Employer Response Local Skills improvement Plan September 2023 Question Title * 1. Please provide us with your primary contact details Name Company Address Address 2 City/Town State/Province ZIP/Postal Code Country Email Address Phone Number Question Title * 2. What steps do you take to recruit new staff? Question Title * 3. Are you struggling to recruit skilled workforce? YES NO Question Title * 4. Is your business suffering from skills shortages? YES NO Question Title * 5. Please could you tell us what skills/qualifications would improve your business. Question Title * 6. Do you think the current qualifications on offer to your business in Essex meet your business needs? YES NO Question Title * 7. Do you offer apprenticeship opportunities for school/college leavers? YES NO Question Title * 8. Can you tell us what you need to offer more apprenticeships to this age group or to commence offering them. Question Title * 9. Do you train your current workforce using apprenticeship funding? YES NO Question Title * 10. Can you tell us what you need to offer more apprenticeships to your workforce or to commence offering them. Question Title * 11. Do you offer work experience to students? YES NO Question Title * 12. Could your business support a high-quality work experience placement? YES NO Question Title * 13. Do you agree that a work placement could add value to your organisation? YES NO Question Title * 14. Can you tell us what type of work placement would add value to your business. Question Title * 15. Tell us about the local/national networks that you work with. Question Title * 16. Do you need information on how to be more carbon efficient? YES NO Question Title * 17. Do you need more information on how to be cyber prepared? YES NO Question Title * 18. What commercial training do you require as an organisation? Question Title * 19. Please add anything else you feel is appropriate to this survey. Question Title * 20. Within what sector of industry does your organisation best belong ? Community & Voluntary Transport, Logistics & Distribution Digital/Digitech/Agritech Engineering Manufacturing Professional Services Care /Medicare Construction Education Creative and Cultural Food/Hospitality Rural/Land based/Horticulture Animal Care/ Equine /Veterinary Financial Services other Question Title * 21. What digital technology do you use within your industry? Question Title * 22. What digital skills do you need your workforce to have? Question Title * 23. Would you like further information about the Local Skills Improvement Plan Yes No Done