West Orange Employer Survey
 
This five minute survey is designed to collect information about the current and future educational and training needs of employers in West Orange County. With your valuable feedback, Valencia Community College, West Campus (VCC) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) Regional Campuses will deepen their understanding of the skills, knowledge, and degree areas you prefer for your employees so they are prepared to advance your organization's goals and business objectives. Thank you for completing this survey.
 
1. Approximately how many employees does your business currently employ in West Orange County?
 
 
10 or fewer
employees
11-25
employees
25-50
employees
51-100
employees
101-500
employees
501 or more
employees

Full-time
Part-time
Contractors
Interns
 
2. Which of the following functional categories most closely describes your organization?
 
Architecture & Engineering Management of Companies & Enterprises
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Communication & Media Manufacturing & Production
Computer & Mathematical Office & Administrative Support
Construction & Extraction Personal Care & Services
Education, Training & Library Services Protective Services
Farming, Fishing & Forestry Public Administration
Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental and Leasing
Government Retail Trade/Sales
Healthcare & Social Assistance Technology
Hospitality Transportation & Warehousing
Food or Restaurant Services Utilities
Installation, Maintenance & Repair Wholesale
Information Other services
Legal Services Other (Please specify)
Life, Physical & Social Sciences  
   
3. How would you rate the ease of finding qualified workers?
 
Very
Easy
Easy
Neutral
Difficult
Very
Difficult

Don't
Know
Not applicable
or not recruiting
 
4. What is the degree level of the skilled workforce that you need? (Select all that apply.)
 
High School Diploma
Two-year Associate's Degree (i.e., A.A., A.S., or A.A.S)
Bachelor's Degree (i.e., B.A. or B.S.)
Master's Level Degree
Doctoral Degree
Specific certification (Please specify)
Other (Please specify)
 
5. Who does your organization use for job training and education programs in Orange County? (Select all that apply.)
 
DeVry
ITT
Nova Southeastern University
University of Central Florida
University of Phoenix
Valencia Community College
Another institution or company (Please specify)
Your own internal training
None
Don't Know
 
6. This next question asks you to estimate how many of your employees currently hold degrees or certifications. Please indicate whether you can provide estimates for this question or if you need to skip this question.
 
a. Can provide estimated numbers for this question
Need to skip this question (Please skip to Question 7)
 
b. Degree or Certification
Number of
employees
Don't Know
  High school diploma or GED

  Certification (Please specify)

  Associate in Arts (A.A.)

  Associate in Science (A.S.)

  Associates in Applied Science (A.A.S.)

  Baccalaureate of Arts (B.A.)

  Baccalaureate of Science (B.S.)

  Master's degree or higher

 
7. Thinking about your optimal workforce composition, please indicate what Baccalaureate (B.A. or B.S.) degree major(s) you would most prefer your employees to hold. Record the majors you currently recruit and the majors or fields you will need in the next 5 years. (Select all that apply.)
 
Major or Field of Study
Currently
Recruit
Will need in
Next 5 years
No preference
Not applicable
Accounting
General Business
Other Business (Please specify)
Digital Media
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Teacher Education (Please specify)
Engineering (Please specify)
Information Systems
Legal Studies
Liberal Studies
Mathematics
Nursing
Other Health Field (Please specify)
Physical Sciences (i.e., Physics or Chemistry)
Psychology
Public Administration
Social Work
Sociology or Anthropology
Some other major (Please specify)
 
8. What Master's degree major(s) would you most prefer your employees to hold? Record the fields you currently recruit and the fields you will need in the next 5 years. (Select all that apply.)
 
Major or Field of Study
Currently
Recruit
Will need in
Next 5 years
No preference
Not applicable
Accounting
General Business
Other Business (Please specify)
Digital Media
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Teacher Education (Please specify)
Engineering (Please specify)
Information Systems
Legal Studies
Liberal Studies
Mathematics
Nursing
Other Health Field (Please specify)
Physical Sciences (i.e., Physics or Chemistry)
Psychology
Public Administration
Social Work
Sociology or Anthropology
Some other major (Please specify)
 
9. What business policies and practices does your organization have to support employees pursuing further education? (Select all that apply.)
   
Tuition reimbursements
(Please specify eligibility requirements and amount or credit limit)
Flexible work schedule (e.g., flextime)
Release time
Other (Please specify)
None
 
10. If your employees could take all their required classes for a baccalaureate degree - freshmen and sophomore years as a VCC student and the junior and senior years as a UCF student (on the VCC West Campus) - how likely would you be to encourage your eligible employees to enroll in a degree program?
 
Very
likely
Likely
Somewhat
likely
Unlikely
Very
unlikely

Don't
Know/Not applicable
 
11. When would you prefer that your employees attend classes?
 
No preference
Not applicable
Weekday mornings
Around noon time
Weekday afternoons
Weekday evenings
Weekends
 
12.  What types of courses or programs would you prefer that your employees take? (Select all that apply.)
 
No preference
Not applicable
Compressed courses (e.g., 3 credit course in five 8 hour days)
Accelerated degree program (e.g., Baccalaureate degree completed in 3 years)
Degree programs designed for a cohort of employees (i.e., students progress simultaneously)
Other (Please specify)
   
13. What types of classes would you prefer that your employees take? (Select all that apply.)
   
No preference
Not applicable
Live, in classroom on college or university campus
Live, in classroom at your business or organization
Online
Mixed (i.e., combination of live and online)
Video
   
14.  What are your normal business hours?
 
 
15. Following is a list of other business and training resources that can be provided by higher education organizations. If these resources were provided by VCC or UCF from the West Orlando campus, please indicate whether your business or organization would be interested in learning more about them, or would anticipate a need for these services. (Select all that apply.)
 
Certification programs
On campus employee training
Continuing education courses
Cooperative education placement
Internship placement
Small Business Administration services (e.g., assistance with business plan, marketing, and obtaining financing)
Business incubator
Other (Please specify)
 
16. In the past five years, has your business or organization employed any graduates of Valencia Community College?
 
Yes No Don't Know
 
17. In the past five years, has your business or organization employed any graduates of the University of Central Florida?
 
Yes No Don't Know
 
18. Would your business or organization be willing to provide access to your employees (e.g., email or other contact information) so that VCC and the UCF Regional Campuses could conduct an employee education needs assessment?
 
Yes Not sure or need more information No
 
19. Finally, please add any other comments or suggestions regarding your businesses' needs for employee training and education.
 
If you would be interested in receiving more information about education and training programs being developed by VCC, West Campus and the UCF Regional Campuses, please submit your contact information (optional):
 
Name:
Title:
Name of Business or Organization:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip
E-mail:
Phone:
Specify areas of interest:
   
Would you like to receive an E-Newsletter from the UCF Regional Campuses?
Yes No
 
 
Thank you.
We value your feedback.
 

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