ii)
Data and publications from relevant government agencies and educational / training
institutions
iii)
Data and publications from government agencies / industry leaders / educational
institutions in other countries within similar sectors for insights on workforce training
and retention initiatives
iv) Industry reports
v) Regular monitoring of news articles and online industry forums / dedicated contents
vi) Company websites and annual reports
vii) ILMIA internal databases (statistics, previous similar studies conducted, industry
publications, white papers, etc.)
5.3
Quantitative survey
5.3.1 Geographical, industry and occupational coverage
This study covered the following sub-sectors:
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (SBSR)
[Up to MSIC 5 Digits derived from codes: 13, 25-29, 30, 33, 38, 43]
• Shipbuilding
• Ship Repair
5.3.2 Survey methodology
Quantitative survey for the ES was conducted via online questionnaire and telephone. All
companies in the database in the survey sampling frame was included except for:
i)
Micro-sized companies (based on employment size)
•
In micro-sized companies (<5 employees), the employees are usually multi-tasking,
with each of them covering a few job functions. This is not reflective of the overall
human capital needs of the industry.
ii)
Companies that are unwilling to disclose their number of employees
•
The sampling frame was stratified based on several characteristics which included
employment size. Without this information, the stratification process cannot be
carried out.
Environmental Scan – Maritime (Shipbuilding and Ship Repair -SBSR) Sector
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