Understanding Skills Across Australia

You don’t need to do anything further for now. In the next few weeks an interviewer will visit your home to conduct the survey. If it is not convenient for you at that time, the interviewer can arrange a suitable date and time with you.

If you are not at home, the interviewer will leave a note letting you know that they came by and will try again at another time.

In the next few weeks, an interviewer from Roy Morgan will come to your door to undertake the survey. They will begin by providing some background information, and then selecting one member of the household aged 15 years and over to complete the survey.

The survey is made up of two main parts:

• Background Questions: Firstly, the interviewer will ask the selected person some general questions on topics such as age, gender, work, and education. This part will take between 10 and 15 minutes.
• Self-complete Activity: Then the interviewer will get the selected person to complete a range of everyday problem-solving activities. This will take around 60 minutes.

Although completing the survey is voluntary, your participation is very important in understanding the skills of our nation. Your household is one of only 20,000 randomly chosen for the survey and we need to understand your unique skills to get the best quality results. The person who completes the survey will also receive a $100 EFTPOS card.

By taking part, you will be helping inform government initiatives to get Australians the skills they need to actively participate in our society. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please call 1800 216 753.

The information collected for the survey will be kept confidential and is protected by Australian law. Strict processes are in place to ensure that your information is handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and the requirements of the Australian Privacy Principles. Information is only collected for research purposes and will never be published in a way that is likely to identify you.

A Privacy Impact Assessment was completed for this survey to manage, minimise, and eliminate any potential privacy impacts.

What information is collected?

The survey will collect personal information needed to produce important insights about skills across Australia, as well as your contact details to conduct the survey. This includes:

• Your name, date of birth and address
• Demographic information, such as your gender, marital status, country of birth, language spoken at home, educational qualifications, employment information and income.
• Sensitive personal information about your health and whether you identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Although all the information you provide will be treated confidentially, you can choose not to answer any of the questions during the survey.

More information on personal and sensitive information can be found here.

How will this information be used?

The Australian Government will use this information to understand the factors that influence the everyday skill levels of Australians and create an up-to-date evidence base to inform research, policy, and program decisions.

Before you complete your survey, your interviewer will seek your permission to share your information with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for research purposes. Where you have agreed, the ABS may combine your survey information with your data from other sources, like Australian Government departments and agencies, to allow researchers to perform more complex research and analysis.

Your information will only ever be used in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.

Can I choose not to participate?

Your participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw from the survey at any time.

Can I remain anonymous?

You have the option of remaining anonymous or adopting a pseudonym when participating in the survey. We will still collect your responses to the questions and, where you have agreed, we will share your information with the ABS to be combined with other sources.

Will you send my information overseas?

Your information will be securely held in Australia and will not be sent overseas at any stage.

How is my information stored?

Your information will be stored securely in accordance with the Australian Government’s Protective Security Policy Framework and record management scheme.

All reasonable steps will be taken to protect the personal information held in our possession against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, disclosure, or misuse.

Can I access or correct my personal information?

Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to request access or correction to your personal information. Our privacy policies contain details on how to make an access or correction request.

How can I make a privacy complaint?

Our privacy policies explain how you can make a complaint if you think we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles or the Australian Government Agencies Privacy Code.

Privacy Policies

For more information on how we manage your personal information, or to action a request, please see our Privacy Policies.

For Roy Morgan’s Privacy Policy, please follow this link:
https://www.roymorgan.com/privacy-policy

For Jobs and Skills Australia’s Privacy Policy, please follow this link:
https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/privacy-policy

If you have any further questions on privacy, please contact Roy Morgan using the following details:
Free call: 1800 216 753
Email: understandingskills@roymorgan.com