Welcome to this Tees Valley Employer Survey

This survey is part of a research programme undertaken by dmh associates on behalf of Tees Valley Combined Authority (January 2021 – March 2021). The research is designed to measure the impact of the Tees Valley's strategic approach to careers education. It also includes an operational evaluation of the Combined Authority's careers initiative: TeesValleyCareers.com

Your response will help inform and influence careers support services and investments now and in the future in Tees Valley schools, colleges and local communities. Your feedback is important and we are grateful to you for taking the time to complete this survey. We are keen to hear your views on how Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is delivered in your school or college. The survey should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete - thank you!

The information that you provide will remain anonymous and confidential to the research team. 
Should you have any queries about this survey please contact: dmh associates - email: admin@dmhassociates.org 

For more information: http://dmhassociates.org

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* 1. In which sector is your organisation?

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* 2. What is the size of your organisation?

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* 3. What is your role in your company?

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* 4. In the last 3 - 5 years, approximately how many people have you recruited or contracted in the following age groups?

  0 1 -2 3-5 6-10 10+
16 - 18 year olds
19 - 21 year olds
22 - 25 year olds

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* 5. In the last 3 years, have you recruited a Tees Valley school or college leaver as an apprentice or trainee?

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* 6. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the work
readiness of young people in Tees Valley.

  Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
School leavers
College leavers
University graduates

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* 7. Have you signed up as an Enterprise Adviser to work directly with a school or colleges' senior leadership team to develop their careers programme?

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* 8. How would you rate the support received from the TeesValleyCareers.com initiative? (5 = Excellent and 1 = Poor)

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* 9. In what capacity has your organisation engaged with Tees Valley schools and/or local colleges pre-Covid (i.e before March 2020)? Please tick all that apply from the list below

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* 10. In what capacity has your organisation engaged with Tees Valley schools and/or local colleges since Covid (i.e since March 2020? (Please tick all that apply from the list below)

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* 11. Which secondary school(s) or college(s) in Tees Valley have you worked with the in the last 2 years?

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* 12. In the last 2 years how often have you engaged with these schools - either visits to the school, visits by students into your organisation, projects etc.

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* 13. What value do you think employers can bring to the student experience and their career readiness?  (This may include online and/or offline activities)

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* 14. What value to employers/volunteers is gained from supporting students to develop their career thinking.skills?  If you have any tangible examples of benefits your organisation has gained, please include these below.

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* 15. What barriers or challenges, if any, are there to your organisation working with schools/colleges ?

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* 16. Could you please provide any examples of how schools/colleges in Tees Valley have made it easier for your company to work with them ?

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* 17. Can you provide any examples of what you think works well in Careers and Employability support for young people in Tees Valley secondary schools and/or local colleges?

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* 18. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, what are the opportunities and/or challenges in working with Tees Valley secondary schools or local colleges on careers support activities for young people?

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* 19. Which area of the Tees Valley is your business located in?

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* 20. If you are willing to be contacted for a telephone interview (up to 30 minutes maximum) to discuss this topic in more detail,  please add your contact information below.

Many thanks for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback will help inform and influence the Tees Valley careers strategic approach.
You have completed the survey. Thank you for making the time to complete this survey and for sharing your ideas and experiences with us. We really value this and the information you have provided will be used to help others by  improving careers and employability provision in the Tees Valley.

The information you have provided to us will be held by dmh associates, Exeter. The results will only be used for the purposes of research to help capture the voices of young people across the Tees Valley. The data will be anonymised. Your identity will be kept confidential and will not be passed onto a third party.
Should you have any questions please contact: ADMIN@dmhassociates.org
For more information go to: dmhassociates.org

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