About the survey
The survey is designed to identify how employers meet their skill needs. We want to know how your organisation employs and trains staff and how effective this training is at meeting your skill needs.
The survey collects information about whether:
- your organisation employs people with or has jobs that require formal vocational qualification
- your organisation has apprentices and trainees
- your employees have undertaken any nationally recognised or unaccredited training
- you are satisfied with the relevance and quality of that training.
Who is doing the survey?
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
NCVER manages the research, analysis and reporting of the survey. NCVER is a not-for-profit company owned by the State, Territory and Federal ministers responsible for vocational education and training. NCVER, under contract to the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, collects information and provides research on vocational education and training in Australia to governments, the training sector, industry and the community.
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
The government department funding the survey. They will use the results to develop government policy to better help employers and industry.
Wallis Social Research
The company that will contact you to collect information about your skill needs and training in your workplace. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. You can choose to complete the survey online or an interviewer from Wallis Social Research will call to arrange a time that is convenient for you to complete the survey.
Who should complete the survey?
We need all organisations that have employees to participate in the survey. It is important that the results represent all organisations, not just those providing training.
Employees are defined as wage and salary earners who received pay for any part of the last pay period. This includes: employees on paid or prepaid leave, employees who commenced or terminated employment during the pay period, and employees on workers’ compensation who continue to be paid through the payroll. It excludes persons paid solely by commission, without a retainer, wage or salary.
The survey should be completed by the person responsible for employing or training staff in your organisation. They may need to have access to training records or consult other people in the organisation prior to completing the survey.
What if I don’t do any training?
It does not matter whether you currently do any formal training of staff, we are also seeking information on what organisations think about training and possible improvements to the system, so the Australian, and State and Territory Governments can better meet employer needs.
Do I have to participate?
Participation in the survey is voluntary. However, having as many organisations respond as possible gives a clear picture of the ways Australian employers meet their skill needs and how Australian employers use training in their workplaces.
How will my information be used?
The Australian, and State and Territory Governments will use results of the survey to:
- identify skill shortages that are not being met by current training strategies
- identify areas of growth in skill development
- monitor how employers use training and what they think of it
- help shape future training.
Results of the survey will be published on NCVER’s website in November 2023 (see https://www.ncver.edu.au/employerviews). Results from previous surveys can also be found at the same address.
Privacy and confidentiality
Are my answers confidential?
Yes, your privacy is assured. Your contact details and survey responses will remain confidential. The information you provide will not be used for any other purpose. Results will be reported as summary responses and will not allow individual employers to be identified. For more information, see our Privacy Notice at www.ncver.edu.au/employerviews/privacynotice.
For information on Wallis Social Research’s compliance with the Australian Privacy Principles, you can contact them on 1800 113 444 or access their privacy policy on their website https://www.wallis.social/privacy. You can also go to the website www.oaic.gov.au/privacy or further information.
How was my organisation selected?
Your organisation name and contact details are provided to Wallis by illion, a commercial provider of data registries containing business names and details. Your organisation has been randomly selected. Wallis does not give your name or contact details to NCVER, only a de-identified data set of all the information collected. Wallis destroys your name and contact details at the conclusion of the survey.
Where did you get my number?
Your number has been randomly selected by illion, a commercial provider of business names and details. These details were then provided to Wallis.
Further information regarding the survey
If you would like more information about this survey, please phone Wallis Social Research on
1800 113 444 toll free from a landline or visit their website at www.wallisgroup.com.au.