Education/Professional Development Needs Assessment for Chaffee County Community Leaders

1. Which category or industry best fits your organization? Choose only one. *This question is required.

• Manufacturing (high tech)
• Manufacturing (low tech)
• Agricultural products
• Retail
• Artistc development
• Tourism (may include recreational tourism)
• Non-profit/public sector
• Outdoor recreation
• Health care
• Construction
• Hospitality/food service
• Education
• Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. Over the next three years how much training do you expect will be required for your employees in the following categories? Please rate each area 1-3 with 1 meaning "Will Need Little Training" and 3 meaning "Will Need a Great Deal of Training." *This question is required.

Space Cell	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Construction Labor	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Assembly Line	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Sale representative	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Customer service	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Administrative work	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Technology piece building	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
HS equivalency skills (math/writing)	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Higher education	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Finance/accounting	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Information technology/Networking	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
English as a Second Language	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Workplace/ Conversational Spanish	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Recreation certification/medical training	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training
Leadership/Management training	Will Need Little Training	Will Need Some Training	Will Need a Great Deal of Training

4. Did you or your company sponsor any job-related training during the past year? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

7. Is your company willing to provide a tuition reimbursement program for employees? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

8. What percentage of tuition will your company reimburse its employees for job-training/professional development? *This question is required.

• 100%
• 75%
• 50%
• 25%
• 0%

9. Are there conditions placed upon training/education programs in order to qualify for tuition reimbursement (I.e., must be directly job related, must earn a grade of C or better, etc.) *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

11. For Line Worker Employers: Employees were engaged in training or educational activities during the past year for how many hours during company time? Per employee, per month on average

• 0-4 hours
• 5-9 hours
• 10-19 hours
• 20-29 hours
• 30+ hours

12. For Technical Worker Employers: Employees were engaged in training or educational activities during the past year for how many hours during company time? Per employee, per month on average

• 0-4 hours
• 5-9 hours
• 10-19 hours
• 20-29 hours
• 30+ hours

13. For Management and Professional (degree) Staff Employers: Employees engaged in training or educational activities during the past year for how many hours during company time? Per employee, per month on average

• 0-4 hours
• 5-9 hours
• 10-19 hours
• 20-29 hours
• 30+ hours

14. Are you willing to offer professional development training for your employees during company hours? *This question is required.

• Yes
• No

16. What delivery model of professional development would work best for your employees? *This question is required.

• In the classroome (face-to-face)
• Online course delivery
• Combination of in-class and online delivery

17. How many people does your organization employ in Chaffee County? *This question is required.

• Fewer than 25
• 26-50
• 51-99
• 100-149
• 150-249
• 250+