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Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX I VARIABLES Note to the table: The values “core” and “key” in the column “variable group” are explained in Annex III. The value “ID” means that the variable is an “identification variable” (no missing allowed). In the column “variable type” the value “QL” refers to “Qualitative variable” of type Yes/No, “QM” to “Qualitative variable” with multiple categories as described in the table and “QT” refers to “Quantitative variable”. CVT stands for Continuing Vocational Training. NACE refers to economic activity according to NACE Rev 2. 1. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: sample characteristics Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description COUNTRY ID Country code REGION ID Region identification NUTS — level 1 REFYEAR ID Reference year RESPID ID Enterprise ID RESPWEIGHT ID Weighting factor Two decimal positions — use “.” as decimal separator RESPEXTRA1 ID Extra variable 1 (see Annex III) RESPEXTRA2 ID Extra variable 2 (see Annex III) RESPEXTRA3 ID Extra variable 3 (see Annex III) SP_NACE ID Sampling plan economic activity category SP_SIZE ID Sampling plan size group SP_NSTRA ID Sampling plan – Number of enterprises in the stratum defined by NACE_SP and SIZE_SP, i.e. the population SP_N ID Sampling plan — Number of sampled enterprises from the sample-frame in the stratum defined by NACE_SP and SIZE_SP SP_SUB ID Sub-sample indicator, shows if enterprise belongs to sub-sample N_RESPST ID Number of responding enterprises in the stratum defined by NACE_SP and SIZE_SP N_EMPREG ID Number of persons employed according to the register INTRESP ID Response indicator (sampling unit type) INTMETHOD ID Data collection mode INTLANG ID Language of data collection 2. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: background data Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description A1 Core QL Actual NACE CODE A2tot Core QT Total number of persons employed on 31 December of the reference year A2m QT Total number of males employed on 31 December of the reference year A2f QT Total number of females employed on 31 December of the reference year A3 Key QT Total number of persons employed on 31 December of the previous year A4 Key QT Total number of hours worked in the reference year by persons employed A5 Key QT Total labour costs (direct + indirect) of all persons employed in the reference year A6 QL Introduction of any new or significantly new improved products or services or methods of producing or delivering products and services during the reference year. 3. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: CVT strategies Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description A7 QL Own or shared training centre A8 QL Person or unit within the enterprise with responsibility for the organisation of CVT A9 QL Assessment of future skill needs of the enterprise A10 QM Reaction to future needs through Continuing vocational training of current staff Recruitment of new staff with the suitable qualifications, skills and competences Recruitment of new staff combined with specific training Internal reorganisation to better use existing skills and competences A11a QM Reviews of future skill and training needs of individual employees Yes, mainly by way of structured interviews Yes, but mainly by way of other methods No A11b QM The reviews of future skill and training needs of individual employees focus on: Occupations or groups of occupations Skills and competences Working tasks and activities Formal qualifications A12 QM Skills and competences important in the next few years General IT skills IT professional skills Management skills Team working skills, customer handling skills, social skills Problem solving skills Office administration skills Foreign language skills Technical, practical or job-specific skills Oral or written communication skills Numeracy and/or literacy skills None of these Do not know A13 QL Planning of CVT in the enterprise lead to a written training plan or programme A14 QL Annual training budget, which includes provision for CVT A15 QL National, sector or other agreements between the social partners, which cover the provision of CVT A16a QL Staff representatives/committees involved in the management process of continuing vocational training A16b QM Aspects covered by staff representatives/committees Objective setting of training Establishing criteria for the selection of participants or specific target groups Form/type of training (e.g. internal/external courses; other forms such as guided on-the-job training) Content of training Budget for training Selection of external training providers Evaluation/assessment of training outcomes A17 QM Sources of information about CVT Public information centres/services and authorities Private training providers Personnel/staff representatives Others Do not use any such source of information 4. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: CVT characteristics Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description B1a Core QL Provision of internal CVT courses in the reference year B1b Core QL Provision of external CVT courses in the reference year B2a Core QL Provision of guided on-the-job training in the reference year QT Number of participants in guided on-the-job training B2b Core QL Provision of job rotation in the reference year QT Number of participants: job-rotation, exchanges, secondments or study visits B2c Core QL Attendance at conferences/workshops in the reference year QT Number of participants in conferences/workshops B2d Core QL Participation in learning and quality circles in the reference year QT Number of participants in learning or quality circles B2e Core QL Planned training by self-directed learning/e-learning in the reference year QT Number of participants in self-directed learning/e-learning B3 QL Provision of CVT courses in the year before the reference year B4 QL Provision of other forms of CVT in the year before the reference year B5a QL Existence of CVT contributions in the reference year QT Amount of contributions CVT (in euros) B5b QL Existence of CVT receipts in the reference year QT Amount of receipts CVT (in euros) B6 QM Measures the enterprise benefits from Tax incentives (tax allowances, tax exemptions, tax credits, tax relief, tax deferrals) Receipts from training funds (national, regional, sector) EU subsidies (e.g. European Social Fund) Government subsidies Other sources None of these The following sections 5 and 6 shall be addressed to enterprises providing CVT courses in the reference year [(B1a or B1b) = YES]. Section 7 shall be addressed to all training enterprises in the reference year, i.e.: — enterprises providing CVT courses in 2010 [(B1a or B1b) = YES], or — enterprises providing other forms of CVT [(B2a or B2b or B2c or B2d or B2e) = YES]. Section 8 shall be addressed to non-training enterprises. 5. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses: CVT participants, subjects and providers Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description C1tot Key QT Total number of CVT course participants C2m QT Number of CVT course participants — males C2f QT Number of CVT course participants — females C3tot Key QT Paid working time (in hours) spent on all CVT courses C3i QT Paid working time (in hours) for internal CVT courses C3e QT Paid working time (in hours) for external CVT courses C4 QT Share of training hours spent on obligatory courses for health and safety at work C5 QL Subjects covered General IT skills IT professional skills Management skills Team working skills, customer handling skills, social skills Problem solving skills Office administration skills Foreign language skills Technical, practical or job-specific skills Oral or written communication skills Numeracy and/or literacy skills None of these C5Main QL Main subject (with respect to volume of training hours) C6 QL Providers (external courses) Schools, colleges, universities and other higher education institutions Public training institutions (financed or guided by the government; e.g. adult education centre) Private training companies Private companies whose main activity is not training Employer’s associations, chambers of commerce, sector bodies Trade unions Other training providers C6Main QL Main provider (with respect to volume of training hours) 6. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses: CVT costs Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description C7a QL Existence of fees QT CVT course costs — fees and payments for courses for employees (in euros) C7b QL Existence of travel costs QT CVT course costs — travel and subsistence payments (in euros) C7c QL Existence of labour costs of internal trainers QT CVT course costs — labour costs of internal trainers (in euros) C7d QL Existence of costs of training centre and teaching materials etc. QT CVT course costs — training centre, or rooms and teaching materials for CVT courses (in euros) C7sub QL Existence of “Sub-total only” (no sub-categories) Key QT CVT costs sub-total (in euros) PAC Key QT Personal absence cost — to be calculated (PAC=C3tot*A5/A4 in euros) C7tot Key QT Total cost CVT — to be calculated (C7sub + B5a – B5b (in euros) 7. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses or other forms of CVT: CVT quality, outcomes and difficulties Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description D1 QM Aspects considered to ensure the quality of CVT Certification of external providers (e.g. use of national registers) Continuous training of internal trainers Continuing vocational training and certification is based on national/sector recognised standards or frameworks Others No particular aspect considered D2a QM Assessment of the outcomes of CVT activities Yes, for all activities Yes, for some activities No, proof of participation is sufficient D2b QM Methods of assessment Certification after written or practical test Satisfaction survey amongst participants Assessment of participants’ behaviour or performance in relation to training objectives Assessment/measurement of the impact of training on performance of relevant departments or the whole enterprise Other D3 QM Factors limiting CVT provision in the reference year No limiting factor: level of training provided was appropriate to the enterprises needs Recruitment of individuals with the required qualifications, skills and competencies Difficulties in assessing training needs in the enterprise Lack of suitable offerings of CVT courses in the market High costs of CVT courses Higher focus on IVT provision than on CVT Major efforts in CVT realised in recent years Limited time available for staff to participate in CVT Other reasons 8. Variables to be collected from non-training enterprises: reasons for the non-provision of CVT activities Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description E1 QM Reasons for not providing CVT in the reference year The existing qualifications, skills and competences were appropriate to the current needs of the enterprise Recruitment of individuals with the required qualifications, skills and competencies was preferred Difficulties in assessing training needs in the enterprise Lack of suitable offerings of CVT courses in the market High costs of CVT courses Higher focus on IVT provision than on CVT Major efforts in CVT realised in recent years No time available for staff to participate in CVT Other reasons 9. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: IVT Variable name Variable group Variable type Variable description F1tot Core QT Total number of IVT participants in the enterprise during the reference year F2 QM Reasons for providing IVT (if F1Tot > 0) To qualify future employees according to the needs of the enterprise To choose the best apprentices for future employment after completion of initial vocational training To avoid possible mismatch with enterprise needs in case of external recruitment To make use of the productive capacities of IVT participants already during their initial vocational training Other (e.g. to make the enterprise more attractive to potential staff) Optional variables Member States can transmit complementary variables to the Commission (Eurostat) on an optional basis in a harmonised format as described in the “European Union Manual” referred to in Article 8.’;