Australian employers will be contacted over the next few months to participate in the Survey of Australian Employers, to identify the ways that they meet their skills needs and what improvements could be made for the future.
The Survey of Australian Employers is currently being conducted by the National Centre for Vocation Education Research (NCVER). NCVER will be contacting 9,000 employers from all over the country across all industry sectors.
Dr Craig Fowler, NCVER Managing Director, stated in an NCVER media release that “the survey provides employers with an opportunity to have their say and help shape future training.” Dr Fowler also stated that NCVER would like to receive feedback from all employers, not just from those who provide training.
Senator Simon Birmingham, Assistant Minister for Education and Training, stated that “the Survey of Australian Employers is an important tool to help Australian businesses, the training sector and all governments understand what’s working and where improvements need to be made.”
The Survey of Australian Employers is a biennial survey conducted by NCVER on behalf of the Federal and State & Territory Governments. The 2013 survey found that employers’ satisfaction with training had decreased between 2011 to 2013.
Businesses are randomly selected from the Australian Business Register to participate in the Survey, which will conclude in June, with the results being published on NCVER’s website at the end of the year.
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