CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REQUEST TO NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS RE EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT IN SKILLS

Introduction

We would be most appreciative if you could complete all questions below. Please ensure to select "Done" at the end when you have completed the questionnaire, so that your response will be submitted successfully.

Your response will be treated as Strictly Confidential and will be aggregated in anonymous form only along with the other responses from non-profit organisations.

If you have any queries, please contact Dr Ronnie O’Toole at Indecon, at e-mail: rotoole@indecon.ie

Thank you very much for your assistance and valuable inputs to this review.

Background Details

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* 1. Name of organisation:

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* 2. Please very briefly describe the form and sector / activity of focus of your organisation:

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* 3. Please provide a breakdown by category of the current number of people working in your organisation:

No. of full-time paid staff

No. of part-time paid staff

No. of volunteers

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* 4. Please indicate the annual Total Expenditure of your organisation (please indicate year):

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* 5. Please indicate the annual Total Income of your organisation (please indicate year):

Educational Qualifications of Staff

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* 6. Please provide below an approximate percentage breakdown of your organisation's staff according to their highest levels of educational attainment. For example, if you have 50 staff in total, and 20 are educated to higher education degree level, input "40" for row 4 below, and similarly for the other rows depending on the approximate proportions of staff by each level. Please ensure that the numbers you input add to 100.

Junior Certificate equivalent or below

Upper secondary level (e.g. Leaving Cert of equivalent)

Post Leaving Certificate, Certificate or Diploma course, or equivalent

Higher Education Degree level or equivalent

Higher Education Postgraduate Degree level or equivalent

Extent of Current Investment in Training in your Organisation

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* 7. What percentage of overall annual expenditure does your organisation currently allocate to training of paid employees and volunteers? (%)

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* 8. What is the average annual number of training days provided to staff/volunteers in your organisation?
Annual No. of Days:

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* 9. In the last twelve months, what percentage (if any) of your staff were supported financially to study for a formal qualification? (%)

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* 10. What percentage (if any) of your staff regularly participate in organised seminars for on-the-job training, or planned training by supervisors or co-workers? (%)

Assessment of Adequacy of Current Skills in your Organisation

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* 11. Please indicate your assessment of the adequacy of, or required change in, the level of skills needed to meet the existing requirements/activity levels of your organisation

	Adequate	Some Upskilling Required	Significant Upskilling Required
Governance	Governance Adequate	Governance Some Upskilling Required	Governance Significant Upskilling Required
Leadership & Management	Leadership & Management Adequate	Leadership & Management Some Upskilling Required	Leadership & Management Significant Upskilling Required
Human Resources	Human Resources Adequate	Human Resources Some Upskilling Required	Human Resources Significant Upskilling Required
IT	IT Adequate	IT Some Upskilling Required	IT Significant Upskilling Required
Finance, incl. compliance/reporting	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Adequate	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Some Upskilling Required	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Significant Upskilling Required
Marketing & Communications	Marketing & Communications Adequate	Marketing & Communications Some Upskilling Required	Marketing & Communications Significant Upskilling Required
Advocacy	Advocacy Adequate	Advocacy Some Upskilling Required	Advocacy Significant Upskilling Required
Fundraising	Fundraising Adequate	Fundraising Some Upskilling Required	Fundraising Significant Upskilling Required
Project Management	Project Management Adequate	Project Management Some Upskilling Required	Project Management Significant Upskilling Required
Health & Safety	Health & Safety Adequate	Health & Safety Some Upskilling Required	Health & Safety Significant Upskilling Required
Other (please specify and briefly describe further below)	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Adequate	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Some Upskilling Required	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Significant Upskilling Required

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Please indicate your assessment of the adequacy of, or required change in, the additional skills needed to meet the anticipated future growth of your organisation.

	Adequate	Some Upskilling Required	Significant Upskilling Required
Governance	Governance Adequate	Governance Some Upskilling Required	Governance Significant Upskilling Required
Leadership & Management	Leadership & Management Adequate	Leadership & Management Some Upskilling Required	Leadership & Management Significant Upskilling Required
Human Resources	Human Resources Adequate	Human Resources Some Upskilling Required	Human Resources Significant Upskilling Required
IT	IT Adequate	IT Some Upskilling Required	IT Significant Upskilling Required
Finance, incl. compliance/reporting	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Adequate	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Some Upskilling Required	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Significant Upskilling Required
Marketing & Communications	Marketing & Communications Adequate	Marketing & Communications Some Upskilling Required	Marketing & Communications Significant Upskilling Required
Advocacy	Advocacy Adequate	Advocacy Some Upskilling Required	Advocacy Significant Upskilling Required
Fundraising	Fundraising Adequate	Fundraising Some Upskilling Required	Fundraising Significant Upskilling Required
Project Management	Project Management Adequate	Project Management Some Upskilling Required	Project Management Significant Upskilling Required
Health & Safety	Health & Safety Adequate	Health & Safety Some Upskilling Required	Health & Safety Significant Upskilling Required
Other (please specify and briefly describe further below)	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Adequate	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Some Upskilling Required	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Significant Upskilling Required

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How difficult or easy is it for your organisation to fill vacancies in the following areas?

	Very difficult	Difficult	Neither difficult nor easy	Easy	Very easy	Not Applicable
Governance	Governance Very difficult	Governance Difficult	Governance Neither difficult nor easy	Governance Easy	Governance Very easy	Governance Not Applicable
Leadership & Management	Leadership & Management Very difficult	Leadership & Management Difficult	Leadership & Management Neither difficult nor easy	Leadership & Management Easy	Leadership & Management Very easy	Leadership & Management Not Applicable
Human Resources	Human Resources Very difficult	Human Resources Difficult	Human Resources Neither difficult nor easy	Human Resources Easy	Human Resources Very easy	Human Resources Not Applicable
IT	IT Very difficult	IT Difficult	IT Neither difficult nor easy	IT Easy	IT Very easy	IT Not Applicable
Finance, incl. compliance/reporting	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Very difficult	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Difficult	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Neither difficult nor easy	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Easy	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Very easy	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Not Applicable
Marketing & Communications	Marketing & Communications Very difficult	Marketing & Communications Difficult	Marketing & Communications Neither difficult nor easy	Marketing & Communications Easy	Marketing & Communications Very easy	Marketing & Communications Not Applicable
Advocacy	Advocacy Very difficult	Advocacy Difficult	Advocacy Neither difficult nor easy	Advocacy Easy	Advocacy Very easy	Advocacy Not Applicable
Fundraising	Fundraising Very difficult	Fundraising Difficult	Fundraising Neither difficult nor easy	Fundraising Easy	Fundraising Very easy	Fundraising Not Applicable
Project Management	Project Management Very difficult	Project Management Difficult	Project Management Neither difficult nor easy	Project Management Easy	Project Management Very easy	Project Management Not Applicable
Health & Safety	Health & Safety Very difficult	Health & Safety Difficult	Health & Safety Neither difficult nor easy	Health & Safety Easy	Health & Safety Very easy	Health & Safety Not Applicable
Other (please specify and briefly describe further below)	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Very difficult	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Difficult	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Neither difficult nor easy	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Easy	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Very easy	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Please indicate your views on the reasons for any skill gaps in the non-profit sector generally:

	Very significant reason	Significant reason	Minor reason	Not a reason
Not enough people with the right levels of education	Not enough people with the right levels of education Very significant reason	Not enough people with the right levels of education Significant reason	Not enough people with the right levels of education Minor reason	Not enough people with the right levels of education Not a reason
Not enough people with appropriate training	Not enough people with appropriate training Very significant reason	Not enough people with appropriate training Significant reason	Not enough people with appropriate training Minor reason	Not enough people with appropriate training Not a reason
Not enough eligible people with the right level of experience	Not enough eligible people with the right level of experience Very significant reason	Not enough eligible people with the right level of experience Significant reason	Not enough eligible people with the right level of experience Minor reason	Not enough eligible people with the right level of experience Not a reason
Difficulty in attracting available skills to non-profit sector due to competition from better-paid sectors	Difficulty in attracting available skills to non-profit sector due to competition from better-paid sectors Very significant reason	Difficulty in attracting available skills to non-profit sector due to competition from better-paid sectors Significant reason	Difficulty in attracting available skills to non-profit sector due to competition from better-paid sectors Minor reason	Difficulty in attracting available skills to non-profit sector due to competition from better-paid sectors Not a reason
Other (please specify and briefly describe further below)	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Very significant reason	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Significant reason	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Minor reason	Other (please specify and briefly describe further below) Not a reason

Other (please specify)

Impact of Skill Shortages

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* 15. Please indicate whether skill shortages have any of the following impacts on your organisation:

	Yes	No
Results in lower productivity	Results in lower productivity Yes	Results in lower productivity No
Hinders introduction of new working practices	Hinders introduction of new working practices Yes	Hinders introduction of new working practices No
Leads to lower staff retention	Leads to lower staff retention Yes	Leads to lower staff retention No
Results in higher operating costs	Results in higher operating costs Yes	Results in higher operating costs No
Reduces quality of services	Reduces quality of services Yes	Reduces quality of services No
Results in failure to meet donor requirements / targets being missed	Results in failure to meet donor requirements / targets being missed Yes	Results in failure to meet donor requirements / targets being missed No
Other impacts (please specify and briefly describe further below)	Other impacts (please specify and briefly describe further below) Yes	Other impacts (please specify and briefly describe further below) No

Other (please specify):

Benefits of Increased Investment in Training

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* 16. Please indicate your views how significant the following benefits of increased investment in training would be for your organisation:

	Very significant benefit	Significant benefit	Minor benefit	No benefit
Improvement in productivity	Improvement in productivity Very significant benefit	Improvement in productivity Significant benefit	Improvement in productivity Minor benefit	Improvement in productivity No benefit
Facilitation of introduction of new work practices	Facilitation of introduction of new work practices Very significant benefit	Facilitation of introduction of new work practices Significant benefit	Facilitation of introduction of new work practices Minor benefit	Facilitation of introduction of new work practices No benefit
Enhancement of quality of services	Enhancement of quality of services Very significant benefit	Enhancement of quality of services Significant benefit	Enhancement of quality of services Minor benefit	Enhancement of quality of services No benefit
Lower operation costs	Lower operation costs Very significant benefit	Lower operation costs Significant benefit	Lower operation costs Minor benefit	Lower operation costs No benefit
Other (please specify)	Other (please specify) Very significant benefit	Other (please specify) Significant benefit	Other (please specify) Minor benefit	Other (please specify) No benefit

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Policymakers, in deciding to provide any funding support for training in the sector, are likely to seek information on the potential benefits of any investment made. To assist us in measuring the potential benefits, we would appreciate if you could give us your view, based on your experience and best judgment, of the likely benefit that would result from an assumed level of investment in training, in terms of how this would enhance average productivity levels among individuals working in your organization. For example, please select below what do you believe would be the approximate percentage increase in the annual average value of output per employee in your organisation that would result if each individual received training investment valued at €5,000 per employee?

Less than 1%

>1% - <5%

>5% - <10%

>10% - <15%

>15% - >20%

Other (please specify)

Future Demand for Skills in Non-Profit Sector

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* 18. Please include your best judgement on the likely future demand for skills in the following areas across the non-profit sector as a whole:

	Very significant increase in demand	Significant increase in demand	Moderate increase in demand	No change in demand	Decline in demand
Governance	Governance Very significant increase in demand	Governance Significant increase in demand	Governance Moderate increase in demand	Governance No change in demand	Governance Decline in demand
Leadership & Management	Leadership & Management Very significant increase in demand	Leadership & Management Significant increase in demand	Leadership & Management Moderate increase in demand	Leadership & Management No change in demand	Leadership & Management Decline in demand
Human Resources	Human Resources Very significant increase in demand	Human Resources Significant increase in demand	Human Resources Moderate increase in demand	Human Resources No change in demand	Human Resources Decline in demand
IT	IT Very significant increase in demand	IT Significant increase in demand	IT Moderate increase in demand	IT No change in demand	IT Decline in demand
Finance, incl. compliance/reporting	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Very significant increase in demand	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Significant increase in demand	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Moderate increase in demand	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting No change in demand	Finance, incl. compliance/reporting Decline in demand
Marketing & Communications	Marketing & Communications Very significant increase in demand	Marketing & Communications Significant increase in demand	Marketing & Communications Moderate increase in demand	Marketing & Communications No change in demand	Marketing & Communications Decline in demand
Advocacy	Advocacy Very significant increase in demand	Advocacy Significant increase in demand	Advocacy Moderate increase in demand	Advocacy No change in demand	Advocacy Decline in demand
Fundraising	Fundraising Very significant increase in demand	Fundraising Significant increase in demand	Fundraising Moderate increase in demand	Fundraising No change in demand	Fundraising Decline in demand
Project Management	Project Management Very significant increase in demand	Project Management Significant increase in demand	Project Management Moderate increase in demand	Project Management No change in demand	Project Management Decline in demand
Health & Safety	Health & Safety Very significant increase in demand	Health & Safety Significant increase in demand	Health & Safety Moderate increase in demand	Health & Safety No change in demand	Health & Safety Decline in demand
Other (please specify)	Other (please specify) Very significant increase in demand	Other (please specify) Significant increase in demand	Other (please specify) Moderate increase in demand	Other (please specify) No change in demand	Other (please specify) Decline in demand

Other (please specify)

Other Comments

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* 19. Please indicate any other comments you may have.

Thank you for your assistance with this review. If you have any queries re this information request, or any additional submissions on your views, or supporting research, please contact Dr Ronnie O’Toole at Indecon, at e-mail: rotoole@indecon.ie

Please ensure to select "Done" below when you have completed the questionnaire, so that your response will be submitted successfully.

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* 1. Name of organisation:

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* 2. Please very briefly describe the form and sector / activity of focus of your organisation:

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* 3. Please provide a breakdown by category of the current number of people working in your organisation:

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* 4. Please indicate the annual Total Expenditure of your organisation (please indicate year):

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* 5. Please indicate the annual Total Income of your organisation (please indicate year):

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* 7. What percentage of overall annual expenditure does your organisation currently allocate to training of paid employees and volunteers? (%)

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* 8. What is the average annual number of training days provided to staff/volunteers in your organisation? Annual No. of Days:

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* 9. In the last twelve months, what percentage (if any) of your staff were supported financially to study for a formal qualification? (%)

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* 10. What percentage (if any) of your staff regularly participate in organised seminars for on-the-job training, or planned training by supervisors or co-workers? (%)

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* 11. Please indicate your assessment of the adequacy of, or required change in, the level of skills needed to meet the existing requirements/activity levels of your organisation

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* 12. Please indicate your assessment of the adequacy of, or required change in, the additional skills needed to meet the anticipated future growth of your organisation.

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* 13. How difficult or easy is it for your organisation to fill vacancies in the following areas?

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* 14. Please indicate your views on the reasons for any skill gaps in the non-profit sector generally:

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* 15. Please indicate whether skill shortages have any of the following impacts on your organisation:

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* 16. Please indicate your views how significant the following benefits of increased investment in training would be for your organisation:

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* 18. Please include your best judgement on the likely future demand for skills in the following areas across the non-profit sector as a whole:

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* 19. Please indicate any other comments you may have.

* 8. What is the average annual number of training days provided to staff/volunteers in your organisation?
Annual No. of Days: