IAT Andalusian Institute of Technology

Task 3.2. Business Survey Objective: To identify the skills required by the company to give the Mobility Offer a labour market approach WP3: CREATION OF THE ERASMUS QUALITY FRAMEWORK

Tool used to conduct the survey : A questionnaire available on line in the partners languages Questionnaire Structure: Three parts General Data of the Companies Competences Evaluation Additional Information Survey targets: 20 companies per country 5 big, 5 small and 10 medium and/or companies´associations Sector: Innovative sectors (ICT, services, consulting, research centers) but not exclusively

SURVEY RESULTS: Total number of questionnaires: 109 Distribution per country Italy: 69 Spain:21 Poland: 18 Other: 1

Survey Results: ORGANISATION TYPE Companies (84) Business Association (17) Other (8)

Survey Results: ORGANISATION TYPE Distribution per country Spain ItalyPoland

Survey Results: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Micro (1-9): 28 Medium (10-49): 23 Small (50-250): 26 Big (> 250): 32

Distribution per country Spain ItalyPoland Survey Results: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

Survey Results: POSITION OF RESPONDENT Manager: 28 HR Responsible: 25 Other: 56

Distribution per country Spain ItalyPoland Survey Results: POSITION OF RESPONDENT

Survey Results: COMPETENCES EVALUATION 1.Communication 2.Customer/User orientation 3.Teamwork 4.Learning Skills 5.Creativity/Innovation 6.Decision Making 7.Analysis Skills 8.Management Skills 9.Adaptability to Changes 10.Leadership 11.Commitment/Identification with the organization 12.Results orientation 13.Continuous improvement 14.Negotiation 15.Professional ethic 16.Tolerance to stress 17.Self awareness 18.Life Balance 19.Conflict management 20.Culture adaptability 21.Contact Network

Survey Results: COMPETENCES EVALUATION

Communication Customer/User orientation Learning Skills Results orientation Continuous improvement Negotiation Teamwork MOST RELEVANT COMPETENCES

Survey Results: COMPETENCES EVALUATION Creativity/Innovation Adaptability to Changes Contact Network Tolerance to stress Analysis Skills MEDIUM IMPORTANT COMPETENCES

Survey Results: COMPETENCES EVALUATION Management Skills Leadership Commitment/Identification with the organization Decision Making World-life balance Self awareness Conflict Management LESS IMPORTANT COMPETENCES

Survey Results: Is the “Mobility Programme” a positive aspect to be evaluated during the recruitment process? Total Answers: 84/109 Yes: 75/84 Other (not necessarily, its depends, …): 9/84 Some comments!!! “Absolutely yes”, “essential”, “highly appreciated”, “add value contribution”, “providing companies with an international point of view”, etc

Survey Results: OPPORTUNITIES Aspect considered: Additional foreign languages Management Skills for the company and staff Knowledge of foreign societies and markets Returns in terms of company image New opportunity of collaboration with University

Survey Results: OPPORTUNITIES

Survey Results: LIABILITIES Aspects considered: Resources allocated for design the working plan and training of the student Language and culture barriers between the trainee and the staff Problems of integration with the staff Bureaucratic problems Problems with intellectual property of the results of research activities of the students Problems with dissemination of sensitive information of the company

Survey Results: Liabilities

OPPORTUNITIES & LIABILITIES Conclusions Collaboration with Universities Impact on the company image Resources allocated to the work plan design and the student´s training Language adaptation

Survey Results: Additional general feedback Languages is a crucial aspect. Skills on Integrated Management System (SAP, Microsoft, etc.) should be also considered. The experience with foreign students is good for the company. The duration of the internships is sometimes an inconvenient (No time to reach high experience). Skills and competence development during the internships depends on the tasks assigned to the student.

Survey Results: Data breakdown depending on companies´size. OPPORTUNITIES & LIABILITIES

Opportunities: There is no clear relation between the companies’ size and what they consider as opportunities. Companies do not appreciate the “returns in term of company image” or the “knowledge of foreign societies and markets” as opportunities. Micro companies believe that having “additional foreign languages skills for the company and staff” is beneficial. While companies with employees do not see this as an opportunity. Companies with employees and those with more than 250 (big companies) appreciate the new “opportunity to collaborate with Universities”.

Liabilities: All of the companies, regardless of their size, believe the main problems are the “resources allocated for design the working plan and training of the student” as well as the “bureaucratic problems”. Big companies find “problems of integration with the staff”, while other companies see this problem below the average. For none of the companies, the “problems with intellectual property of the results of research activities of the students” are regarded as important. In general, the companies do not consider any problem as relevant.

Survey Results: Data breakdown depending on organisation type. OPPORTUNITIES & LIABILITIES

Opportunities & Liabilities: Even if the organisations do not highlight one opportunity over the other, “additional foreign languages skills for the company and staff” seems to be the most important. Business associations find the “new opportunity of collaboration with University” really appealing, while few consider important the “knowledge of foreign societies and markets”. Both companies and business associations find as most important the “bureaucratic problems” and the “resources allocated for design the working plan and training of the student”. Companies also consider as a problem the “integration with the staff”, while business association are more worried about “dissemination of sensitive information of the company”.

To be discussed: ¿How should this information be considered in the ERASMUS QUALITY HOSTING FRAMEWORK? ?

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