How we hold and process your information
Wavehill are undertaking an evaluation of the SPF Employer Skills North Wales project on behalf of Coleg Cambria. The information gathered is used to help Coleg Cambria review the effectiveness of the management and delivery processes, the outcomes and impacts achieved and the extent to which the project met its targets and objectives.
As someone who works at an organisation that the project supported, we would like to discuss your perspectives on the project. This will contribute to the findings for the evaluation and identify any learning for future improvements for Coleg Cambria to take forwards.
People taking part in the survey have been chosen from those who have been supported by the project. Participation in the survey is voluntary. You can decide to not take part before or during the interview and can choose to not answer certain questions if you prefer.
Any personal information collected as part of the survey is kept confidential. Your answers to the survey will not be made public in a way that could lead to you or your business being identified. The information is only used for statistical analysis and research purposes]. Wavehill will produce a report based on the data but this will not identify any individuals and will be used internally by Coleg Cambria to review this project and any similar future work.
Your personal data is deleted within three months of the research being completed. Your answers to the survey are linked anonymously to other data sources for non-commercial research purposes only, unless you ask for this linkage to not take place. The anonymised data is held securely and is only ever used for non-commercial research purposes. We do not share or use your information for commercial or marketing purposes.
If you have any questions, please contact Oliver Allies, 0330 1228 658 oliver.allies@wavehill.com or Rachel Mardon rachel.mardon@cambria.ac.uk.
Under the new data protection legislation, you have the right:
To access your personal data held by Coleg Cambria.
To require Coleg Cambria to correct any mistakes in that data.
To (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing.
For (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’.
Please contact Rachel Mardon if you wish to do any of these things.
If you have any concerns about how your data has been handled, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office who is the independent regulator for data protection. You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113, via the website www.ico.org.uk or write to: Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Further information
What is the SPF Employer Skills North Wales (ESNW) Evaluation?
Wavehill were commissioned by Coleg Cambria in March 2024 to undertake a final evaluation of the ESNW project. ESNW is funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) and aims to assist employers in Flintshire and Wrexham in identifying and addressing training needs and skills gaps. It delivers workforce development programs that existing programs (such as Apprenticeships and Personal Learning Accounts) do not cover. By providing support for essential skills, ESNW aims to enhance local economies by meeting training needs and addressing skills gaps by funding training programmes provided by Coleg Cambria. The evaluation is reviewing the effectiveness of the management and delivery processes, the outcomes and impacts achieved and the extent to which the project met its targets and objectives. This survey is with representatives of businesses that were supported by the project that will be delivered between April 2023 and November 2024.
What type of information is collected through the Employer Survey?
The survey covers a wide range of topics. These include:
Types of support the project provided
Experiences of the support provided by the project
Impacts the support had on the businesses it supported
What is personal data?
Personal data means any information that could lead to a person being identified either alone or in combination with other widely-available information, e.g. their name, their address, or details specific to that person.
The Employers Survey collects NO personal data from respondents but you may be asked to provide details of the number of employees in your business and the economic sector it works in.
What is the legal basis for collecting and processing the data collected?
The legal basis for collecting and processing this data is public task.
What is the purpose of processing your answers?
The data is used for research purposes only.
By taking part, you will be helping Coleg Cambria to review the effectiveness of the ESNW project, its outcomes and impacts, and the extent to which the project met its targets and objectives. This will help Coleg Cambria devise projects in the future that support the needs of the residents and businesses in Flintshire and Wrexham.
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