Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education's (IfATE) Big Conversation

Help us shape the skills system for technical education 
Join IfATE’s Big Conversation

We are working with IfATE on their #TheBigConversation to ensure the needs of the creative and cultural sectors are considered as part of a wider consultation on technical education to help shape the skills system.*  
 
In this short survey, we’re asking about all aspects of technical education and the skills system. We want to hear what’s working, what isn’t – and how the system supports your business, sector or education.  
 
*What is the Skills System 
The Skills System is the way all the different parts of the technical education system work together. 
There are five components:
- The range of apprenticeships and technical qualifications on offer. 
- The quality of apprenticeships and technical qualifications on offer. 
- How far apprenticeships and technical qualifications make the country better by supporting national priorities, like social mobility. 
- How far apprenticeships and technical skills qualifications help their workforce progress all through their career, be it in their own business, sector or region. 
- How far all organisations involved in apprenticeships and technical skills education work together to create a cohesive system across sectors and regions. 
 
All data is anonymised during the evaluation process, and in subsequent reports and publications. In some instances, we may follow up with participants to ask further questions about their responses, if they have provided the relevant contact details. Data is held securely within CCSkills internal file systems, in compliance with GDPR. Data is only accessed by appropriate staff involved in processing and analysing the data.

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If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact communications@ccskills.org.uk.
1.Please enter your email address or the name of your organisation.
2.Where are you based?
3.What do you need most from technical qualifications like apprenticeships, T levels and higher technical qualifications? 
4.What do you think is already working in the skills system that we should keep? 
5.What do you think needs to change to help employers recruit staff with the right skills? 
6.The workforce is shifting. What needs to change to help employers respond to future national challenges, for example Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; sustainability; emerging skills etc.?
At Creative and Cultural Skills, we want to see a fair and skilled cultural sector, that’s why we exist. Our collaboration with employers means we understand what they need, and our regular research means we stay up to date. We’re helping to inform the future of work in our field - not just for economic growth but for social impact too - and because it makes good sense. 

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Find out more about our work by visiting our website or join the conversation on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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