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 Both questionnaires consisted of:  Both questionnaires consisted of: 
   * general questions e.g. the participant category the company belongs to and about completed study courses and practical experience preferred when recruiting new employees/engineers    * general questions e.g. the participant category the company belongs to and about completed study courses and practical experience preferred when recruiting new employees/engineers 
-  * the assessment of skills which rail companies require (in the English survey from the strategic, tactical and operational point of view, by [[astonrail_handbook:hei_teachers:eqf_levels|Rail Careers Matrix]])+  * the assessment of skills which rail companies require (in the English survey from the strategic, tactical and operational point of view, by [[astonrail_handbook:hei_teachers:eqf_levels#Rail Careers Matrix|Rail Careers Matrix]])
   * questions of soft abilities of graduates \\    * questions of soft abilities of graduates \\ 
 The English survey was send to contacts in 25 European countries and reached 54 participants. The German survey was conducted in Germany and received 41 responses.   The English survey was send to contacts in 25 European countries and reached 54 participants. The German survey was conducted in Germany and received 41 responses.  
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 ===== Main Results ===== ===== Main Results =====
-The main result of the **English survey** is a summary of the required skills of new employees within the three levels (strategic, tactical and operational) of the [[astonrail_handbook:hei_teachers:eqf_levels|Rail Careers Matrix]] and according to the type of company:+The main result of the **English survey** is a summary of the required skills of new employees within the three levels (strategic, tactical and operational) of the [[astonrail_handbook:hei_teachers:eqf_levels#Rail Careers Matrix|Rail Careers Matrix]] and according to the type of company:
   * infrastructure manager   * infrastructure manager
   * freight transport operator   * freight transport operator
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 The results of the **job market offers analysis** are: The results of the **job market offers analysis** are:
-  * More than half of the job offers are either in the Infrastructure or Vehicle group when looking at the distribution of the investigated job offers by the career groups of the [[astonrail_handbook:hei_teachers:eqf_levels|Rail Careers Matrix (RCM)]]. Operations and signalling make another quarter. All other groups combined come to around 20%. The first four groups are prone to be more railway specific than the remaining ones. This signifies the industries need for staff with railway specific backgrounds or education.+  * More than half of the job offers are either in the Infrastructure or Vehicle group when looking at the distribution of the investigated job offers by the career groups of the [[astonrail_handbook:hei_teachers:eqf_levels#Rail Careers Matrix|Rail Careers Matrix (RCM)]]. Operations and signalling make another quarter. All other groups combined come to around 20%. The first four groups are prone to be more railway specific than the remaining ones. This signifies the industries need for staff with railway specific backgrounds or education.
   * The distribution of career levels within the RCM groups varies quite strongly. However, the bulk part of job offers across nearly all groups are on the tactical level. The only two outstanding groups being Administration and Operations.   * The distribution of career levels within the RCM groups varies quite strongly. However, the bulk part of job offers across nearly all groups are on the tactical level. The only two outstanding groups being Administration and Operations.
   * Almost 50% of all jobs require a bachelor’s degree, around a third a master’s degree.   * Almost 50% of all jobs require a bachelor’s degree, around a third a master’s degree.
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 ===== Documents for Download ===== ===== Documents for Download =====
-The output report (Output 2 final report) is available at [[http://astonrail.eu/downloads]] and here:  +The output report (Output 2 final report) is available at [[http://astonrail.eu/downloads]] 
  
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