EQF Elec - Qualifications & Trainings for Electricians (for companies)
1.
Enter the name of your country
2.
Enter the name of your company
3.
What are the main activities of your company?
4.
"TRADITIONAL SKILLS": Can you rank the skills that are the most important in your company for an electrician or electrical installer?
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Works well within a team
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Pays attention to safety, environment, energy efficiency, quality and wellbeing during his/her work
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Works safely at heights
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Employs the correct tools and machines
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Reads and realizes classical residential electrical/wire diagrams
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Mounts and places tubes with electrical lines/conduits/cables for the electrical circuit, assembles (junction) boxes
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Installs and connects the grounding system
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Installs and connects low voltage equipment, low voltage systems and components of lighting installations
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Mounts and installs electrical distribution panels and power boards
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Puts a classical residential or tertiary electrical installation into service and does an initial check
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Provides maintenance of- and performs interventions on residential or tertiary electrical installations
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Installs and connects data cabling/wiring and starts up a media network
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Other
1 = Not important
2 = Quite important
3 = Very important
4 = Absolutely needed
Other (please specify)
5.
"NEW SKILLS": Can you rank the skills that are the most important in your company for an electrician or electrical installer?
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
PV mounting
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
PV connection
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
battery storage installation
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
dimensioning for energy efficiency
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
system integration
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
grid systems
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
online applications, cloud-applications and cyber security
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
heat pump installation
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
handling cooling refrigerant for heat pumps
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
BACS installation
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
BACS programming
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
system integration
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
electrical vehicle charging point installation
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
energy management
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
standardisation
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
soft skills (project management, accounting, languages, communication,…)
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
other (please specify)
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
Other (please specify)
6.
"TRANSVERSAL SKILLS": Can you rank the skills that are the most important in your company for an electrician or electrical installer?
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
project management
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
accounting
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
languages
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
IT
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
communication
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
team working
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
taking initiatives
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
working with other trades (e.g. plumbers)
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
Customer service
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
Being adaptable
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
Safety
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
paying attention to the environment (e.g. sorting rubbish, air-tightness)
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
other (please specify)
Not important
Quite important
Very important
Absolutely needed
Other (please specify)
7.
Amongst the skills mentioned in the previous questions 4 to 6, which ones are the most important for a new electrician or electrical installer starting a career in this position?
8.
Do you train your workforce?
Yes
No
9.
If you replied yes to Question 8, where do trainings usually take place, on a scale from 1 to 4?
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
vocation education and training school
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
External training center
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
Manufacturer
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
Distributor/wholesaler
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
Electrical contractors’ association
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
In-house corporate training center
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
peer-to-peer training
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
Not applicable: I replied NO to Question 8
Very rare
Quite rare
In many cases
In most cases
Other (please specify)
10.
If you replied yes to Question 8, do you have the opportunity to access free trainings and/or subsidised trainings?
Employees go to free trainings (eg. provided by manufacturers or distributors)
Employees benefit from trainings which are 100% paid by public institutions
Employees benefit from trainings which are partly paid by public institutions
Other
Not applicable: I replied NO to Question 8
11.
If you replied no to Question 8, why?
There is no need for training in my market
We would like to train workers but we have no financial resources to do it
We would like to train workers but there is not enough time to let workers go to trainings
We would like to train workers but training opportunities are too far away
Not applicable: I replied YES to Question 8
I cannot find the trainings that are needed, or for any other reason, please specify:
12.
What is the ratio of apprentices in your company (number of apprentices/number of employees)?
13.
Can you provide an example of a job offer for an electrical installer and/or for an electrician? Please provide a hyperlink or feel free to contact us by email: EQF.elec@cdc-gtb.lu
14.
We are aiming to create a tool which will help companies compare the level of skills of professionals across Europe. With this project we want to encourage mobility. Do you have any final comment on what you need in order to assess the level of skills of a foreign worker? And do you want to be kept informed on the current survey and overall project?
