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

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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
ASK ALL29) To what extent have hard-to-fill vacancies had an adverse effect onthis institution’s performance over the past year? REVERSE SCALEa) A great dealb) To some extentc) Not very muchd) Not at alle) Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT)ASK IF EITHER CODE A OR B AT Q29, OTHERS GO TO Q3029B)Why do you say that? WRITE INOPEN ENDEDDon’t knowRefused30) And to what extent have hard-to-fill vacancies for teaching staff hadan adverse effect on learner experiences over the past year?REVERSE SCALEa) A great dealb) To some extentc) Not very muchd) Not at alle) Don’t know (DO NOT READ OUT)Section D: Training and developmentThe following questions are about staff training and development.31) Which of the following exist at this institution…? READ OUT. Code“yes”, “no” or “don’t know” for eacha) A business plan that specifies the objectives for the coming yearb) A training plan that specifies in advance the level and type of trainingyour employees will need in the coming yearc) A budget for training expenditure32) What percentage of your teaching staff have an annual performancereview?WRITE IN PERCENTAGEAll (100%)None (0%)Don't know
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RESEARCHRecruitment and Retention i
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ContentsPage1 INTRODUCTION ........
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of respondents), closely followed b
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32. Key concerns where resources we
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52. The most common qualification h
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Definitions1.5 A number of terms ha
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• at what point in their career t
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1.16 Key question areas relevant to
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2 METHODOLOGY AND PROFILE OF RESPON
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2.13 Prior to the main survey, a fu
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Ethnic Background2.22 Nine out of t
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Types of Provision2.26 In addition
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Table 2.10: What are the main subje
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• HR Managers views on the reason
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Table 2.15: Total StaffStatus ‘Oc
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2.44 A total of 113 in-depth interv
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3 MOTIVATION TO JOIN THE SECTOR3.1
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Entrants from Teaching3.13 Responde
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Vocational Reasons3.21 This is the
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• “I met one of the managers at
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Perceptions of Entry Routes4.6 A ma
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4.13 In terms of finding suitable c
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5 TURNOVER, VACANCIES AND HARD TO F
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5.11 The major reason given for vac
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5.16 Generally HR Managers did not
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Maths and Science• “there are i
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5.27 Teacher/trainer respondents we
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Table 5.7: What could your organisa
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• “there is a shortage of maths
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Page 94 and 95: 10 CONCLUSIONS10.1 Recruitment and
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