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THE VICTORIA COLLEGE
WORKFORCE EDUCATION EMPLOYER FOLLOW-UP SURVEY
(as identified by Workforce Graduates from 2000-2001)
 SPRING 2002
RESULTS

NOTE: Due to confidentiality, employer responses under questions A, B, and "Open Forum for Comments" are not listed.


RESULTS OVERVIEW:
46 Workforce Education Employer Follow-Up Surveys were mailed 1/14/02
31 surveys were completed and returned by 2/25/02
Overall return percentage was 67.39%
NOTE:  These results do not include any employers of students within the Allied Health Division.
The AH Division is conducting surveys of its program graduates/employers separately.

1.  Is the job title of this individual accurate? (If NO, describe change)
 
100%
  Yes
0%
  No

2.  What is your relationship with this individual?
 

16%
  Employer
0%
  Co-Worker
84%
  Supervisor
0%
  Other
0%
  Personnel Staff    

3.  Please rate the technical education received by this individual in the following PERSONAL skills area.  Please respond only to those areas you feel are appropriate.

a.  Accepting responsibility
 

48%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
35%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
13%
  Average    

b.  Punctuality
 

48%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
39%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
10%
  Average    

c.  Personal initiative
 

43%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
30%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
23%
  Average    

d.  Willingness to learn
 

65%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
32%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
3%
  Average    

e.  Work attitude
 

45%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
42%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
13%
  Average    

f.   Work attendance
 

61%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
29%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
10%
  Average    

g.  Personal appearance
 

61%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
29%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
6%
  Average    

h.  Cooperation with co-worker(s)
 

53%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
30%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
13%
  Average    

i.   Cooperation with management
 

71%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
23%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
6%
  Average    

4.  Please rate the technical education received by this individual in the following TECHNICAL skill areas.  Please respond only to those areas you feel are applicable to the occupational area.

a.  Math skills
 

32%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
55%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
14%
  Average  

b.  Technical knowledge
 

21%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
68%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
11%
  Average  

c.  Organizational ability
 

34%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
48%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
14%
  Average  

d.  Communication skills
 

35%
  Very Good
6%
  Poor
55%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
3%
  Average  

e.  Problem solving skills
 

19%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
52%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
29%
  Average  

f.   Work quality
 

43%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
37%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
20%
  Average  

g.  Work quantity
 

34%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
41%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
24%
  Average  

h.  Meeting the public
 

45%
  Very Good
3%
  Poor
41%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
10%
  Average  

i.   Following instructions
 

42%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
48%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
10%
  Average  

j.  Operation of equipment
 

34%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
59%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
7%
  Average  

5.  What is your overall rating of the technical education received by this individual as it relates to the requirements of the job?
 

32%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
61%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
6%
  Average  

6.  Please rate the employee's OVERALL work performance.
 

45%
  Very Good
0%
  Poor
45%
  Good
0%
  Very Poor
10%
  Average  

7.  As a result of this person's technical education, how would you rate the individual's preparation in relation to other employees in his/her work group who did not receive the same training?
 

48%
  No basis for comparison
35%
  Individual is better prepared
16%
  Both are about the same
0%
  Individual is less prepared