1. COMPANIES’ Questionnaire Leonardo da Vinci Partnerships project “SOS - Strengthening the orientation from School to Job’’ Objective of the questionnaire: profiling companies, employers, practical training places, survey about labour market demands and expectations from VET sector.

2. Type of company/enterprise/ practical training place Participated companies %(percentage) State company 1040 Limited company 832 Private company 728 Other 00

3. Type of company/enterprise/ practical training place

4. Number of staff Companies%(percantage) A- 1-10 312 B-11-30 624 C-31-50 416 D- 51-100 1248 E- 101-500 00 F-501-+ 00 Toplam 25 100

5. Number of staff

6. Number of students having practical training Number of students Companies%(percentage) A- 0 14 B- 1-5 28 C - 6-10 416 D - 11-20 520 E- 21-50 1040 F- 51- + 312 Total 25 100

7. Number of students having practical training

8. 1-New developments and changes in the field of career counselling, guidance and orientation are followed at local schools. Participated companies %(percentage) 1 14 2 416 3 832 4 728 5 520 Total 25 100

9. 1-New developments and changes in the field of career counselling, guidance and orientation are followed at local schools.

10. 2-There are enough workshops, equipment and materials at local schools in terms of preparation of the students for the labour market. Participated companies %(percentage) 1 14 2 1 4 3 4 16 4 9 36 5 10 40 Total 25100

11. 2-There are enough workshops, equipment and materials at local schools in terms of preparation of the students for the labour market

12. 3-There are enough machines, equipment and materials at our company/enterprise to prepare the students for the labour market. Participated companies %(percentage) 1 4 16 2 1 4 3 2 8 4 7 28 5 11 44 Total 25 100

13. There are enough machines, equipment and materials at our company/enterprise to prepare the students for the labour market.

14. 4-We update our technical knowledge and mentoring/supervising, tutoring methods to be more useful for the students. Participated companies %(percentage) 1 28 2 3 12 3 2 8 4 520 5 1352 Total 25 100

15. 4-We update our technical knowledge and mentoring/supervising, tutoring methods to be more useful for the students.

16. 5-We inform students about their rights and duties, professional ethics and their responsibilities before they start their practical training in our company/organization. Participated companies %(percentage) 100 200 3 28 4 1040 5 1352 Total 25 100

17. 5-We inform students about their rights and duties, professional ethics and their responsibilities before they start their practical training in our company/organization.

18. 6-We discuss with students about their problems related to their field of study. Participated companies%(percentage) 1 1 4 2 00 3 5 20 4 936 5 1144 Total 25 100

19. 6-We discuss with students about their problems related to their field of study.

20. 7-Education programmes at local schools and the needs of companies/enterprises/practical training places cover each other. Participated companies %(percentage) 1 14 2 2 8 3 28 4 1040 5 1040 Total 25 100

21. 7-Education programmes at local schools and the needs of companies/enterprises/practical training places cover each other.

22. 8-The level of students’ theoretical knowledge, when they first come to practical training places. Participated companies %(percentage) 1 1 4 2 2 8 3 15 54 4 6 26 5 1 8 Total 25 100

23. 8-The level of students’ theoretical knowledge, when they first come to practical training places.

24. 9-Coordinating teachers/representatives coordinate students effectively before students start and during their apprenticeship. Participated companies %(percentage) 100 200 3 520 4 1664 5 416 Total 25 100

25. 9-Coordinating teachers/representatives coordinate students effectively before students start and during their apprenticeship.

26. 10-Have you been satisfied with the students’ activity during the practical training in your enterprise? Participated companies %(percentage) 1 0 4 2 0 0 3 520 4 1144 5 936 Total 25 100

27. 10-Have you been satisfied with the students’ activity during the practical training in your enterprise ?

28. 11-The enterprise/organization have enough information about vocational/professional careers, orientation and guidance. Participated companies %(percentage) 100 200 3 1 4 4 832 5 1664 Total 25 100

29. 11-The enterprise/organization have information about vocational/professional careers, orientation and guidance.

30. 12-What criteria are important for you while choosing students for their apprenticeship? Participated companies %(percentage) School training quality 832 Long term agreement with school 520 Personal skills 936 We don’t have chance to choose students 312 other 14

31. 12-What criteria are important for you while choosing students for their apprenticeship?

32. 13-Why do you take the students for practical training? Participated companies %(percentage) in order to train the students 14 56 % because of the obligation coming from law 2 8%8% because students are cheap workers 3 12 % they provide us solving temporary absences such as illness and childbirth 3 12 % To support vacational education 3 12 %

33. 13-Why do you take the students for practical training

34. 14-What kind of counselling would be more useful for students for the orientation from school to job? Participated companies %(percentage) To have more knowledge about the job 312 to have more knowledge about the enterprises 416 to have more knowledge about working conditions 936 to have more experiences about working life/labour market 832 other 14

35. 14-What kind of counselling would be more useful for students for the orientation from school to job?

36. 15-What are the most common problems you face to during the students’ practical training in your company/enterprise ? * There aren’t any answers from the participants.

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