Redlands Coast – Skills Interests Survey - for Redlands Business & Employers 2024

The Redlands Regional Jobs Committee want to hear from Redlands industry including business owners, business operators, HR and training managers. Please tell us what skilling and training you would like to offer your current staff plus what skilled workers you envisage you will be looking to hire within the next 3 years. Note: we have a separate survey for community members interested in enroling in training and skilling including job seekers and students! Visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rjcskillssurvey

What you share will help us to understand what our Redlands community want/need when it comes to training and skilling. We will then broker training and skilling opportunities to our Redlands Coast Region that:

(a) aligns with community training and skilling enrolment interests and

(b) links to industry/employers up-coming skilled job availabilities and needs here in the Redlands.

This twofold approach will ensure we are focusing our skilling and training efforts in the Redlands on training solutions that our community really want to complete that will lead to real job prospects, supporting our Redlands businesses workforce needs and prosperity.

This will result in the development of a skilled available Redlands Coast workforce that have the most in demand skills to meet the jobs vacancies on offer!

The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete. We value your time and input. All data is used for research purposes only and will be kept in the strictest confidence.

The survey will close at midnight, Monday 29 April 2024.

This survey is an initiative of the Redlands Regional Jobs Committee, proudly funded and supported by the Queensland Government, delivered by the Redlands Coast Chamber of Commerce.

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* 1. What industry sector(s) does your business operate in?

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* 2. Please provide the postcode where your business operates from. (if applicable):

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* 3. How many employees (FTE) does your business currently employ?

1-4

5-9

10-19

20-49

50-99

100-199

200+

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* 4. What are your current or anticipated staff training and skilling needs for the next few years? Please select from the options below, which may include specific courses, qualifications, or general areas of training.

It may help to search VET course offerings on the Skills Gateway: https://skillsgateway.training.qld.gov.au/Course

Technical skills development (e.g., coding, machinery operation, trade, professional)

Leadership and management training

Customer service and sales enhancement

Health and safety compliance

Environmental sustainability practices

Digital literacy and IT skills

Other (please specify) Can add actual course name

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* 5. Which skilled worker roles do you find particularly hard to fill due to skills shortages or are notoriously hard to recruit for? Select all that apply.

Information Technology specialists (e.g., software developers, cybersecurity experts)

Healthcare professionals (e.g., nurses, doctors, allied health professionals)

Tradespeople (e.g., electricians, plumbers, carpenters)

Engineers (e.g., civil, mechanical, electrical)

Teachers and educational staff

Finance and accounting professionals

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are there any factors or barriers that have limited your businesses training engagement and outcomes?

The cost

The time required

Difficulty finding suitable training offerings

Difficulty finding a training offering nearby or that will come to your business

There is no training offering that provides the kind of training I need for my staff

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What general skills would you consider up-skilling your current staff in?

Strategic & Business Skills: business planning, industry knowledge, strategic thinking, leadership, and organizational skills.

Management Skills: business processes, people management, process mapping, team building, and measurement.

Intellectual & Learning Skills: problem solving, mentoring, conceptual thinking, being analytical, and the ability to deal with ambiguity.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills: listening, negotiation, marketing, team working, and consulting.

Information Management Skills: codification, content management, information processes, taxonomies, and IT applications.

IT skills: AI, database management, information architecture, programming, software applications, and workflow.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please share any further training, skilling, employment or economic prosperity comments, thoughts, or ideas.

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* 9. THANK YOU for your time and contribution. The intelligence gathered through this survey will help the Redlands Regional Jobs Committee to broker training and skilling of interest that will result in a more skilled regional workforce and a stronger Redlands industry, economy and community.
To get in touch please contact jobs@redlandscoastchamber.org.au.