GEMS Education

GEMS Education

Global Education Survey

Summary of key findings

14th September 2011

Research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) International Survey Unit on behalf of GEMS Education

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Background, objectives and approach Approach Summary of key findings Detailed findings Sample profile

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Background, objectives and approach

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Background and objectives

GEMS Education commissioned PwC to undertake a global survey of senior business executives to investigate a range of education issues in four territories - the UK, US, Brazil and China. The key issues that you wanted to explore are as follows:

? To what extent is the Government/State adequately preparing students to meet businesses' needs at present? ? Which areas need to be improved? ? In which ways will tomorrow's workforce differ from today's workforce, in the opinion of business

executives? ? To what extent does the Government/state offer opportunities for businesses to input into the design/reform

of the education system? ? What is the best strategy for the business sector to ensure it has the most suitable future employees?

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Approach

? We conducted an e-survey of 404 senior business executives in the four target territories, and obtained approximately 100 responses from each area.

? The respondents included a range of senior executives including CEOs, CFO's, managing directors, senior partners, partners and directors. The sample in each country included a mix of agriculture, manufacturing and services firms. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large firms (over 1000 employees) we also represented in the sample.

? The questionnaire was designed in close collaboration with Gems Education and contained five key questions, as outlined in the `background and objectives' section.

? The fieldwork took place during the period 23rd -30th August 2011. ? The key findings emerging from the research are described in the following section. ? The results should be treated as indicative, rather that fully representative, based on the relatively small sample

sizes in each country.

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