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Northern Ireland Executive Skills Consultation - CIPD Member Survey
This survey is an opportunity for CIPD members in Northern Ireland to feed into CIPD's response to the Northern Ireland Executive's consultation on skills.
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1.
Are you a member of the CIPD?
Yes
No
2.
What industry is your organisation in?
Business/professional services
Education (FE/HE)
Energy/utilities/resources
Financial services
Government/public services
Health/social care
Industrial/manufacturing
Retail/consumer
Technology/media/telecommunications
Voluntary/not for profit
Other (please specify)
3.
The new skills strategy has three overarching objectives. Which one do you think is most important?
Addressing skills imbalances, driving economic growth
Creating a culture of lifelong learning
Enhancing digital skills, developing our digital spine
All three are equally important
4.
Are there any other objectives that you think should be at the heart of the strategy?
5.
In your opinion, what has COVID-19 changed for skills development on a public policy level?
We need more flexible and remotely-delivered skills development opportunities
We need to boost upskilling and retraining across the workforce
We need to focus on young people's employment prospects
It has accelerated and highlighted underlying issues like automation, existing inequalities and demographic challenges
Other (please specify in the comment box below)
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6.
In the context of your own organisation, where do you feel the biggest skills gaps exist?
Low-level qualifications (5 GCSEs or less)
Mid-level qualifications (2 A-levels up to sub-degree technical qualifications)
High-level qualifications (degree and post-graduate)
Essential or core skills
Digital skills
Other (please specify in the comment box below)
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7.
Do you have any comments or suggestions regarding the apprenticeship offer in Northern Ireland? The could include issues such as qualification levels, breadth of apprenticeships, the Apprenticeship Levy or employer engagement.
8.
In order to create a culture of lifelong learning, it is key to increase adults' motivation to engage with the skills system. What needs to be done to achieve this?
Removing barriers (e.g. statutory training leave or childcare subsidies)
Providing financial incentives (e.g. individual learning accounts)
Improving lifelong careers advice services
Boosting the provision of flexible learning opportunities
Other (please specify in the comment box below)
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9.
Productivity remains a significant challenge to the Northern Irish economy. What, in your opinion, should be the priority actions to address this?
Focus on high-value, high-growth sectors
Support research and innovation
Develop core transferrable skills across the workforce
Invest in leadership and management skills
Other (please specify in the comment box below)
Please use this box to expand on your answers
10.
The consultation proposes the creation of a
Better Jobs Pledge
. This would require businesses to formally endorse a number of principles regarding employee engagement and empowerment. Medium and large businesses will need to subscribe to the pledge, and actively promote its principles, before they recieve support through Northern Ireland Executive funded support programmes. Do you support such an approach in principle?
Yes, unequivocally
Possibly yes, it depends on the detail of the prinicples
No, I do not support this approach
Please use this box to expand on your answer
11.
One area highlighted in the consultation is the need to improve so-called 'high performance working practices' - dimensions of job quality like autonomy, flexibility, training. These depend on people management skills. In your experience, what can be done to improve these - either by employers or by government?
12.
One of the policy enablers suggested in the consultation is to prioritise investment in education and skills. However, this could mean less funding for other areas of public policy. Do you have any suggestions for where savings could be found?
13.
If you'd like to learn more about our response to this consultation please leave your email address here.
Name
Email Address
14.
We have recently launched a Northern Ireland Policy Forum which will give our members the opportunity to engage on public policy in Northern Ireland and influence policymakers. If you'd like to join the policy forum, please leave your details below.
Name
Company
Email Address
Phone Number
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