problem	a problem	major problem	very significant problem
Failure to train and develop staff
Recruitment problems
High staff turnover
Inability of workforce to keep up with change
Lack of experience or their being recently recruited
Staff lack motivation

Using the same areas of skill development as the previous question, please indicate how easy it for you to obtain training covering these areas.

	very easy	easy	neither easy nor difficult	difficult	very difficult
New entrant training
Up-skilling current staff
Apprenticeships
General induction training
Health and Safety training
Multi-skill training
NVQ Level 2 craft qualifications training
NVQ Level 3 craft and technician qualifications training
NVQ Level 4 craft and management training
Foundation degree (similar to HND)
Graduate induction training
Continuing professional development

Do you forsee a growth or contraction over the next five years in terms GB employment for your company in the following ECI areas?
[For each ECI area, mark which is most true]

	never worked in area	major contraction	slight contraction	stay the same	slight growth	major growth
Animal/human food processing
Building erection/dismantling
Brewery
Cement and brick plant
Chemical works
Electrical
Glass works
Gas making/treatment plants
Nuclear reprocessing site
Offshore
Other project
Oil refinery
Oil tankage/storage
Oil terminal
Paper mill
Petrochemical products
Pharmaceutical/cosmetic products
Power station – hydro electric
Power station – nuclear
Power station – thermal
Steel mill / metal smelting
Water treatment / sewerage

This question is optional; however, it can provide the ECITB with greater insights into the educational attainment of the ECI workforce. To do this, we would like to get an idea about the highest levels of qualifications of your workforce. Please enter the percentage of your workforce with the following highest qualifications.
Note, the percentages should sum to 100.

NVQ Level 5 – postgraduates and chartered engineers	%
High NVQ Level 4 – graduate engineers (not chartered)	%
High NVQ Level 4 – eg First degree graduates	%
Low NVQ Level 4 – eg HND level qualified	%
NVQ Level 3 – qualified	%
NVQ Level 2 – qualified	%
Below NVQ Level 2 – qualified	%

As with the previous question, this is optional; however, answers can give the ECITB insights into the importance of recruitment, by educational level. To do this, we would like to get an idea about the qualification levels of those you have directly recruited into your organisation over the past three years. Please enter the percentage of your direct recruits over the last three years with the following highest qualifications.
Note the percentages should sum to 100.

NVQ Level 5 – postgraduates and chartered engineers	%
High NVQ Level 4 – graduate engineers (not chartered)	%
High NVQ Level 4 – eg First degree graduates	%
Low NVQ Level 4 – eg HND level qualified	%
NVQ Level 3 – qualified	%
NVQ Level 2 – qualified	%
Below NVQ Level 2 – qualified	%

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