The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has announced that employers across the country will be contacted in the coming weeks as part of its Survey of Australian Employers in a bid to identify the ways they meet their skill needs and how effective their strategies are.

The survey will aim to collect the views of 9,000 employers, be they large, medium or small enterprises across al industry sectors.

Ms Sandra Pattison, General Manager, Statistics, NCVER said the survey provides employers with an opportunity to help shape future training.

“The survey will take on average 10 minutes out of the employers’ day. We want to know how organisations employ and train their staff and how effective this training is at meeting their needs.

“I urge those employers we contact to have their say. The more responses we get, the clearer the picture we get of what is happening in Australian workplaces around skills and skilling employees.

“It is also important that all employers respond to the survey so that the results represent a range of organisations, not just those providing training.”

Businesses are randomly selected from the Australian Business Register to participate in the survey, which will be conducted from now to June this year.

The Survey of Australian Employers is conducted on behalf of the Australian, state and territory governments. The results will be published on NCVER’s website in late 2013 in Australian vocational education and training statistics: Employers’ use and views of the VET system.

Results from the last survey (2011) are available from www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2409.html