Holme Valley Education, Arts and Rural Trust Adult Education Centre Survey 2014 You have been sent this questionnaire by ‘Holme Valley Education, Arts and Rural Trust’ (HEART). HEART is a not-for-profit organisation of local people who want to ensure a viable future for Holmfirth Adult Education Centre. Our intention is to keep the centre as : a resource for community learning in the Holme Valley a base for support services and for local enterprise in particular arts, craft and heritage meeting spaces and other facilities required by local people and businesses. In order for HEART to provide support for community ventures, it is important that the building can attract a regular income so that it can be self-funding. This means finding people and businesses who will want to use the building, commercially, on a regular basis, as well as it hosting ad hoc events. We therefore need your help and views in order to see if developing the building would be advantageous to the community as a whole.
Please return in the enclosed freepost envelope
By Tuesday 7th April 2014 Prize draw iPad & retina display
We have listed below some items that have been suggested as options for the Holmfirth Adult Education Centre to offer. The ideas are only very general at this time to give us an indication of what you do and do not want.
Looking at each of the educational classes listed below, please tell us firstly if you think they would be beneficial to the community as a whole. Then, thinking about your business, please tell us if you would use any of the classes.
Q1 Do you think this will be beneficial to the community
Q2 Would you use this Q3 Would you be willing to pay £5 class for your business?
tick one per row a. Language and translation classes
- £10 per hour for this class? tick one per row
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
c. Advice on employing staff
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
d. Marketing and business development
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
e. Basic skills e.g. literacy, numeracy, team working
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
f.
Improving the environment e.g. initiatives to improve our urban and rural areas
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
g.
Trade and craft skills e.g. building, electrical, catering, caring etc.
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
if yes
Yes
No
b.
IT activities e.g. computer training, web design, digital marketing
Business skills - understanding the basics including h. accounting, what is required when setting up a business, business planning
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Looking at each of the business based services listed below, please tell us firstly if you think they would be beneficial to the community as a whole. Then, thinking about your business please tell us if you would use any of the business services and facilities.
Q4 Do you think this will be
Q5 Would your
beneficial to the community
business use this facility?
tick one per row ď ’ a. Business meeting space / small scale conference facilities
Yes
No
Yes
No
b. Hot desk facilities
Yes
No
Yes
No
c. Business workshops for start up companies
Yes
No
Yes
No
d. Business events for local businesses e.g. lectures, workshops
Yes
No
Yes
No
e. Office space for tenants
Yes
No
Yes
No
f. Business support centre
Yes
No
Yes
No
g. Workshop space
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
h.
Hosting business based exhibitions to showcase the best of Holme Valley business
i. Networking events for local businesses
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Q6
Would you or your business be interested in getting involved in the overall development of the centre?
Q10
tick one only
Q7
If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, can we contact you to discuss your interest? tick one only
Yes
Yes
please provide contact details below
No
No
go to Q14
Name:
Would you or your business be interested in accessing any of the business based facilities when they are available?
Address:
tick one only
Q8
Yes
go to Q11
No
go to Q13
Postcode: Phone:
Which elements are you particularly interested in?
E-mail:
write in
This information will be separated from the rest of your answers, and strictly used only for the purpose of sending information to you about Business Services.
Q11 Q9
Would you or your business be interested in renting any office space, workshop or hot desk facilities? tick one only
Please let us have your postcode of your business so that we know which area of the Holme Valley you are in: write in Postcode:
Yes No
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Q12 What is your job title?
Q15 Is anyone in the business currently attending evening classes,
tick one only
adult education classes or any learning outside of school, college or university? tick one only
Managing Director / Owner Director Manager
Yes
go to Q19
Team leader
No
go to Q20
Other
Q13 How many years has the business been located in the Holme Valley?
Q16 What and where are they studying? write in Course:
tick one only
Location:
51 years or more 21 years up to 50 years
Q17 Please describe what type of business you represent / own?
11 years up to 20 5 years up to 10
write in
less than 5 years
Q14 How many staff including part time do you employ? tick one only None
Between 51 and 100
Between 1 and 5
Over 100
Between 6 and 10 Between 11 and 20 Between 21 and 50
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Please enter your name and contact number in the space below if you wish to be entered into our prize draw, which will be drawn 11th April 2014
Thank you for taking part! Please return in the enclosed freepost envelope to: Freepost RTAL-XLZZ-CYAR, ARP Research, Data Solutions Centre, SHEFFIELD, S95 1AF
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