Employer Survey: Validated Skills and Verifiable Credentials

About Your Organization

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* 1. Business Name

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* 2. What is your business' primary industry?

Natural Resources and Mining

Construction

Manufacturing

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

Information

Financial Activities

Professional and Business Services

Education and Health Services

Leisure and Hospitality

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many people does your business employ?

1-50 employees

51-200 employees

201 - 500 employees

501 - 1,000 employees

1,001 - 5,000 employees

5,001 - 10,000 employees

10,001 - 50,000 employees

More than 50,000 employees

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* 4. What is your organization's type?

Government

Non-Profit

Private (shares not traded on stock market)

Public (shares are traded on stock market)

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* 5. How many people (FTEs) does your organization dedicate to Human Resources?

Less than 1 FTE

1 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 20

More than 20

None - We do not have a dedicated staff for HR

I don't know

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* 6. How many people (FTEs) does your organization dedicate to supporting employee training and skill development?

Less than 1

1 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 20

More than 20

None - We do not have dedicated staff for training and skills development

I don't know

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* 7. How confident are you that your current employees will be able to address or adapt to business demands over the next five years?

Not at all

Somewhat

Neutral

Very

Extremely

I don't know

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* 8. Which of the following are the most critical talent challenges your company faces? (select up to 3)

External talent pool is lacking critical skills

Overall labor shortages/difficulty hiring

Difficulty hiring for specific roles

Current employee pool is lacking critical skills

Impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Business’ ability to meet changing business needs is hampered by skills shortages

Attrition of current employees

Issues with employee engagement

Prospective and current employee pool is not diverse/does not reflect customer base

Unable to advance current employees into leadership roles

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which best describes your business' approach to hiring and advancing employees based on skills and/or credentials?

We hire and advance based on skills—we do not require particular degrees/credentials.

We hire and advance based on skills and degrees/credentials – some roles require degrees/credentials, others do not.

We hire and advance based on degrees/credentials – the majority of our roles require credentials.

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* 10. To what extent are you aware of digital wallets and Learning and Employment Records (portable, interoperable verified records of individuals’ skills, credentials, and employment experiences)?

Not at all

Small extent

Neutral

High extent

Very high extent

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* 11. A validated skill is a skill that a person has been observed performing to a set of defined criteria in a context (job, military, school, etc.) and assessed by a qualified entity. How familiar are you with efforts to measure and record validated skills?

Extremely familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not so familiar

Not at all familiar

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* 12. Are you interested in answering questions about the value of validated skills to your organization?

Yes