Commission Regulation (EC) No 198/2006Show full title

[F1 ANNEX I U.K. Variables

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1153/2014 of 29 October 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 as regards the data to be collected, and the sampling, precision and quality requirements (Text with EEA relevance).

Note to the table: U.K.

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.

1. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: sample characteristics U.K.

Variable name	Variable group	Variable type	Variable description
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)

2. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: background data U.K.

Variable name	Variable group	Variable type	Variable description
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

3. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: CVT strategies U.K.

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

4. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: CVT characteristics U.K.

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
		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.

5. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses: CVT participants, subjects and providers U.K.

Variable name	Variable group	Variable type	Variable description
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

6. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses: CVT costs U.K.

Variable name	Variable group	Variable type	Variable description
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)

7. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses or other forms of CVT: CVT quality, outcomes and difficulties U.K.

Variable name	Variable group	Variable type	Variable description
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

8. Variables to be collected from non-training enterprises: reasons for non-provision of CVT activities U.K.

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

9. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: initial vocational training (IVT) U.K.

Variable name	Variable group	Variable type	Variable description
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]