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Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 of 3 February 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (Text with EEA relevance)
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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. IVT stands for initial vocational training. NACE refers to the classification of economic activity according to NACE Rev. 2.
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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COUNTRY | ID | Country code | |
ENTERPR | ID | Enterprise ID | |
REFYEAR | ID | Reference year | |
WEIGHT | ID | Weighting factor. Two decimal positions — use ‘ . ’ as decimal separator | |
NACE_SP | ID | Sampling plan economic activity category | |
SIZE_SP | ID | Sampling plan size group | |
NSTRA_SP | ID | Sampling plan — number of enterprises in the stratum defined by NACE_SP and SIZE_SP, i.e. the population | |
N_SP | ID | Sampling plan — number of sampled enterprises from the sample-frame in the stratum defined by NACE_SP and SIZE_SP | |
SUB_SP | 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 | |
RESPONSE | ID | Response indicator (sampling unit type) | |
PROC | ID | Data collection mode | |
IDLANGUA | ID | Language of data collection | |
IDREGION | ID | Region identification NUTS — level 1 | |
EXTRA1 | ID | Extra variable 1 (see Annex III) | |
EXTRA2 | ID | Extra variable 2 (see Annex III) | |
EXTRA3 | ID | Extra variable 3 (see Annex III) |
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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A1 | Core | QM | 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 | |
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 |
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
---|---|---|---|
A8 | QL | Person or unit within the enterprise with responsibility for the organisation of CVT | |
A9 | QM | Assessment of future skill needs of the enterprise | |
Yes but not regularly (mainly linked to changes in personnel) | |||
Yes, it is part of the overall planning process in the enterprise | |||
No | |||
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 | |||
A12 | QM | Skills and competences important in the next few years (3 most important) | |
General IT skills | |||
IT professional skills | |||
Management skills | |||
Team working skills | |||
Customer handling 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 leads 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 CVT | |
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 |
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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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 |
QM | Participation in guided-on-the-job training | ||
Less than 10 % of all persons employed | |||
From 10 % to less than 50 % of all persons employed | |||
50 % or more of all persons employed | |||
B2b | Core | QL | Provision of job rotation, exchanges, secondments or study visits in the reference year |
QM | Participation in job rotation, exchanges, secondments or study visits | ||
Less than 10 % of all persons employed | |||
From 10 % to less than 50 % of all persons employed | |||
50 % or more of all persons employed | |||
B2c | Core | QL | Participation in conferences/workshops in the reference year |
QM | Participation in conferences/workshops | ||
Less than 10 % of all persons employed | |||
From 10 % to less than 50 % of all persons employed | |||
50 % or more of all persons employed | |||
B2d | Core | QL | Participation in learning or quality circles in the reference year |
QM | Participation in learning or quality circles | ||
Less than 10 % of all persons employed | |||
From 10 % to less than 50 % of all persons employed | |||
50 % or more of all persons employed | |||
B2e | Core | QL | Planned training by self-directed learning/e-learning in the reference year |
QM | Participation in self-directed learning/e-learning | ||
Less than 10 % of all persons employed | |||
From 10 % to less than 50 % of all persons employed | |||
50 % or more of all persons employed | |||
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 CVT contributions (in euros) | ||
B5b | QL | Existence of CVT receipts in the reference year | |
QT | Amount of CVT receipts (in euros) | ||
B6 | QM | Measures from which the enterprise benefits | |
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 |
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 2015 [(B1a or B1b) = yes], or
enterprises providing other forms of CVT in 2015 [(B2a or B2b or B2c or B2d or B2e) = yes].
Section 8 shall be addressed to non-training enterprises only.
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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C1tot | Key | QT | Total number of participants in all CVT courses |
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 | QM | Subjects covered (3 most important) | |
General IT skills | |||
IT professional skills | |||
Management skills | |||
Team working skills, | |||
Customer handling 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 | |||
C6 | QM | Providers (external CVT courses) (3 most important) | |
Schools, colleges, universities and other higher education institutions | |||
Public training institutions (financed or guided by the government; e.g. adult education centres) | |||
Private training companies | |||
Private companies of which the main activity is not training | |||
Employers' associations, chambers of commerce, sector bodies | |||
Trade unions | |||
Other training providers |
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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C7a | QL | Existence of fees or payments for courses | |
QT | CVT course costs — fees and payments for courses for employees (in euros) | ||
C7b | QL | Existence of travel or subsistence payments | |
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, rooms or teaching materials | |
QT | CVT course costs — training centre, rooms and teaching materials for CVT courses (in euros) | ||
C7sub | QL | Existence of ‘ CVT costs 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 CVT costs — to be calculated (C7tot = C7sub + B5a – B5b in euros) |
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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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 factors: level of training provided was appropriate to the needs of the enterprise | |||
Recruitment of individuals with the required qualifications, skills and competences | |||
Difficulties in assessing training needs in the enterprise | |||
Lack of suitable offers 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 |
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 competences was preferred | |||
Difficulties in assessing training needs in the enterprise | |||
Lack of suitable offers 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 |
Variable name | Variable group | Variable type | Variable description |
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F1 | Core | QL | IVT participants usually employed in the enterprise |
F2 | QM | Reasons for providing IVT (if F1 = yes) | |
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 reasons] |
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