CELEX: 32010R0822
Language: en
Date: 2010-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 822/2010 of 17 September 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises, as regards the data to be collected, the sampling, precision and quality requirements  Text with EEA relevance

18.9.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 246/18
            
         COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 822/2010
   of 17 September 2010
   amending Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises, as regards the data to be collected, the sampling, precision and quality requirements
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (1), and in particular Articles 7(3), 8(2) and 9(4) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 establishes a common framework for the production of European statistics on vocational training in enterprises.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 of 3 February 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (2) defines the specific data to be collected with respect to the training and non-training enterprises and to the different forms of vocational training, the sampling and precision requirements, the quality requirements for the data to be collected, the structure of the quality reports.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Following the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 (3), detailed NACE Rev.2 and size categories into which the results can be broken down should be adopted.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The Commission should define the specific data to be collected with respect to the training and non-training enterprises and to the different forms of vocational training.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Implementing measures concerning the quality requirements for the data to be collected and transmitted for European statistics on vocational training in enterprises, the structure of the quality reports and any measures necessary for assessing or improving the quality of the data should be adopted.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning (4) defines a new statistical instrument on the participation of adults in lifelong learning.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               In light of the information to be made available through Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 as well as of the need to improve the quality of the results on vocational training in enterprises and lower the statistical burden on enterprises, it is appropriate to modify the codification scheme, sampling, precision and quality requirements.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annexes I, II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 are replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 September 2010.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         José Manuel BARROSO
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005 p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, p. 15.
   
      (3)  OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
   
      (4)  OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 227.
   
      ANNEX
      
                  1.
               
               
                  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.’;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX II
                     
                        SAMPLE
                     
                     
                                 1.
                              
                              
                                 Business registers referred to in Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes (1) shall be taken as the main source of the sampling frame. A nationally representative stratified probability sample of enterprises shall be taken from this frame.
                              
                           
                                 2.
                              
                              
                                 The sample shall be stratified by NACE Rev.2 and size category according to the following minimum specification:
                                 
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             20 NACE Rev.2 categories [B, C10-C12, C13-C15, C17-C18, C19-C23, C24-C25, C26-C28 and C33, C29-C30, C16+C31-32, D-E, F, G(45), G(46), G(47), I, H, J, K(64,65), K(66), L+M+N+R+S],
                                          
                                       
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             Member States can cover other sectors and use additional categories for the stratification (e.g. O, P, and Q) on an optional basis,
                                          
                                       
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             3 enterprise size categories, according to their number of persons employed: (10-49) (50-249) (250 and more) for countries with fewer than 50 million inhabitants,
                                          
                                       
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             6 enterprise size categories, according to their number of persons employed: (10-19) (20-49) (50-249) (250-499) (500-999) (1 000 and more) for Member States with 50 million inhabitants and more.
                                          
                                       
                           
                                 3.
                              
                              
                                 A sample size shall be calculated to assure a maximum half-length of the 95 % confidence interval of 0,2 for the estimated parameters, which are a proportion of “training enterprises” (after allowance for the non-response rate in the sample) for each of the 60 stratified elements identified above (120 stratified elements for Member States with 50 million inhabitants and more).
                              
                           
                                 4.
                              
                              
                                 The following formula may be used in determining the sample size:
                                 
                                    nh = 1/[c2 × teh + 1/Nh] / rh
                                    
                                 
                                 Where:
                                 
                                             rh
                                             
                                          
                                          
                                             =
                                          
                                          
                                             the anticipated response rate in the stratum cell, h
                                          
                                       
                                             c
                                          
                                          
                                             =
                                          
                                          
                                             maximum length of half the confidence interval
                                          
                                       
                                             teh
                                             
                                          
                                          
                                             =
                                          
                                          
                                             the anticipated proportion of training enterprises in the stratum cell, h
                                          
                                       
                                             Nh
                                             
                                          
                                          
                                             =
                                          
                                          
                                             the total number of enterprises (training and non-training) in the stratum cell, h
                                          
                                       
                           
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX III
                     
                        Imputation principles and record weighting
                     
                     Countries shall take all appropriate measures to reduce item and unit non-response. Prior to imputation countries shall make all reasonable efforts to use other data sources.
                     Core variables, for which no missing value shall be accepted, nor imputation permitted are:
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 A1, A2tot, B1a, B1b, B2a(QL), B2b(QL) B2c(QL), B2d(QL) B2e(QL), F1tot.
                              
                           Key variables, for which every effort should be made to avoid missing values and for which imputation is recommended are:
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 A3, A4, A5, C1tot, C3tot, C7sub, C7tot, PAC.
                              
                           Imputation for item non-response shall be recommended within the following general limits:
                     
                                 1.
                              
                              
                                 When a record contains less than 50 % of variables presented then this record shall normally be considered as a unit non-response.
                              
                           
                                 2.
                              
                              
                                 For a single NACE Rev.2/size cell imputations shall not be allowed if more than 50 % of the responding enterprises have missing data for more than 25 % of the quantitative variables.
                              
                           
                                 3.
                              
                              
                                 For a single NACE Rev.2/size cell, no imputation shall be performed on a quantitative variable if the proportion of responding enterprises for that particular variable is less than 50 %.
                              
                           
                                 4.
                              
                              
                                 For a single NACE Rev.2/size cell, no imputation shall be performed on a qualitative variable if the proportion of responding enterprises for that particular variable is less than 80 %.
                              
                           Quantitative and qualitative variables are identified in Annex I.
                     Member States shall calculate and transmit a weight to be applied to each data record together with any auxiliary variables, which may have been used in the calculation of this weight. These auxiliary variables should be recorded as the variables RESPEXTRA1, RESPEXTRA2, RESPEXTRA3 as necessary. The methodology adopted for establishing the weights shall be detailed in the quality report.’;
                  
               
            
                  4.
               
               
                  Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX V
                     
                        QUALITY REPORT FORMAT
                     
                     Member States shall submit quality reports to be written according to a standard quality-reporting format provided by the Commission (Eurostat). A copy of the national questionnaire shall accompany the quality report.
                     1.   RELEVANCE
                     Implementation of the survey and the degree to which statistics meet current and potential users’ needs. This covers a description of users and their individual needs as well as an evaluation of to what degree these needs have been satisfied.
                     2.   ACCURACY
                     2.1.   Sampling errors
                     
                     This covers:
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Description of the sample design and the realised sample.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Description of the calculation of the final weights including non-response model and auxiliary variables used, estimator used, e.g. Horvitz-Thompson estimator, variance of the estimates according to the sample strata, variance estimation software, in particular, a description of the auxiliary variables or information used should be reported in order to recalculate the final weights within Eurostat since it is needed for variance estimation.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 In case of non-response analysis, a description of the biases in the sample and results.
                              
                           Tables to be provided (broken down by NACE Rev.2 and size classes according to the national sampling plan):
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Number of enterprises in the sampling frame.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Number of enterprises in the sample.
                              
                           Tables to be provided (broken down by NACE Rev.2 and size classes according to the national sampling plan, however allocation according to the observed enterprise characteristics):
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Coefficients of variation (2) for the following key statistics.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Total number of persons employed, total number of enterprises that provided CVT, ratio of the total number of enterprises that provided CVT to the total number of enterprises.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Total number of enterprises that provided CVT courses, ratio of the total number of enterprises that provided CVT courses to the total number of enterprises.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Total number of persons employed in enterprises that provided CVT, total number of participants in CVT courses, ratio of the total number of participants in CVT courses to the total number of persons employed, ratio of the total number of participants in CVT courses to the total number of persons employed in enterprises that provided CVT.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Total costs of CVT courses.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Total number of enterprises providing IVT, total number of participants in IVT, ratio of the total number of enterprises providing IVT to the total number of enterprises.
                              
                           2.2.   Non-sampling errors
                     
                     2.2.1.   Coverage errors
                     
                     This covers:
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Description of the register used for sampling and its overall quality, information included in the register, and its updating frequency.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Errors due to the discrepancies between the sampling frame and the target population and sub-populations (over-coverage, under-coverage, misclassifications).
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Methods used to obtain this information and notes on the processing of misclassifications.
                              
                           Tables to be provided (broken down by NACE Rev.2 and size classes according to the national sampling plan, however allocation according to the observed enterprise characteristics):
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Number of enterprises.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Ratio of the number of enterprises for which the observed strata equals the sampling strata.
                              
                           2.2.2.   Measurement errors
                     
                     Where appropriate an assessment of errors that occurred at the stage of data collection due for example to:
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 The questionnaire design (results of pre-tests or laboratory methods; questioning strategies).
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Reporting unit/respondent considering the data collection mode used (e.g. problems and strategies to find the appropriate respondent(s) in the enterprise, memory problems, errors when filling the forms, assistance to the respondent). This includes a description and assessment of measures taken to assure the high quality of the information related to “participants” and to assure that “participant events” were not collected.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Existence/use of relevant information systems and administrative records in the enterprise, e.g. correspondence between the administrative and survey concept (reference period, availability of individual data).
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Methods used to reduce this kind of errors, problems with the questionnaire as a whole or with single questions.
                              
                           2.2.3.   Processing errors
                     
                     This covers a description of the data editing process such as processing system and tools used, errors due to coding, editing, weighting or tabulation, quality checks at macro/micro level and corrections/failed edits.
                     2.2.4.   Non-response errors
                     
                     This covers an assessment of unit non-response and item non-response and a description of the measures undertaken regarding “re-contacts” as well as:
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Full report on imputation procedures including methods used for imputation and/or re-weighting.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Methodological notes and results of non-response analysis or other methods to assess the effects of non-response.
                              
                           Tables to be provided (broken down by NACE Rev.2 and size classes according to the national sampling plan, however allocation according to the observed enterprise characteristics):
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Unit response rates (3).
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Item response rates (4) for the following with respect to all respondents: total number of hours work as a function of all respondents and total labour cost as a function of all respondents.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Item response rates for the following with respect to enterprises offering CVT courses:
                                 
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             Total number of participants in courses, males, females as a function of enterprises offering CVT courses.
                                          
                                       
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             Total number of hours on CVT courses as a function of enterprises offering CVT courses, number of hours on CVT courses managed internally and externally as a function of enterprises offering CVT courses.
                                          
                                       
                                             —
                                          
                                          
                                             Total costs of CVT courses as a function of enterprises offering CVT courses.
                                          
                                       
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Item response rates for the following with respect to enterprises offering IVT: Total number of participants in IVT as a function of enterprises offering IVT.
                              
                           3.   TIMELINESS AND PUNCTUALITY
                     This covers a table of dates when each of the following phases of the project started and ended such as fieldwork (considering the different data collection modes), reminders and follow-up, data checking and editing, further validation and imputation, non-response survey (as appropriate) and estimations as well as data transmission to Eurostat and dissemination of national results.
                     4.   ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY
                     This covers the type of results sent to enterprises, a dissemination scheme of results and a copy of any methodological documents relating to the statistics provided.
                     5.   COMPARABILITY
                     This covers the deviations from the standard European questionnaire and definitions provided in the manual referred to in Article 8 and a description of links done with other statistical sources (use of certain data available in registers, survey linked to another national survey).
                     6.   COHERENCE
                     This covers a comparison of statistics for the same phenomenon or item from other surveys or sources and an assessment of coherence with structural business statistics for the number of persons employed as a function of NACE Rev.2 and Size Group.
                     Tables to provide (broken down by NACE Rev.2 and size classes according to the national sampling plan, however allocation according to the observed enterprise characteristics):
                     
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Number of persons employed from structural business statistics and number of persons employed from CVTS.
                              
                           
                                 —
                              
                              
                                 Percentage of differences (SBS — CVTS)/SBS.
                              
                           7.   COST AND BURDEN
                     This covers an analysis of the burden and benefit at national level through, for example, a consideration of average time for answering to each questionnaire, problematic questions and variables, variables most/least useful in describing CVT at national level, estimated or actual satisfaction level of data users at national level, difference of burden between for small and large enterprises and efforts made to reduce burden.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ L 61, 5.3.2008, p. 6.’;
      
         (2)  The coefficient of variation is the ratio of the square root of the variance of the estimator to the expected value. It is estimated by the ratio of the square root of the estimate of the sampling variance to the estimated value. The estimation of the sampling variance must take into account the sampling design and changes of strata.
      
         (3)  The unit response rate is the ratio of the number of in scope respondents to the number of questionnaires sent to the population selected.
      
         (4)  The item response rate for a variable is the ratio of the number of available data to the number of available and missing data (equal to the number of in scope respondents).’