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Preliminary TNA Results: Insights into Business Skill Shortages and Training Needs

This preliminary Training Needs Assessment (TNA) uncovers key insights into the skill shortages faced by businesses and the effectiveness of current training programs. The questionnaire explores the alignment between educational outcomes and business requirements, revealing significant mismatches in needed skills. With a focus on understanding employee qualifications and the training landscape, the study highlights the necessity for improved institutional collaboration and actionable strategies for workforce development. A total of 83% of surveyed companies provide training, indicating a commitment to employee development.

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Preliminary TNA Results: Insights into Business Skill Shortages and Training Needs

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  1. Preliminary TNA results

  2. QUESTIONNAIRE Drafting the questionnaire • Presumptions of the project: • Shortages and mismatch of skills required by businesses • Lack of adequate training programmes to meet skill requirements of businesses • Institutional constraints between the education and enterprise sector • The main goal in the preliminary TNA was to: • test the clarity and understandability of the questionnaire • see the response of businesses • - check the relevance of receivedinformation

  3. QUESTIONNAIRE Structure of the questionnaire Four sections: A – Company identification information B – Employees C – Skills and experience D – Training programmes

  4. EMPLOYEES Surveyed companies Large > 250 employees 33% Small < 50 employees 33% Medium < 250 employees 33%

  5. EMPLOYEES Importance of qualifications and experience Work category Importance - Managerial - Accounting/financial - Technical - Marketing Both qualifications and experience - Semi-skilled - Unskilled Experience

  6. EMPLOYEES Performance of university graduates All of the companies employ university graduates Completely satsified – 17% Satisfied – 83%

  7. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Shortage of skills Do not have problems finding suitably qualified and people with relevant experience – 67% Do have problems finding suitably qualified and people with relevant experience – 33% • Shortages of: • Soft skills • Specialist skills • Technical skills • Managerial and Administration skills 67% 33%

  8. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Channels for finding people National Employment Agency, educational institutions, recomendations Only National Employment Agency 17% 17% 17% National Employment Agency, educational institutions, internet recomendations 32% 17% Only recommendations National Employment Agency, internet, newspapers, recommendations

  9. TRAINING PROGRAMMES Training programmes in companies 83% - does have training programmes 17% - doesn’t have training programmes 17% 83% 40% 60% 60% - both in-house and external 40% - in-house

  10. TRAINING PROGRAMMES Training programmes in companies • Training is budgeted in annual business plans of companies that provide them. • Reasons for not having training programmes is lack of finances, but they are ready to invest in training sometimes in the future. • Non of the business have problems finding training to meet their business needs.

  11. CONCLUSIONS Conclusions and recommendations • Lack of interest from businesses • The questionnaire was generally understandable, improvements to sections B2 and C3 • Satisfaction with the performance of university graduates • Most companies provide training for their employees, we should inquireintothenature of trainings • Is labour a cost to be reduced or an asset to invest in? • A different approach for the broader survey

  12. Thank you for the attention! Szarvas June 20, 2009

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