Establishment Skills Surveys

The course helped to comprehend and practice critical design steps, methodological procedures, develop questionnaires, techniques and approaches to conduct establishment skills survey; it will support participants to opt appropriate data collection and analysis strategies and methods, design reports for different users and execute dissemination activities. OBJECTIVES The main objective of this course is to help participants preparing to run an establishment/employer skills survey in their respective professional environment with a practical, output-oriented, quality assured approach. CONTENT This micro-course consists of the following three learning units: UNIT 1 PREPARING FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT SKILLS SURVEY Key concepts, terminologies/definitions Context and need analysis ESS process, the holistic view Formulation of survey objectives UNIT 2 DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ESTABLISHMENT SKILLS SURVEY Questionnaire modules for an ESS Questionnaire development Sampling in an ESS Data collection methods UNIT 3 Using the data in an ESS: ANALYSIS AND POLICY DETERMINATION Data analysis – steps, recommended techniques and approaches Evaluating, reporting and disseminating results ACHIEVEMENT • Upon completion of the course, participants will have: • objective mapping, plan and design an Establishment Skills Survey; • develop survey questionnaire and roll out the data collection phase; • analyse data, interpret and present results. Participants will leave this course connected to a global network of experts and practitioners involved in establishment skills surveys throughout the world, which will offer them the opportunity to exchange regularly on this topic even after its conclusion. NUMBER OF HOURS: 15