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

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DfES Recruitment and Retention Survey QuestionnaireFINALGood morning/ afternoon/ evening. I’m calling from MORI, an independentresearch organisation. We’re conducting a survey of staff within the learningand skills sector, which covers all post-16 education and training, excludingschools and higher education. The survey has been commissioned by theDepartment for Education and Skills in order to find out how best to improverecruitment and retention within the sector. We want to find out about yourexperiences of working in the learning and skills sector, including your viewson training and career development.The survey is completely confidential – no information that can identify youwill be passed on to the DfES or anyone else, including anyone in yourorganisation. The interview will take no more than 15 minutes.REASSURE IF NECESSARY:1. All information will be treated in the strictest confidence. Responseswill not be attributed to any individual or organisation, and results willbe reported in the form of aggregated statistics only.2. We work strictly within the Market Research Society Code of Conduct.SECTION 1: EMPLOYMENT DETAILS1. Can I just check, do you undertake any teaching, lecturing,training, tutoring or other direct learner support at (INSERT NAMEOF ORGANISATION FROM SAMPLE)?• Yes GO TO Q2• No In that case, I don’t need to take up any more of your time.CLOSE WITH THANKS• Don’t know In that case, I don’t need to take up any more of yourtime. CLOSE WITH THANKSASK ALL CODE 1 AT Q1, OTHERS CLOSE.2. Which of the following best describes your principal activity inthis job? INTERVIEWER PROBE FOR JOB TITLE IF NECESSARY.READ OUT. SINGLE CODE ONLY• General manager• Programme/subject manager• Teacher• Tutor• Lecturer• Trainer• Learning support worker• Assessor• Other – please specify
3. In your view, which of the following best describes (INSERTORGANISATION NAME FROM SAMPLE)? READ OUT. SINGLECODE ONLY• Sixth form college• Further education college• Adult and community learning services• Private training organisation• Voluntary sector training organisation• Employer providing in-house training• Other – please specify4. What is the main type of LSC funded provision you are involvedwith at this organisation? Is it… ? READ OUT. MULTICODE OK• Further education• Work-based learning• Adult and community learning• Other – please specify5. Can I just check, do you do any other regular paid work inlecturing, teaching, training, tutoring, or other direct learnersupport? SINGLE CODE ONLY• Yes ASK Q6• No GO To Q7ASK IF HAVE MORE THAN ONE REGULAR PAID JOB AT Q5, OTHERS GOTO Q7.6. How many other regular paid teaching or teaching related jobs doyou have? SINGLE CODE ONLY• One• Two - three• Four or more• Difficult to say – work through an agency(IF YES AT Q5): Now I am going to ask you some questions about yourjob as a (INSERT JOB FROM Q2) at (INSERT ORGANISATIONFROM SAMPLE). Please refer to this job ONLY when you answer,unless we specify otherwise.ASK ALL7. What is your current employment status in this job? SINGLECODE ONLY• Permanent• Fixed term contract (6 months or more)• Fixed term contract (under 6 months)• Sessional or hourly paid• Agency contract• Other – please specify
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RESEARCHRecruitment and Retention i
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ContentsPage1 INTRODUCTION ........
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Definitions1.5 A number of terms ha
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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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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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5.27 Teacher/trainer respondents we
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6 WORKING IN THE SECTOR6.1 This sec
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6.9 Respondents working in further
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