1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Regulation lays down measures to implement Regulation (EC) No...

  3. Article 2.The first reference year for which the data are to...

  4. Article 3.The specific variables to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat)...

  5. Article 4.Sampling and precision requirements, the sample sizes needed to meet...

  6. Article 5.Member States shall be responsible for data checking, error correction,...

  7. Article 6.Data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) by the...

  8. Article 7.Each Member State shall perform a quality evaluation of its...

  9. Article 8.With a view to achieving a high level of harmonisation...

  10. Article 9.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  11. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Variables

      1. Note to the table:

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

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

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

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

      6. 5. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses:...

      7. 6. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses:...

      8. 7. Variables to be collected from enterprises which provided CVT courses...

      9. 8. Variables to be collected from non-training enterprises: reasons for non-provision...

      10. 9. Variables to be collected from all enterprises: initial vocational training...

    2. ANNEX II

      Sample

      1. 1. Business registers referred to in Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of...

      2. 2. The sample shall be stratified by NACE Rev. 2 and...

      3. 3. A sample size shall be calculated to ensure a maximum...

      4. 4. The following formula may be used in determining the sample...

    3. ANNEX III

      Imputation principles and record weighting

      1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to reduce item...

      2. Core variables, for which neither missing values shall be accepted...

      3. A1, A2tot, B1a, B1b, B2a(QL), B2b(QL) B2c(QL), B2d(QL) B2e(QL), F1....

      4. Key variables, for which every effort should be made to...

      5. A4, A5, C1tot, C3tot, C7sub(QT), PAC, C7tot.

      6. Imputation for item non-response shall be recommended within the following...

      7. When a record contains less than 50 % of variables...

      8. Quantitative and qualitative variables are identified in Annex I.

      9. Rules for imputation are provided in the manual referred to...

      10. Member States shall calculate and transmit a weighting factor —...

    4. ANNEX IV

      Data file format and transmission rules

      1. Data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in electronic...

      2. Countries shall transmit two checked data sets to ESTAT:

      3. the data set prior to imputation with preliminary checks; the...

      4. Both data sets shall contain the variables identified in Annex...

      5. Both files shall be presented in comma separated variable (.csv)...

    5. ANNEX V

      Standard quality report

      1. Member States shall submit a standard quality report in accordance...

      2. The standard quality criteria shall apply as follows:

      3. 1. RELEVANCE

      4. 2. ACCURACY

        1. 2.1. Sampling errors

        2. 2.2. Non-sampling errors

          1. 2.2.1. Coverage errors

          2. 2.2.2. Measurement errors

          3. 2.2.3. Processing errors

          4. 2.2.4. Non-response errors

      5. 3. TIMELINESS AND PUNCTUALITY

      6. 4. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY

      7. 5. COMPARABILITY

      8. 6. COHERENCE

      9. 7. COST AND BURDEN