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Building the Occupational Handbook
The Occupational Handbook was developed using a parallel data collection approach, involving desk-based research and stakeholders’ consultation meetings. The data collected was triangulated to create convergence validity.
The consultation process consisted of three main pillars:
• Selection of Stakeholders: This involved selecting the right profile of stakeholders who represented a specific sector or were employers who deal with more than one occupational group. This was done in order to validate the Occupational Sheets developed in the desk- based research phase. Twenty five sectors were identified according to their NACE classification (statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community).
• Validation Process 1: This involved ensuring that the occupational sheet was a true representation of the occupation, the sector within which it was categorised and the context. An online validation questionnaire helped increase the reach and coverage of stakeholders in a structured and standardised manner. Various state institutions were sent 266 validation questionnaires with a response rate of 67 percent. 468 validation questionnaires were sent to social partners with a response rate of 60 percent. The highest number of validation questionnaires, namely 610, were sent to employers and job holders (self-employed persons) and the response rate was 59 percent.
• Validation Process 2: This involved using a mix of online and face-to-face stakeholder and employer consultation meetings. Stakeholders and employers were invited to attend various consultation meetings to contextualise, verify and validate the emerging desk-based research content. The consultation meetings also served to identify the reasons for gaps established subsequent to Validation Process 1 and to obtain information related to the occupation which reflects the local context. Face-to-face interviews and phone interviews amounted to 7. 127 participants attended the 25 consultation meetings which were conducted. Each consultation meeting represented a different sector.
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