Holme Valley Education, Arts and Rural Trust Adult Education Centre Survey 2014

By Tuesday 7th April 2014

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Please return in the enclosed freepost envelope You have been sent this questionnaire by ‘Holme Valley

Education, Arts and Rural Trust’ (HEART).

HEART is a not-for-profit organisation of local people who want to ensure

a viable future for Holmfirth Adult Education Centre.

Our intention is to keep the centre as :

a resource for community learning in the Holme Valley

a base for support services and for local enterprise in particular arts,

craft and heritage

meeting spaces and other facilities required by local people and

businesses.

In order for HEART to provide support for community ventures, it is

important that the building can attract a regular income so that it can be

self-funding. This means finding people and businesses who will want to

use the building, commercially, on a regular basis, as well as it hosting ad

hoc events. We therefore need your help and views in order to see if

developing the building would be advantageous to the community as a

whole.

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Looking at each of the educational classes listed below, please tell us firstly if you think they would be beneficial to the community as a whole. Then, thinking about your business, please tell us if you would use any of the classes.

a. Language and translation classes

b.

IT activities e.g. computer training, web design, digital marketing

c. Advice on employing staff

d. Marketing and business development

e. Basic skills e.g. literacy, numeracy, team working

f.

Improving the environment e.g. initiatives to improve our urban and rural areas

g.

Trade and craft skills e.g. building, electrical, catering, caring etc.

h.

Business skills - understanding the basics including accounting, what is required when setting up a business, business planning

We have listed below some items that have been suggested as options for the Holmfirth Adult Education Centre to offer. The ideas are only very general at this time to give us an indication of what you do and do not want.

Q1 Do you think this will be

beneficial to the community

Q2 Would you use this

class for your business?

Q3 Would you be willing to pay £5

- £10 per hour for this class?

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Looking at each of the business based services listed below, please tell us firstly if you think they would be beneficial to the community as a whole. Then, thinking about your business please tell us if you would use any of the business services and facilities.

a. Business meeting space / small scale conference facilities

b. Hot desk facilities

c.

Business workshops for start up companies

d.

Business events for local businesses e.g. lectures, workshops

e. Office space for tenants

f. Business support centre

g. Workshop space

h. Hosting business based exhibitions to showcase the best of Holme Valley business

i. Networking events for local businesses

Q4 Do you think this will be

beneficial to the community

Q5 Would your

business use this facility?

Yes No

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Yes

No

Q7 Would you or your business be interested in accessing any of

the business based facilities when they are available?

Would you or your business be interested in getting involved in the overall development of the centre?

Q6

Yes go to Q11

No go to Q13

Q8 Which elements are you particularly interested in?

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Q9 Would you or your business be interested in renting

any office space, workshop or hot desk facilities?

Yes

No

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Q10 If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, can we

contact you to discuss your interest?

Yes please provide contact details below

No go to Q14

tick one only

Name:

Address:

Postcode:

Phone:

E-mail:

This information will be separated from the rest of your answers, and strictly used only for the purpose of sending information to you about Business Services.

Q11 Please let us have your postcode of your business so that we

know which area of the Holme Valley you are in:

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Postcode:

Q12 What is your job title?

Managing Director / Owner

Director

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Q13 How many years has the business been located in the

Holme Valley?

tick one only

None

Between 1 and 5

Between 6 and 10

Between 11 and 20

Between 21 and 50

Q14 How many staff including part time do you employ?

tick one only

Q15 Is anyone in the business currently attending evening classes,

adult education classes or any learning outside of school, college or university?

Yes go to Q19

No go to Q20

tick one only

Q16 What and where are they studying?

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Course:

Location:

Q17 Please describe what type of business you represent / own?

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Manager

Team leader

Other

51 years or more

21 years up to 50 years

11 years up to 20

5 years up to 10

less than 5 years

Between 51 and 100

Over 100

write in

Thank you for taking part!

Please return in the enclosed freepost envelope to:

Freepost RTAL-XLZZ-CYAR, ARP Research,

Data Solutions Centre, SHEFFIELD, S95 1AF

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