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Appendix 3 Interview Guide with Local Authorities
119154 - Semi-structured interview guide with
Local Authorities - Determined to Succeed (
DtS): Final
Note: each of the areas interviewers will cover.
However, this guide should be viewed as fluid in that the
interviewee will phrase responses in their own language,
and will be encouraged to raise points they feel are
salient. Interview length - 10 minutes.
Each interviewer will have read the Local Authority
plan prior to interview and will be aware of the key
recommendations of the
DtS strategy, specifically those that
relate to business.
Note: each business will have received a letter from
TNS System Three explaining about the
research with businesses and also our intention to contact
them
READ OUT: WE ARE CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH
BUSINESSES IN YOUR AREA ON BEHALF OF THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
ABOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN ENTERPRISE IN EDUCATION
(<acronym>EinE</acronym>) GENERALLY AND THE
DtS STRATEGY SPECIFICALLY. THE SCOTTISH
EXECUTIVE HAS GIVEN US ACCESS TO YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY PLAN
WHICH EXPLAINS YOUR AUTHORITY'S PLAN WITH RESPECT TO
IMPLEMENTING THE
DtS STRATEGY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
INTERVIEW IS TO GET A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED
BETWEEN YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY AND BUSINESSES IN THE LAST 12
MONTHS OR SO. THIS CONVERSATION IS ENTIRELY
CONFIDENTIAL.
Question 1
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOUR ROLE IS WITHIN THE
LOCAL AUTHORITY IN TERMS OF ENTERPRISE IN EDUCATION
ACTIVITIES WITH BUSINESS
Question 2a
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY'S
PLAN REGARDING IMPLEMENTING THE
DtS STRATEGY WITH BUSINESSES.
Question 2b
HOW HAS YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY PLAN TOWARD
ENGAGING WITH BUSINESSES AND
<acronym>EinE</acronym> CHANGED SINCE THE
ARRIVAL OF THE
DtS STRATEGY (PROBE for what was in
place before if anything)?
Question 3a
IN TERMS OF
DtS: WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES HAS YOUR
LOCAL AUTHORITY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN WITH BUSINESSES OVER
THE LAST 12 MONTHS? (Note: these could be seminars /
training days / open days)
Question 3b
HOW SUCCESSFUL HAVE THESE ACTIVITIES BEEN
(probe for any problems / difficulties)?
Question 3c
HOW DO YOU MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF
DtS ACTIVITIES WITH BUSINESSES?
Question 4
TELL ME HOW YOU THINK YOUR LOCAL
AUTHORITY'S RELATIONSHIP IN TERMS OF
DtS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS COULD BE
IMPROVED?
Question 5
HOW DO YOU ENVISAGE THE ROLE OF LOCAL
AUTHORITIES IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY IN RELATION TO
IMPLEMENTING
DtS
Question 6a
WHAT LEADERSHIP HAS THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
PROVIDED?
Question 6b
CAN YOU SUGGEST ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS
LEADERSHIP?
Question 7
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
THANK AND CLOSE
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