LIMERICK AND CLARE EMPLOYERS

CONSULTATIONJuly 2014

41 respondents from Limerick and Clare

54% of respondents were not aware of LCETB

For respondents who knew LCETB, high satisfaction level with quality of teachers/trainers and relevance of programmes on offer

Main factors of engagement include existing relationship and reputation of the training provider, value for money and flexibility to tailor-made solutions

Work-based learning is the preferred mode of delivery for respondents

Short and intensive courses work best for respondents

Key findings

41 respondentsLocation Sector

63%

37%

Limerick

Clare

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

24.4%

1-5

6-10

11-2

0

21-5

0

51-1

00

100-

250

250+

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

7.3%

14.6%

17.1%

22.0%

14.6%

9.8%

14.6%

How many people does your company/organisation employ locally?

Limerick and Clare Employers and LCETB

Current Relationship

Are You Aware of LCETB Programmes and Services? Current Links with LCETB

46%54%

YES NO

VTOS Literacy Post-Leav-ing Cert

Youthreach

Back to Education Initiative

FAS/SOLAS Skills for Work

Never heard of it

17 17 15 16 14 4 14

Formal part-nership

0 5 2 2 4 7 3

Regular Communica-tion

3 1 0 0 1 2 5

On a needs basis

4 3 6 3 3 13 4

Informal links

9 4 4 6 6 9 5

2.5

7.5

12.5

17.5

22.5

27.5

32.5

37.5

Satisfaction with LCETB provision

Quality of trainers/asses-

sors

Relevance of course content

with skills needed

Responsiveness/flexibility to your

organisation’s skills needs

Cost of training Location of train-ing

Timing of training

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Very Good

Good

Weak

Limerick and Clare Employers and

EducationCurrent Engagement

In what way and how frequently does your business engage with Education

and Training?

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Regularly

Sometimes

Never

Reasons for lack of Engagement with Education and Training

Time consum-

ing

Had a pre-vious bad experience

Didn’t think of it

Too bu-reaucratic

Too ex-pensive

No point of contact

Planning to engage

soon

See no benefit to the com-

pany

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

17.1%

4.9%

12.2%

4.9%

26.8%

7.3%

41.5%

17.1%

Factors of Engagement

Choosing a Provider Key factors

Internet Promotional material

from provider

Reputation Existing re-lationship

Word of mouth

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

43.9%36.6%

65.9%

80.5%

51.2%

Course content (extent to which it can meet my

needs)

Flexibility of timing (start date, duration of course)

Cost/value for money

Location

Qualifications attached to the course

Mode of delivery (e-learn-ing, in workplace, etc.)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Very Impor-tant

Important

Not impor-tant

Course Delivery Course Duration

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

22.0%

63.4%

51.2%

46.3%

22.0%

29.3%

Short and in-tensive

Spaced over a few weeks

Spaced over a few months

Other (please specify)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

68.3%

48.8%

22.0%

How could LCETB improve collaboration with employers?

By providing an information one stop shop for all courses of-fered by LCETB

By providing a single LCETB point of contact for employers

By promoting services LCETB provides to support employers in meeting their skills needs

By representing Further Education and Training providers at business fora

By setting up a Local LCETB/Employer Forum

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%

58.5%

46.3%

61.0%

22.0%

29.3%

Future collaboration with LCETB

Facilitating Work placements for LCETB learners

Contributing to curriculum design for LCETB programmes

Providing Work-shadowing opportunities

Providing Industry Expert talk

Facilitating Site Visits

Attending LCETB/Employer Forum

Taking part in a follow up focus group on Employers and Education & Training

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

11

9

10

8

7

8

8

5

11

12

9

6

2

3

20

14

11

18

23

26

26

YES

NO

UNDECIDED

Limerick and Clare Employers and

EducationSkills Needs

Key skills for Employees

Tech

nical

skills

relat

ed to

your

secto

r

Proje

ct m

anag

emen

t

Indus

try-sp

ecific

know

ledge

and e

xper

ience

Peop

le or

team

man

agem

ent

ICT s

kills

Comm

unica

tion s

kills

Lead

ersh

ip sk

ills

Self-

man

agem

ent/b

ehav

iour/a

ttitu

de

Prob

lem so

lving

Analyt

ical s

kills

Liter

acy/n

umer

acy

Fore

ign la

ngua

ge

Creat

ive th

inking

Not im-portant

Important

Very im-portant

Professional engineers (data mining, manufacturing, quality, computer engineering,

ICT skills for operatives, software developers New languages (chinese, spanish, TEFL) Leadership Childcare Legal training (i.e food safety, manual

handling, building/accommodation management.

Finance and administration Chef training

Local Skills Gap