- Filename
- core_indicators_11_24.csv
- Geographic levels
- National; Regional
- Time period
- 2011 to 2024
- Content
- Covers vacancies, hard-to-fill vacancies, skill-shortage vacancies, skills gaps and training measures. Data can be broken down by country, region, sector, single or multi-site, site type and site size.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| basic_induction_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing basic induction training |
| e_learning_inc | Percentage of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months |
| employees | Number of employees |
| extensive_induction_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing extensive induction training |
| has_basic_induction_training | Number of sites providing basic induction training |
| has_e_learning | Number of sites arranging or funding online training or e-learning in the past 12 months |
| has_extensive_induction_training | Number of sites providing extensive induction training |
| has_health_safety_training | Number of sites providing health and safety or first aid training |
| has_htfv | Number of sites with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| has_job_specific_training | Number of sites providing job specific training |
| has_management_training | Number of sites providing management training |
| has_new_technology_training | Number of sites providing new technology training |
| has_offthejob_training | Number of sites that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_onthejob_training | Number of sites that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_onthejob_training_only | Number of sites that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_skillgap | Number of sites with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient) |
| has_ssv | Number of sites with at least one skill-shortage vacancy |
| has_supervisory_training | Number of sites providing supervisory training |
| has_trained_base | Number of sites in population who have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_training_in_general | Number of sites that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| has_vac | Number of sites with at least one vacancy |
| health_safety_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing health and safety or first aid training |
| htfv_den | Hard-to-fill vacancy density (HtF vacancies as a share of vacancies) |
| htfv_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one hard-to-fill vacancy |
| htfv_sum | Number of hard-to-fill vacancies |
| job_specific_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing job specific training |
| management_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing management training |
| new_technology_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing new technology training |
| offthejob_training_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any off-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| onthejob_training_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| onthejob_training_only_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged only on-the-job training for staff over the past 12 months |
| sample_size | Unweighted base of sites |
| sample_size_w_vac | Unweighted base of sites with vacancies |
| sector | Sector - Filter by sector |
| single_or_multi_site | Single site or one of multiple sites within organisation - Filter by single or multi-sites |
| site_size | Site size - Filter by site size |
| site_type | Site type - Filter by site type |
| skillgap_den | Skill gap density (the proportion of employees judged not fully proficient) |
| skillgap_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one skill gap (i.e. 1+ employee not fully proficient) |
| skillgaps | Number of skill gaps (employees not fully proficient) |
| ssv_den | Skill-shortage vacancy density (SSVs as a share of vacancies) |
| ssv_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one skill-shortage vacancy |
| ssv_sum | Number of skill-shortage vacancies |
| supervisory_training_inc | Percentage of sites providing supervisory training |
| train_days_employee | Average number of days training per employee |
| train_days_trainee | Average number of days training per trainee |
| trainees | Number of employees trained in the past 12 months |
| training_days | Total number of training days for employees |
| training_den | Percentage of employees that received any training in the past 12 months |
| training_in_general_inc | Percentage of sites that have funded or arranged any training for staff over the past 12 months |
| vac_den | Vacancy density (vacancies as a proportion of employment) |
| vac_inc | Percentage of sites with at least one vacancy |
| vac_sum | Number of vacancies |
| weight_base | Number of sites in population |
Footnotes
- Prior to 2022, the definition for ‘off-the-job training’ was ‘training away from the individual’s immediate work position, whether on the employer’s premises or elsewhere’. This should be noted when comparing the latest results to pre-2022 waves.