Study title

Determination of qualification and course of professional career. The investigation is divided into the following sections: 1. Current employment 2. Education and training 3. Further education and retraining 4. Mobility Topics: 1. Current employment: working hours; professional position; branch of economy and area of economy; company size and occupation exercised; major areas of activity; functions as superior; materials used for work; income; place of acquiring qualification for the current occupation; satisfication with occupation (scale); working conditions and stress; year of first employment; participation, qualification and acceptance of use of program-controlled materials for work (only for a sub-group). 2. Education and training: school education; final degree and year of conclusion; conclusion of school vocational training; conclusion of company vocational training; occupation learned; company size and economic area of the training company; remaining with or departing from the training company and reasons for leaving; utility of training. 3. Further education and retraining: participation in courses of occupational further education and retraining within the last five years both within and outside of the company; type and topics of the courses; course duration. 4. Mobility: change of occupation and changes in occupational situation connected with this; reasons for the change of occupation; time of first as well as last change of occupation; occupation last practiced; change of occupation and change of employer or job; connection of training, further education, use of knowledge, use of technology and health with the change of occupation; moving for occupational reasons; length of employment with current employer; degree of possible employment disability.