Preliminary TNA results

QUESTIONNAIRE

Presumptions of the project:

- Shortages and mismatch of skills required by businesses-Lack of adequate training programmes to meet skill requirements of businesses-Institutional constraints between the education and enterprise sector

The main goal in the preliminary TNA was to: - test the clarity and understandability of the questionnaire - see the response of businesses- check the relevance of received information

Drafting the questionnaire

QUESTIONNAIRE

Four sections:

A – Company identification information

B – Employees

C – Skills and experience

D – Training programmes

Structure of the questionnaire

EMPLOYEES

Small < 50 employees33%

Medium < 250 employees33%

Large > 250 employees33%

Surveyed companies

EMPLOYEES

Importance of qualifications and experience

- Managerial- Accounting/financial- Technical- Marketing

Both qualifications and experience

- Semi-skilled- Unskilled

Experience

Work category

Importance

EMPLOYEES

All of the companies employ university graduates

Satisfied – 83%Completely satsified – 17%

Performance of university graduates

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Shortage of skills

Do not have problems finding suitably qualified and people with relevant experience – 67%

Do have problems finding suitably qualified and people with relevant experience – 33%

67% 33%

Shortages of:

- Soft skills- Specialist skills- Technical skills-Managerial and Administration skills

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

17%

32%

17%

17%

17%

National Employment Agency, internet, newspapers, recommendations

National Employment Agency, educational institutions, recomendations

National Employment Agency, educational institutions, internet recomendations Only recommendations

Only National Employment Agency

Channels for finding people

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

83% - does have training programmes17% - doesn’t have training programmes

17% 83% 40% 60%

60% - both in-house and external40% - in-house

Training programmes in companies

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

- Training is budgeted in annual business plans of companies that provide them.

- Reasons for not having training programmes is lack of finances, but they are ready to invest in training sometimes in the future.

- Non of the business have problems finding training to meet their business needs.

Training programmes in companies

CONCLUSIONS

- Lack of interest from businesses

-The questionnaire was generally understandable, improvements to sections B2 and C3

- Satisfaction with the performance of university graduates

-Most companies provide training for their employees, we should inquire into the nature of trainings

- Is labour a cost to be reduced or an asset to invest in?

- A different approach for the broader survey

Conclusions and recommendations

Thank you for the attention!

SzarvasJune 20, 2009