Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs - board ready training: survey report

Annex B: Questionnaire

Scottish association of young farmers clubs board ready training survey

If you are a current member of the SAYFC Board (and you have been a Board member in the past also) please answer the survey from your current SAYFC Board role.

1) * Are you a current or previous member of the SAYFC Board?

• Member in 2021/22
• Member in 2020/21
• Member in 2019/20

2) What is your current role on the SAYFC Board?

• Past National Chair
• National Chair
• National Vice Chair
• West Region Chair
• East Region Chair
• North Region Chair
• Agri & Rural Affairs Chair
• Comms & Marketing Chair
• Competition & Events Chair
• Development & Wellbeing Chair
• Finance Chair
• International Chair
• President
• Vice President
• Ex-officio

3) What roles did you hold on the SAYFC Board?

• Past National Chair
• National Chair
• National Vice Chair
• West Region Chair
• East Region Chair
• North Region Chair
• Agri & Rural Affairs Chair
• Comms & Marketing Chair
• Competition & Events Chair
• Development & Wellbeing Chair
• Finance Chair
• International Chair
• President
• Vice President
• Ex-officio

4) What do you hope to get out of being a member of the SAYFC board? (Select all that apply)

• Personal development
• Career development
• Opportunity to network
• Opportunity to socialise
• Other (please state)

5) What did you hope to get out of being a member of the SAYFC board? (Select all that apply)

• Personal development
• Career development
• Opportunity to network
• Opportunity to socialise
• Other (please state)

6) Before starting your role, how clear (on a scale of 1-5) did you feel about what being on the SAYFC board would involve? (1 being not at all clear and 5 being very clear)

• 1 – not at all clear
• 2 – not very clear
• 3 – slightly clear
• 4 – clear
• 5 – very clear

7) Did you have any previous experience that prepared you for becoming a member of the SAYFC board?

• Yes – a lot
• Yes – a little
• No
• Not sure

8) Please explain your answer

9) On a scale of 1-5 (1 being not at all confident and 5 being very confident), how confident did you feel when starting in your role on the SAYFC board?

• 1 – not at all confident
• 2 – not very confident
• 3 – slightly confident
• 4 – confident
• 5 – very confident

10) Please explain your answer

11) On a scale of 1-5 (1 being not at all prepared and 5 being very prepared) how prepared did you feel when taking on your role on the SAYFC board?

• 1 – not at all prepared
• 2 – not very prepared
• 3 – slightly prepared
• 4 – prepared
• 5 – very prepared

12) Please explain your answer

13) Thinking about training you received as a member of the SAYFC board, how would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being very poor and 5 being excellent):

1 - very poor; 2 - poor; 3 - okay; 4 - good; 5 - excellent; Did not receive this training; Can't remember

Understanding charitable structures

Your role and responsibility as a trustee

Your liability as a trustee

Your role versus that of the professional staff

Your legal and financial responsibilities

Public speaking

Media skills

Leadership

Handover procedures

Preparing for board meetings

Participating in board meetings

Unconscious bias

Building relationships

Running online, virtual meetings

Decision making

Setting targets

Managing expectations

Communication

14) What impact do you feel the training you have been offered by SAYFC has had on your confidence in the role?

• Positive impact
• Slightly positive impact
• No impact
• Slightly negative impact
• Negative impact

15) Please explain your answer

16) Have you received any additional support in your role on the SAYFC board (select all that apply):

• Coaching facilitated by SAYFC
• Mentoring facilitated by SAYFC
• Coaching elsewhere
• Mentoring elsewhere
• Support from current SAYFC board
• Support from previous SAYFC board
• Support from SAYFC staff
• Support from an outside organisation
• Other (please state)

17) Did you receive any additional support in your role on the SAYFC board (select all that apply):

• Coaching facilitated by SAYFC
• Mentoring facilitated by SAYFC
• Coaching elsewhere
• Mentoring elsewhere
• Support from current SAYFC board
• Support from previous SAYFC board
• Support from SAYFC staff
• Support from an outside organisation
• Other (please state)

18) What parts of your role on the SAYFC board do you find most challenging? (tick all that apply)

• Attending meetings
• Balancing my voluntary role on the SAYFC board with other work/life commitments
• Managing difficult conversations
• Having to learn a lot, very quickly
• Time commitment
• Managing workload
• Building relationships
• Delivering reports
• Delivering speeches
• Working with staff
• Short time to deliver aims
• Amount of driving
• Establishing aims
• Being seen as a figure head
• Communicating with clubs and districts
• Other (please state)

19) What parts of your role on the SAYFC board did you find most challenging?

• Attending meetings
• Balancing my voluntary role on the SAYFC board with other work/life commitments
• Managing difficult conversations
• Having to learn a lot, very quickly
• Time commitment
• Managing workload
• Building relationships
• Delivering reports
• Delivering speeches
• Working with staff
• Short time to deliver aims
• Amount of driving
• Establishing aims
• Being seen as a figure head
• Communicating with clubs and districts
• Other (please state)

20) Did your role on the SAYFC board meet your expectations?

• Yes
• No
• Somewhat

21) Please explain your answer

22) What further personal development or training opportunities would you be interested in?

23) Do you have any further comments on how we can support SAYFC board members as they start their new role? e.g. training courses, development opportunities, mentoring

Thank you for completing the survey so far.

The Scottish Government is required to collect equality evidence to meet requirements of The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012. This information is not mandatory and will be used for statistical and research purposes only.

These questions are voluntary and if there are any questions you do not want to answer, please just go on to the next one.

24) What is your age group?

• 16-25
• 26-30
• 31-40
• 41-50
• 51-60
• 60 and over

25) What is your sex?

• Female
• Male
• Prefer not to say

This question is voluntary. Answer only if you are aged 16 or over. Trans is a term used to describe people who gender is not the same as the sex they were registered at birth.

26) Do you consider yourself to be trans, or have a trans history?

• No
• Yes
• Prefer not to say

27) If yes, and if you would like to, please describe your trans status (for example non-binary, trans man, trans woman): This question is voluntary. Answer only if you are aged 16 or over.

28) Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?

• Straight/ Heterosexual
• Gay or Lesbian
• Bisexual
• Other sexual orientation, please write in

29) Do you have a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?

• Yes
• No

30) If ‘Yes’, does your condition or illness reduce your ability to carry-out day-to-day activities?

• Yes, a lot
• Yes, a little
• Not at all

31) What religion, religious denomination or body do you belong to?

• None
• Church of Scotland
• Roman Catholic
• Other Christian
• Muslim
• Hindu
• Buddhist
• Sikh
• Jewish
• Pagan
• Another religion or body, please write in:

32) What is your ethnic group? Choose ONE section from A-F, then ONE answer which best describes your ethnic group or background.

• A White
• B Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
• C Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian
• D African, Scottish African or British African
• E Caribbean or Black
• F Other ethnic group

33) A White

• Scottish
• Other British
• Irish
• Polish
• Gypsy/ Traveller
• Roma
• Showman/ Showwoman
• Other white ethic group, please write in:

34) B Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups, please write in:

35) C Asian, Scottish Asian or British Asian

• Pakistani, Scottish Pakistani or British Pakistani
• Indian, Scottish Indian or British Indian
• Bangladeshi, Scottish Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi
• Chinese, Scottish Chinese or British Chinese
• Other, please write in:

36) D African, Scottish African or British African. Pease write in (for example, NIGERIAN, SOMALI):

37) E Caribbean or Black. Pease write in (for example, SCOTTISH CARIBBEAN, BLACK SCOTTISH):

38) F Other ethnic group

• Arab, Scottish Arab or British Arab
• Other, please write in (for example, SIKH, JEWISH):

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