How we hold and process your information
Wavehill have been appointed by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (NELEP) to undertake research into levels of awareness and experiences of Apprenticeships across Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the North East.
We would like businesses across the North East to complete a short survey about their experiences of Apprenticeships. A sample of businesses will be contacted for follow-up interviews. You will have the choice to opt into being contacted. Where businesses opt-in, we will ask for your name and telephone number. This information will be kept confidential along with any answers that you provide.
Your answers to the survey (and interview) will not be made public in a way that could lead to you being identified, nor will they be shared directly with NELEP. Wavehill will produce a report based on the information but this will not identify any individuals.
It is also important to note that the team undertaking the evaluation do not work for NELEP or any of the organisations that are involved in the delivery or funding of apprenticeships. This is independent research.
Wavehill will delete the information you provide and all personal data relating to this research within six months of the end of the evaluation.
If you have any queries regarding the evaluation, please feel free to contact either Jamie Buttrick, who is leading the evaluation (Jamie.Buttrick@wavehill.com) or Kim Smith from NELEP (Kim.Smith@NELEP.co.uk)
Under the new data protection legislation, you have the right:
To access your personal data held by NELEP
To require NELEP 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 us if you wish to do any of these things in relation to this project. 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 Welsh Government’s 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
1. Why is this research happening?
Wavehill has been commissioned by NELEP to undertake research into levels of awareness and experiences of Apprenticeships across Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the North East.The aims of the research are to understand:
the best ways to engage with SMEs who are not currently using the apprenticeship system
the barriers to SMEs engaging with apprenticeships
the type of support required by SMEs to support apprenticeships
how apprenticeship levy transfers could provide a vehicle for increasing SME engagement
innovative solutions and good practice both within and outside of the region including the management of levy transfers
areas for where improvements and support is required to increase SME engagement
2. What type of information is collected through the survey?
The survey focuses on views and feedback about your experience Apprenticeships including exploring reasons why businesses have/or haven’t engaged with the Apprenticeship system in the past.
3. 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.
4. How long will personal data be kept for?
Wavehill will hold personal data during the contract period but will delete it six months after the end of the contract.
5. What is the legal basis for collecting and processing the data collected through the survey?
The research is to help NELEP and partners understand the best ways to engage and raise awareness of apprenticeships amongst SMEs. It will therefore inform priority setting for NELEP and partners.
The research is being carried out by Wavehill on behalf of NELEP. Your individual participation in the research is voluntary.
6. What is the purpose of processing your answers to the survey?
The data is used for research and evaluation purposes only. The data will be analysed to enable NELEP to understand the awareness and engagement of SMEs in the North East. This will help to inform actions of how best to increase uptake of apprenticeships amongst SMEs. The data will not be used for commercial or marketing purposes and it will not be used to take make decisions about you as an individual.
7. Who has access to the personal data collected through the survey?
Wavehill will have a copy of the personal data collected through the survey for the purposes of the follow up interviews.
During the interviews, Wavehill will make a written record of the survey during the interview. These notes will be analysed by researchers at Wavehill to produce a report for NELEP. This report will not identify any individuals participating in the research and the personal or identifiable data will not be shared with NELEP or anyone else outside of Wavehill. Wavehill will delete all personal data within six months of the end of the project.
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