Continuing Professional Development Survey

Thank you for taking part in the following research conducted by The University of Derby on behalf of the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA). This research is being carried out to ascertain the need for and interest in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses from NOEA for those already working in the events industry and who are missing skills and/or qualifications.

The last 10 years has witnessed a proliferation of undergraduate and postgraduate Events Management degrees throughout the UK with some 63 institutions now offering different forms of events related study. As a member of the Association of Event Management Education, the University of Derby has helped to shape the benchmarks to which all future degrees should adhere. However, the trend to date has been supply led thus resulting in the majority of the 63 organisations producing graduates for the market with little regard for those already in employment.

The survey below will enable the University of Derby and NOEA to see if there is a demand for courses for those in employment, and to look into key areas where organisations feel that CPD would be appropriate for them.


Part 1. Contact Details

1(a) Company name:
Name of respondent:
Job title:
Address:
Postcode:
Contact telephone number:
Contact email address:
Website:


Part 2. Sectoral information

2(a) Which of the following sub-sectors best describes the activities undertaken within your area of responsibility?

Suppliers Entertainment Community Production Health & Safety

Other (please specify):


2(b) Please tick one of the following that best classifies the type of organisation you work for?

Central Government Local Government Charitable Trust Educational Organisation
Limited Company Self-Employed Not for Profit Organisation

Other (please specify):


Part 3. Employment

Please complete the following sections, by writing the quantity in each box which applies to you.

3 (a) Age Band 16-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+
No. of workers

3 (b)  Job status Full-time Part-time Seasonal Self Employed / Freelance Voluntary Other
(Please specify)
No. of workers


Part. 4 Current Qualifications, skills and training

4(a) What are the minimum qualifications you expect from your staff; please tick one:

Qualifications Tick one
GCSE’s
AS1
AS2
NVQ
HNC
HND/Foundation degree
BA
BSC
MA
MSC
PHD

Please look at the following statements and using the scale below, circle one for each statement which best fits your organisation’s current skills

1 = strongly disagree
2 = disagree
3 = undecided
4 = agree
5 = strongly agree

4(b) My organisation requires staff to have specific skills and qualifications to be able to do their job effectively

1 2 3 4 5

4(c) My staff have adequate skills and competencies to do their job effectively

1 2 3 4 5

4(d) My organisation recognises skills that are missing across the workforce or in specific departments and provides training to support this

1 2 3 4 5

4(e) My organisation provides informal training for new and existing staff

1 2 3 4 5

4(f) My organisation provides formal training for new and existing staff

1 2 3 4 5

4(g) My organisation offers a clear career progression

1 2 3 4 5

4(h) My organisation believes that training is important in the retention, motivation and development of staff

1 2 3 4 5

4(i) My organisation believes training is essential in maintaining a competitive edge

1 2 3 4 5

4(j) My organisations biggest barrier to training is budget constraints

1 2 3 4 5

4(k) My organisations biggest barrier to training is time

1 2 3 4 5

4(l) My organisations biggest barrier to training is the quality of the trainers

1 2 3 4 5

4(m) My organisations biggest barrier to training is a clear training programme which has proven results

1 2 3 4 5

4(n) My organisation has a number of employees who could be moved into a supervisory/management position with training

1 2 3 4 5


5. Future Training and Development

5(a) Where would you define key gaps in your organisation?


5(b) The University of Derby in conjunction with NOEA are able to design flexible courses to suit your organisation, and the variant skills needs of your workforce is this something your organisation would be interested in?

Yes No

5(c) Would you be prepared to pay for such service?

Yes No

5(d) How much would you be prepared to pay per employee?


5(e) How many employees would you envisage sending on a course of this type?

1-10 10-25 25-50 50+

5(f) What time of year would be the most convenient to your organisation to run training sessions?


5(g) Where would be the ideal place for training to take place?


5(h) Would you be willing to travel for this training?

Yes No

5(i) Please number the following in order of which courses/workshops your organisation would be most interested in taking part in:

(Example: 1 being of most interest to you)

Potential courses/training sessions/workshops (Number order 1-12)
Legislation
Health and safety
Licensing
Project management
Crowd management
Temporary structures
Events sustainability
Marketing
Contingency/emergency planning
Security
Management and leadership
Coaching and mentoring


5(j) The courses above are examples of what we can do, if there is something missing that you would like to see then add here:

5(k) Using the scale below how important is it to your organisation that the training courses are accredited?

1 2 3 4 5

5(l) Finally if you would like to make any additional comments please do so here

 

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