EKHO Employer Survey Fill out the questions honestly to assist EKHO and it's Graduates do a better job. Your assistance is most appreciated. Send us your mailing address and we will provide a free EKHO Memory Strip of your choice. First name:   Last name:   e-mail:     1 Are you aware that EKHO has been providing high quality CAD (AutoCAD, Inventor, Architectural Desktop, Map, etc.) training in the Ottawa, Canada area for over 18 years now? True False 2 Are you aware that EKHO provides AutoCAD testing and Certification Services for employers who need to hire new AutoCAD users or verify existing skills for training and promotion purposes? True False 3 Are you aware that The EKHO Institute also provides high quality training videos based on it's 18 years of successful training experience, that allow users to learn on their own schedule at their desk for a much lower price than classroom training? True False 4 Are you aware that The EKHO Institute has been providing FREE job referral services to Employers for it's properly qualified students for the past 18 years? True False 5 What would you estimate it costs to hire a new employee with good AutoCAD skills through an employment agency?  (e.g. estimated fees for them to recruit for you) Up to $1,000.00 $1,000 to $2,000 $2,000 to $3,000 $3,000 to $4,000 $4,000 to $5,000 Over $5,000.00 6 It is currently easy to find qualified and well trained AutoCAD employees? True False 7 What are the estimated auxiliary costs to hiring a new AutoCAD qualified designer / user? (e.g. Newspaper ads, Interviews, Job delays, miscellaneous) Up to $1,000.00 $1,000 to $2,000 $2,000 to $3,000 $3,000 to $4,000 $4,000 to $5,000 Over $5,000 8 If you have ever hired an EKHO Graduate recommended by EKHO or others, what issues are / were important to you?  Please check all that apply to your company. Formal Certification Exam process EKHO reputation for Quality training EKHO's careful judgement on other desirable employee traits High productivity of the employee on first arrival. Thorough AutoCAD knowledge by the new employee Autodesk Training Center status of EKHO 9 Were you aware that Autodesk have a very rigourous Certification process for Autodesk Training Centers to ensure that students receive hiqh quality training? (Most recently AutoCAD 2006) True False 10 Were you aware that The EKHO Institute has met and exceeded the latest AutoCAD 2006 Certification Process by Autodesk? True False 11 Are you aware that The EKHO Institute provides training to students from all over the world based on it's reputation? True False 12 IF The EKHO Institute was to start charging a fee for employers to hire our highly qualified graduates what do you think would be a fair and acceptable fee considering all of the tradtional costs you incur to hire a good employee? Free for everyone. Up to $1,000 for simple referral $1,000 to $3,000 for referral and testing services. $3,000 to $5,000 with full package incuding testing and guarantees. 10 Percent of First year salary. Free to Employers who are loyal and regular EKHO Training clients. 13 The EKHO Institute hears on a regular basis that our newly hired graduates have a more solid AutoCAD knowledge base than many employer's existing employees.  IF you have employees that this might apply to, what is the best possible training method to provide additional EKHO training to these employees? EKHO Training Videos on CD that can be played any time at the desk. EKHO Classroom Training at The EKHO Instiute's modern facilities. EKHO Training in your properly equipped classroom. Private Tutoring one on one. EKHO Training Videos on CD PLUS 1/2 day to 1 day classroom session EKHO Training Videos from a Website 14 What do you think is the number one obstacle from taking more training for your company employees? No budget money. No time due to heavy work schedule. Employees already know everything needed to do their jobs. Too much stress in learning new technology. Need training on demand at our desks. Need a private tutor at our desks! 15 Do you think that you will have a need to hire any new CAD experienced employees in the next 12 months that EKHO might be able to help with? True False 16 Do you have any current CAD training needs for existing employees that EKHO can help you with? True False 17 How important is it to your training needs that The EKHO Institute is the offical Autodesk Training Center authorized and monitored by Autodesk? Very Important Quite Important Medium Importance Somewhat Important Not Important 18 When you search for AutoCAD training, what is the most important issue to your company? Low Price Location / Travel Distance Quality of Facilities Instructor Qualifications Autodesk Certification Training School Repuatation and Success! 19 Are you aware that EKHO's Training videos sell all over the world and now have highly successful automatic feedback quizzes integrated into them for an employer and employee to monitor their progress / success? True False 20 Check off ALL of the obstacles that prevent your company from taking more training for it's employees? No Budget Money No time due to heavy work schedule Already know everything needed to do the job! Too much stress in learning new technology Not aware of the huge payback from good training! Not aware of Training on Demand with EKHO Videos! 21 Are you aware that EKHO Training Videos cost 1/3 as much as an EKHO classroom training session? True False 22 When you search for AutoCAD training, what are the factors that you include in your consideration? (Check ALL that apply) Quality of  Facilities (State of the Art, Comfort, Video network, Ergonomic workstations, Internet access, etc.) Instructor Qualifications Autodesk Certification Location / Travel Distance Low Price Training School Reputation and Success! 23 Do you have any general comments about Employee recruiting or Training Services?  Please feel free to make comments here or send us an e-mail to sales@ekho.com . 24 Which proprietary EKHO products are you aware of to assist our students in learning AutoCAD, Inventor, Architectural Desktop, etc. more easily? EKHO Training Videos EKHO Memory Strips EKHO Tip Sheets EKHO Online Quizzes EKHO Proprietary Exercise Drawings EKHO CAD Services 25 How many employees do you plan to send for CAD training in the next 12 months? 0 1-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 20+ Select answers for all questions that are relevant.  We appreciate your input.

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