Merseta Employer Questionnaire
 

My name is ….. and I am a BE@UP fieldworker  and I am requesting 30 minutes of your time so that I can ask you a few questions regarding the  learning programme you participated in with MERSeta. The MERSeta in response to the NSDS III, have implemented various workplace learning programs to assist learners and graduates with the much needed work experience. These include apprenticeship and learnerships. The MERSeta is now conducting a TRACER STUDY to  take stock of employment status post learning programme  activities and expectations of learners who have successfully passed their learning programme during the period1stApril 2012 to 30th March 2013. This is to establish whether these workplace learning initiatives were successful and effective towards skilling and increasing learners employability within the manufacturing and engineering space, identify areas of weaknesses and strengths to make recommendations on potential improvements on the program. The merSETA contracted BE@UP to conduct this study on their behalf.

 
  Section A: Biographical information
     
  1. Name and Surname of respondent
  2. What is the name of the company?
  3. Please indicate the skills development levy number?
  4. Please indicate your position the company?
     
  5. Please indicate what type of training does the company offer?
     
  Learnership
  Apprenticeship
  Both
  Other
   
  6. Which chamber does the company fall within?
     
  Metals
  Plastics
  Auto
  New Tyre
  Motor
   
  7. In which province is the company located?
 
   
 
     
  8. Please indicate the municipality?
  9. Please indicate the town?
  10. What is the exact number of employees in the company?
     
  11. What is the size of the company?
     
  Micro (0-19 employees)
  Small (20-49 employees)
  Medium (50-149 employees)
  Large (150+ employees)
   
   
 

Section B: Host company perception of learners in learning programmes

   
  12. What are the reason/s for retaining the learners who completed the merSETA ……learning programme/s. (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  13. What are the reason/s for releasing learners who completed the merSETA….learning programme/s (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
   
 

Section C: Benefit to the company

   
  14. Please indicate the percentage of learners who were retained in employment for the various learning programmes and apprenticeships from the total?
 
Learning Programmes3.1 % of learners retained by the company3.2 % of learners retained in original trade/job3.3 % of learners employed in a different trade/job
     
  15. In your opinion did the merSETA…..intervention/s enhance the skills of the learners? (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  16. Do you feel that the merSETA…..intervention/s have improved productivity levels of the learners after completing the learning programmes? (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  17. Do you feel that the merSETA…… intervention/s have improved the productivity/performance of the company. If possible please quantify the improved profitability. (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  18. Please indicate which merSETA learning programme/s resulted in the greatest benefit to the company in terms productivity and performance?
   
 
   
   
 

Section D: Strengths and weaknesses of the learning programmes and apprenticeships

   
  19. What are the strengths of the merSETA…..learning programme/s (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  20. What are the weaknesses of the merSETA….learning programme/s? (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  21. What are your suggestions to MERSETA to improve the merSETA…..learning programme/s? (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
  22. Are the any linkages/matches between the merSETA…..learning programme and industry requirements? (Please check your sample details- please pre-populate before interviewing)
   
 
   
 


 
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