Recruitment and Retention in the Post-16 Learning and Skills Sector

ASK IF YES AT Q25 A) OR C), OTHERS GO TO Q2726) You said that you have had problems with the quality of some of thecandidates. Would you say that they have been lacking…READ OUTa) TO D)?a) The skills you look for (*)b) The qualifications you look for (*)c) The work experience that you require (*)d) Or do applicants tend to have poor attitudes, motivation and/orpersonalitye) DO NOT READ OUT: Don’t knowNOTE TO CLIENT: HAVE RETAINED THESE CODES TO ENABLECOMPARISON WITH National Employer Skills Survey (NESS)ASK ALL27) {CATI NOTE: IF CODE 1 AT Q15 INSERT “Although you have novacancies at the moment,” } What measures, if any, has yourinstitution taken to cover vacancies when recruitment has not beensuccessful { CATI NOTE: IF CODE 1 AT Q15 INSERT: “in the pastyear”}? CODE AS MANY AS APPLYINTERVIEWER NOTE: IF SITUATION HAS NOT ARISEN PLEASE USEAPPROPRIATE CODE.a) Use other staff from within the organisation to coverb) Dropped coursesc) Employ someone on fixed-term contractd) Use agency cover (e.g. employ temps)e) “Headhunt” staff from other organisationsf) Increase pay offered for the jobg) Use all sorts of different advertising mediumsh) Employ part-time staffi) Otherj) No specific measures taken (SINGLE CODE ONLY)k) Not applicable – situation never arisen (SINGLE CODE ONLY)l) Don’t knowASK IF ANY CODE A) TO H) AT Q27, OTHERS GO TO Q2928) In your view, how effective or ineffective have these measures been?REVERSE SCALEa) Very effectiveb) Fairly effectivec) Neither effective nor ineffectived) Fairly ineffectivee) Very ineffectivef) Don’t know