and those for whom training represented an aspect of their overall business, and those which are designated as centres of excellence. Five providers were followed up with telephone survey. 3.5 Company mission Six national and multinational company missions identified through web site postings were used. 3.6 Local Learning and Skills Councils In addition, a telephone survey was carried out with five to determine the extent that they currently use provider missions to inform the planning of provision in the local system. Two were from the London Area, one from the South East, one from the East and one from the North West. The results are summarised in table 1 below. The evaluation of characteristics considered whether the element identified was there in its entirety, not mentioned at all, or had made reference but lacked clarity, in which case it was partially met. 1 Content of Mission Statements – Characteristic FE sector Schools Workbased Business institutions learning Corporations providers Specify clearly the Most or Variable with Most fully or Most fully or nature of the partially meet. some fully partially meet partially meet enterprise in terms meeting and of its products and some not services meeting at all Reflect the Most fully or Most fully or Partially met Most fully or concerns of partially meet partially partially meet organisational meet. Some members evidence of not meeting. Specify the Most or Tendency to Most partially Most fully enterprise's partially meet. only partially or fully meet meet markets and meet. customers Identifies distinctive Most do not Do not meet Met when Most fully or specialism(s) meet but this describing partially meet is identified specific with Specialist sector Institutions. support Specify the beliefs Most fully or Most fully Partially or Most or and values prized partially meet meet not met partially meet by organisational members that it
and those for whom training represented an aspect of their overall business, and those which are designated as centres of excellence. Five providers were followed up with telephone survey. 3.5 Company mission Six national and multinational company missions identified through web site postings were used. 3.6 Local Learning and Skills Councils In addition, a telephone survey was carried out with five to determine the extent that they currently use provider missions to inform the planning of provision in the local system. Two were from the London Area, one from the South East, one from the East and one from the North West. The results are summarised in table 1 below. The evaluation of characteristics considered whether the element identified was there in its entirety, not mentioned at all, or had made reference but lacked clarity, in which case it was partially met. 1 – Content of Mission Statements Characteristic FE sector institutions Schools Workbased learning providers Business Corporations Specify clearly the nature of the enterprise in terms of its products and services Most or partially meet. Variable with some fully meeting and some not meeting at all Most fully or partially meet Most fully or partially meet Reflect the concerns of organisational members Most fully or partially meet Most fully or partially meet. Some evidence of not meeting. Partially met Most fully or partially meet Specify the enterprise's markets and customers Most or partially meet. Tendency to only partially meet. Most partially or fully meet Most fully meet Identifies distinctive specialism(s) Most do not meet but this is identified with Specialist Institutions. Do not meet Met when describing specific sector support Most fully or partially meet Specify the beliefs and values prized by organisational members that it Most fully or partially meet Most fully meet Partially or not met Most or partially meet