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Employers, stand up and have your say about skills!
17 February 2009
Around 25 000 businesses across Australia will be contacted in coming weeks to measure how they meet their skill needs.
Managed by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the Survey of Australian Employers will help shape future training.
Tom Karmel, Managing Director, NCVER said the survey seeks to collect information from employers across Australia about how they ensure their employees have the right skills for their jobs.
"Participation is voluntary, but I strongly encourage those companies that we contact to contribute," Dr Karmel said.
"It is important that the survey results represent all employers. The more responses we get the clearer the picture we will have of the skill needs of Australian businesses and how they use training to meet those needs."
Information from the survey will be used to:
- Gauge how employers rate the skill levels of their employees
- Gain a greater understanding of whether the VET sector is meeting the needs of industry
- Monitor how employers use training and what they think of it
Businesses are randomly selected from the Australian Business Register and the Wallis Consulting Group will conduct telephone interviews between March and May of this year.
The Survey of Australian Employers is conducted on behalf of the Australian, state and territory governments. Results from the survey will be published on NCVER's website in late 2009 in Employers' use and views of the VET system.
Results from the past two surveys (2007 and 2005) are available from NCVER's website: http://www.ncver.edu.au/statistic/21066.html
Media enquiries:
Jessica Justin, Marketing Officer or Colleen Young, Marketing Manager, NCVER +61 8 8230 8400
