Community and Business Needs Survey

COMMUNITY and BUSINESS NEEDS SURVEY

April 23, 2009

Dear Employer:

Atlanta Technical College (ATC), a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is conducting a survey to solicit information from the Atlanta business community to expand and improve the programs offered by Atlanta Technical College. We strive to be responsive to the workforce needs of the businesses in our community.

This survey will help ATC:

- Identify current and future business needs for new and/or expanding programs;
- Determine needs for programs/services improvement; and
- Provide information on how we can best serve you, our customer.

This information will be used to assist ATC as it makes requests for funding new and expanding programs and also to assist ATC as it plans improvements in programs and services. We would appreciate your taking time to give us your valued opinion. The survey is brief, and should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for assisting us.

Sincerely,

Rodney A. Ellis
Executive Vice President
IT, Planning and Development
Atlanta Technical College

Complete the online survey below OR download it here Business And Industry Needs Survey_FY2009and return it to Mr.Michael,Goldthrip
Office of Information Technology,
Planning & Development,
Atlanta Technical College,
1560 Metropolitan Pkwy., SW,
Atlanta, Georgia 30310.

1.Which employment sector/industry does your company represent? (Check all that apply)

  Business, Sales, & Finance

  Food Preparation & Serving

  Education & Social Services

  Construction & Related Maintenance

  Transportation (Maintenance. & Repair)

  Art, Sports, Entertainment & Media

  Architecture & Engineering

  Building/Grounds (Cleaning & Maintenance)

  Legal Services

  Personal Care Services

  Health & Dental(Including Life & Physical Science)

  Logistics & Material Moving

  Computers, Electronics, & Telecommunications

  Fire & Protective Services

  Production & Manufacturing

Other:

2. Please list the top five (5) occupations for which you consistently have the most openings. Enter the current and projected openings for those occupations.

OCCUPATION	# OF CURRENT OPENINGS	# OF PROJECTED OPENINGS OVER THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS	IS NEED/DEMAND SLOW (L), STEADY (T), or GREAT (G)	WOULD YOU SERVE AS AN INTERNSHIP SITE (Day), (Evening), (Both) or (No)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

3.List the occupations that are the most difficult to fill, beginning with the most difficult.

a.

b.

c.

d.

4.List the top 3 or 4 trends in your industry where you see the most potential for employment growth (e.g. alternative/bio fuels, nanotechnology, bio-imaging, etc.)

a.

b.

c.

d.

5.What skills do you find lacking in your current employees or job applicants? (Please check all that apply)

  Computer/Technology Literacy

  Basic Clerical (Typing, Filing, etc.)

  Reading Comprehension

  Customer Service

  Communication (Written and Oral)

  Analytical/Critical Thinking

  Basic Math

  English As a Second Language

Other

6.Do you need any type of customized, on-site, computer-based, or other short term credit or non-credit training for existing and/or potential employees?

Yes. No.

7.If you answered “Yes” to the above question, please specify the areas of interest to you.

  Safety

  Robotics

  Foreign Language

  Maintenance & Repair

  Employee/Supervisor/Team

  Customer Service

  Computer Skills/Software

  CPR/First Aid

  Performance Improvement (ISO9001, Six Signa, etc)

Other:

8.Prior to completing this survey, were you aware of Atlanta Technical College (ATC) or its predecessor named Atlanta Area Tech?

Yes. No.

9.If you answered “Yes” to question #8, describe your image/perception of ATC.

Poor Fair Good Excellent

10.Would you like to receive more information about programs and services offered by ATC?

Yes. No.

If you answered “Yes” to question #10, please provide your name, company name, address, telephone, and/or e-mail address:

First name:

Last name:

Company Name:

Address:

Address 1 (Suite, Apt., etc):

City:

County:

State:

ZIP Code:

Telephone Number:

Email Address:

Please provide any additional comments you have regarding employment and training needs in your industry.

11.Does your company anticipate hiring over the next 24 months in the area of Green or Alternative Energy jobs?

Yes. No.
Thank you for your time and feedback!