Employers Skills Survey, 1999

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The Employers Skills Surveys are undertaken to identify the extent, causes and implications of skill deficiencies reported by employers in England. The series addresses a number of key questions:<br> <li>What are the skill needs of employers?<br> <li>What is the scale of, and the contribution of a lack of skills to external recruitment difficulties facing employers?<br> <li>How do these problems vary by occupation, establishment size, industrial sector, and region?<br> <li>What evidence is there about the existence of internal skill gaps within the employed workforce?<br> <li>What are the perceptions of employers about the causes and consequences of such (internal and external) skill deficiencies?<br> </li><br><br><i>Secure Access version:</i><br> Users should note that there is a Secure Access version of the data available under SN 6705. The Secure Access version includes more detailed geographic variables such as Postcodes, Unitary Authorities; Local Education Authorities; Local Learning and Skills Council Areas and Travel to Work Areas. The excluded variables, which are covered in the user guide, are also available under Secure Access. The Secure Access data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users will need to gain ONS Accredited Researcher status, complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables. Users are strongly advised to first obtain the standard EUL version of the data to see if they are sufficient for their research requirements.<br> <br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The topics covered include: product market, product strategy and skills, recruitment problems, skills and proficiency and training and background information.本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据采集版权所有者所有。 雇主技能调查（Employers Skills Surveys）旨在探明英格兰地区雇主所报告的技能短缺现象的波及范围、成因及其影响。该系列调查聚焦以下一系列核心问题： <li>雇主的技能需求具体为何？ <li>技能短缺的规模如何，其对雇主面临的外部招聘困境的贡献程度又如何？ <li>此类问题在不同职业、机构规模、产业部门以及地区间呈现出怎样的差异？ <li>有哪些证据能够证明在职劳动力内部存在内部技能缺口？ <li>雇主对于这类（内部与外部）技能短缺的成因与后果持有怎样的看法？ </li> <i>安全访问版本（Secure Access version）：</i> 用户需注意，本数据存在编号为SN 6705的安全访问版本。该版本包含更详细的地理变量，例如邮政编码（Postcodes）、单一管理区（Unitary Authorities）、地方教育局（Local Education Authorities）、地方学习与技能委员会辖区以及通勤工作区（Travel to Work Areas）。用户指南中提及的受限变量同样仅可通过安全访问渠道获取。安全访问版本的数据访问限制条件严于标准最终用户许可协议（End User Licence, EUL）版本。意向用户需先获得英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics, ONS）认证研究人员资格，填写额外申请表，并向数据所有者明确说明其需要获取额外变量的具体原因。我们强烈建议用户先获取标准EUL版本的数据，确认其是否足以满足自身研究需求。 <b>核心主题</b>： 本次调查涵盖的主题包括：产品市场、产品战略与技能、招聘难题、技能与熟练度、培训及背景信息。