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National Needs Analysis Report – United Kingdom (ASDAN and Diagrama Foundation)
February 2016
IO1 – How to Get There?
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Table of Contents
The Get There project 3
Summative Results regarding the Questionnaires in your organization 4
“How to Get There?” Summative Results regarding the questionnaire for counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts 5
“How to Get There?” Summative Results regarding the questionnaire for the beneficiaries 12
Appendix I – “How to Get There?” Questionnaire for counselors/trainers/career guides/VET experts 17
Appendix II - “How to Get There?” Questionnaire for beneficiaries 19
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The Get There project
The Get There project seeks to promote the access to trainings that promote employability skills to a wide range of people, like employed people that want to strengthen their skills to perform better at their works, unemployed people that want to increase their chances of getting a job - including young at risk , who are expected to become engaged in this courses via a peer mentoring methodology that will make them feel empowered and, hopefully, less intimidated and more enthusiastic with the training that will give them better chances of entering the labor market.
Through the VET initiatives boosted by this project, VET relevance in the labor market will be enhanced. In fact, through VET, people will be better prepared to enter and stay in the labor market and their performance will be improved.
In this context, the first step in understanding and analyzing the different needs in the participating countries, the Consortium created a set of questionnaires to explore the needs that exist in each country in the promotion of employability skills targeting both groups of interest: the trainers and the beneficiaries. More specifically, to assess which of the employability skills are more relevant for the partnership countries and/or VET organisations' "clients", 2 very similar surveys were developed and all partner organisations delivered them to 2 target groups:
trainers, counsellors, carrier guides, VET experts. unemployed people or people that is going through training.
The followed report is from UK, but taking in to account the scores obtained by ASDAN and DIAGRAMA FOUNDATION on split.
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Summative Results regarding the Questionnaires in your organization
-How many questionnaires addressing the trainers were collected? ASDAN:24DIAGRAMA:20
-How many questionnaires addressing the beneficiaries were collected? ASDAN:45DIAGRAMA:20
-What were the main differences between the two groups? ASDAN :Both groups identified the same six skills as being important to them but in a slightly different order.Trainers/tutors have a much greater awareness of how these skills are measured. DIAGRAMA: The knowledge about the skills needed at work, and depending of the job
-Which were the six most important skills according to the trainers? ASDAN
Communication Self-management Team working Problem Solving Customer Awareness Health & Safety
DIAGRAMA: Team working, Customer awareness, Communication in the workplace, Problem soling, IT in the workplace, Exploring job opportunities
-Which were the six most important skills according to the beneficiaries?ASDAN
Communication Self-management Problem Solving Health & Safety Customer Awareness Team working
DIAGRAMA Team working,
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Customers Awareness, IT in the workplace, Exploring job opportunities, Self Management, Communication in the workplace
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“How to Get There?” Summative Results regarding the questionnaire for counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts
Please provide the summative results of your organization’s questionnaires: For the open ended questions please, summarize the most common and the most important answers that were given in your country
Regarding the graphs, right click on the graphs and select edit data
In the questionnaires that were given to counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts the summative results of the questions exploring the perception and understanding of employability skills were:
1. Are employability skills specified in your country?ASDAN
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YesNo
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DIAGRAMA
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YesNo
2. Are employability skills measured in your country?ASDAN
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10
YesNo
DIAGRAMA
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YesNo
Regarding the YES answersThe way that employability skills are measured in the UK according to the counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts are: ASDAN
Employability skills are measured through the achievement of an Employability programme e.g. by achieving an Award such as ASDAN's Workright
Line management/performance management Department of education and learning Through employability qualifications and engagement in work experience,
apprenticeships, 16 - 19 Study ProgrammesDIAGRAMA
Experience, Needs, Literacy, Numeracy, Attainment at work
3. Do you work on employability skills with your beneficiaries?ASDAN
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YesNo
DIAGRAMA
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2
YesNo
4. Are beneficiaries aware of their employability skills?ASDAN
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7
YesNo
DIAGRAMA
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5
YesNo
5. Are beneficiaries keen on improving their employability skills?ASDAN
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5
YesNo
DIAGRAMA
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3
YesNo
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6. Are there differences in the awareness of employability skills between different age groups and/ or groups of beneficiaries? ASDAN
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3
YesNo
DIAGRAMA
1010YesNo
Regarding the YES answers
The main differences in the awareness of employability skills between different age groups and/ or groups of beneficiaries are:ASDAN
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Younger children are not taught that the skills they are developing relate to ‘employability’
Older students have a better understanding as it is more immediate to their next stages. As they have had more experience through part time jobs etc.
16+ students lack basic skills e.g. not knowing when to use the appropriate language
KS3 awareness of career pathways and GCSE options, KS4 awareness of skills employers value via work experience, job application and interview skills, career pathways post 16 choices.
DIAGRAMA
Younger groups prefer customers service skill courses but tend to be less aware than older groupsOlder groups are more aware of the gaps in their skills/qualifications and some feel that their experience means they already employability skills
7. Do you see a need on improving employability skills on the beneficiaries that you have been working with according to your experience?ASDAN
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1
YesNo
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2
YesNo
8. The three most important employability skills according to the opinions of the counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts are:ASDAN
Communication skills Team work Self-management
DIAGRAMA Team work Communication IT Skills
9. The three most relevant employability skills that are required by employers according to the experience of the counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts are:ASDAN
Communication skills/ability to communicate effectively Being a team player/team work skills Self/time management
DIAGRAMA Communication Team working Costumer service skills
10. The three most important employability skills asked by beneficiaries according to the experience of the counselors/ trainers/ career guides/ VET experts are:ASDAN
Interview skills (how to dress, communication, be on time etc)
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How to apply for a job, produce a CV etc Problem solving skills
DIAGRAMA Communication IT Skills Interview Skills
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Please provide the summary of answers for each rank of the scale.
11. This part explores the employability skills rate the following employability skills according to their importance in the professional opinion of the counselors/trainers/career guides/VET experts in the UK. It focuses on understanding how important this group finds the following employability skills with 1 the least important and 5 the most important. ASDAN
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12. Are the employability skills required by employers the same as the ones that beneficiaries think are most relevant?ASDAN
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22
YesNo
DIAGRAMA
4
16
YesNo
General comments or important findings if any:It was interesting to see that IT skills and number skills were viewed as less important compared to the other skills in the workplace by tutors/trainers.
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“How to Get There?” Summative Results regarding the questionnaire for the beneficiaries
Please provide the summative results of your organization’s questionnaires: For the open ended questions please, summarize the most common and the most important answers that were given in your country
Regarding the graphs, right click on the graphs and select edit data
In the questionnaires that were given to the beneficiaries in exploring the perception and understanding of employability skills, the summative results were:
1. Have you ever heard of the definition of employability skills?ASDAN
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12
YesNo
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DIAGRAMA
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YesNo
2. According to the beneficiaries understanding of the term employability skills, the most common and/ or important answers were:
ASDAN Skills needed to get employment. Skills that will make you more employable. Transferable skills required to make you a good employee. Skills that are desirable by an employer. DIAGRAMA
Most of the beneficiaries chose personal and professional skills that facilitate the possibility of employment. Others however, chose skills to answer questions in interviews and training to develop or improve these skills
3. Are employability skills measured in your country?ASDAN
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YesNoDon't know
DIAGRAMA
9
11
YesNo
Regarding the YES answersThe way that employability skills are measured in the UK according to the beneficiaries are: ASDAN
Through qualifications; general and vocational qualifications Through the job application process i.e. CV Through an interview process
DIAGRAMA
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Not all the beneficiaries answered this question, but overall, those that did said that professional or administration skills are assessed through the qualifications system, personal qualities and skills are left to witness testimony.
4. Do you work on employability skills with your counselor(s)/ trainer(s)/ career guide(s)/ VET provider(s)?ASDAN
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7
7
YesNoDon't know
DIAGRAMA
13
7
YesNo
5. Do you consider important to improve your employability skills?ASDAN
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YesNo
DIAGRAMA
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5
YesNo
6. The three most important employability skills according to the beneficiaries opinion are:ASDAN
Teamwork Communication Problem Solving
DIAGRAMA Interview Skills Curriculum Vitae Confidence, Communication and Team work all had the same score (these three are linked with self-esteem or abilities to communicate).
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7. The three most relevant employability skills that are required by employers according to the beneficiaries’ experiences are:
ASDAN Communication Teamwork Problem SolvingDIAGRAMA Communication Team work Experience
8. The three most important employability skills that beneficiaries would like to improve are:
ASDAN Customer service/communication Confidence Problem SolvingDIAGRAMA IT skills with computers Team work Communication and Interview Skills have the same score
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Please provide the summary of answers for each rank of the scale.
9. This part explores the employability skills rate according to their importance from the beneficiaries’ point of view aiming at the understanding of how important the beneficiaries in the UK find the following employability skills with 1 the least important and 5 the most important.
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13
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22 20 21 2025
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1811 15
21
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10. Are the employability skills required by employers the same as the ones that beneficiaries think are most relevant?
ASDAN
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7
YesNo
DIAGRAMA
1010 YesNo
ASDANAs with tutors/trainers it is interesting to see that learners also view IT skills and number skills as being less important compared to other skills.DIAGRAMAIn this question, beneficiaries didn’t think that the same level was always required.
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Provide a short summary on the similarities and/ or differences in the reported perceptions between the two groups regarding the employability skills in your country. There are some similarities between these two groups, in particular, both reported “communication” to be at the same level. For example, beneficiaries stated that interview skills or communication are the ones that they are most asked for by trainers and the trainers stated that this is something that needed to be improved.. Communication is one of the answer that is rated the most highly by both groups as an important skill needed for employability.Beneficiaries also placed a lot of importance on IT skills, and they also felt it was a skill that they would want to improve.Other skills that beneficiaries valued in the questionnaires were: writing skills, reading or confidence. However, these skills were not as highly regarded by the trainers/counselors, because for them it seems to be more important to have technical skills or to know how to deal with an interview.
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Appendix I
“ How to Get There?” Questionnaire for counselors/trainers/career guides/VET experts
1. Are employability skills specified in your country?Yes No
2. Are employability skills measured in your country?Yes NoIf Yes, specify how
3. Do you work on employability skills with your beneficiaries?Yes No
4. Are beneficiaries aware of their employability skills?Yes No
5. Are beneficiaries keen on improving their employability skills?Yes No
6. Are there differences in the awareness of employability skills between different age groups and/ or groups of beneficiaries? If so, please specify
7. Do you see a need on improving employability skills on the beneficiaries that you have been working with according to your experience?
Yes No
8. What are the most important employability skills according to your opinion? List the three most important ones
9. What are the most relevant employability skills that are required by employers according to your experience? List the three most important ones
10. What are the employability skills asked by beneficiaries according to your experience? List the three most important ones
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11. Please rate the following employability skills according to their importance in your professional opinion. How important do you find the following with 1 the least important and 5 the most important?
Employability Skills
1 2 3 4 5
Self-managementTeam workingProblem SolvingCustomer AwarenessCommunication in the workplaceWorking with numbersIT in the workplaceApplying for a jobExploring job opportunitiesRights and responsibilities at workHealth and safety in the workplace
12. Are the employability skills required by employers the same as the ones that beneficiaries think are most relevant?
Yes No
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Appendix II
“How to Get There?” Questionnaire for beneficiaries
1. Have you ever heard of the definition of employability skills?Yes No
2. What do you understand by the term employability skills? Please specify
3. Are employability skills measured in your country?Yes NoIf Yes, specify how
4. Do you work on employability skills with your counselor(s)/ trainer(s)/ career guide(s)/ VET provider(s)?Yes No
5. Do you consider important to improve your employability skills?Yes No
6. What are the most important employability skills according to your opinion? List the three most important ones
7. What are the most relevant employability skills that are required by employers according to your experience? List the three most important ones
8. What are the employability skills that you would like to improve? List the three most important ones
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9. Please rate the following employability skills according to their importance in your opinion. How important do you find the following with 1 the least important and 5 the most important?
Employability Skills
1 2 3 4 5
Self-managementTeam workingProblem SolvingCustomer AwarenessCommunication in the workplaceWorking with numbersIT in the workplaceApplying for a jobExploring job opportunitiesRights and responsibilities at workHealth and safety in the workplace
10. Are the employability skills required by employers the same as the ones that you think are most relevant? Yes No
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