The 3-Tier skill analysis project is part of a
multi-year international study on the different kinds of skill
requirements of small and mid sized enterprises (SMEs) - and the
different methods used to fill such requirements
by SMEs.
Skills in this context equate to human
capital which -along with financial capital-
forms the basis of any business functionality. In the emerging knowledge-based
economy, the different types of human capital will play an ever more important role,
and SMEs the world over
are responsible for a lot of net new economic growth and
early
absorption of new technologies. The survey also inquires
about consistent excess demand and supply conditions in the skill markets over the previous five
years as
identified by the participating businesses.
Survey responses are
anonymous - please press 'submit' at the end when you are done.
Survey response time .:: < 12 min
Approximate turnover / gross sales
in latest year
please choose equivalent currency
option, and then the range of turnover
What industry is your business in ?
please use
terms such as "Retail
Sales, Books", "Bio
Technology R+D",
"Business
Services, Accounting"
etc.
How
long have you been in business ?
please choose an option
Section 2 - SME Skill Issues
In
the questions below, please answer form the perspective of both
'hard' specific technical skills (e.g. computer network setup
skills) and also 'soft' employability skills (e.g. team work
capabilities)
As an independent business owner, operator or manager, please list the types of skills
you would like to acquire yourself and/or have acquired by your
current, internal business partners and regular employees.
As an independent business owner, operator or manager, please list the types of skills you
would like to outsource to an outside supplier. Please add if this is
going to be a one-time or regular outsourcing arrangement in your
estimation
As an independent business owner, operator or manager, please list the types of skills you
would like to add by hiring on a permanent, 'payroll' basis
As an independent business owner, operator or manager, please
indicate what primary activities
to address the independent businesses' skill requirement needs can and should
be primarily done by:
a.) the independent businesses themselves (no formal courses, but
self-teaching)
b.) government
c.) training providers (local and online)
Independent
Business: Government: Training
Providers (local and online):
Section
3 - Excess Demand
and Supply of Skills over the past five years
Please describe in which skill areas you have had more or less steady
excess demand OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, that is to say you had a
tough time filling a position
Please describe in which skill areas you have had more or less steady
excess supply OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, that is to say you had
consistently more applications (solicited or unsolicited) than you
were looking for
