CITB: Research into future careers decision making – Privacy notice
In line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in this privacy notice for research participants we explain the legal basis for data processing for this research investigating young people’s decision making around future jobs and careers. This includes who will have access to your personal data, how this data will be used, stored and deleted and who you can contact with any queries or complaints.
Who we are
The research is being undertaken by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) on behalf of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) for purposes connected with the Construction Industry Board’s (CITB) role as an Industrial Training Board in accordance with the Industrial Training Act 1982. For the purpose of data protection legislation CITB is the data controller for the personal data processed as part of the research. This means they are responsible for deciding the purpose and legal basis for processing personal data.
Why our use of your data is lawful
In order for our use of your personal data to be lawful we need to be able to rely on a condition for processing under the UK General Data Protection Legislation (also known as the ‘GDPR’).
CITB processes your data on the basis that the “processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the data controller” (Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR).
Further information, including your legal rights and how your information may be used, can be found by viewing the:
CITB Privacy Notice online at citb.co.uk/privacy
How will my data be treated?
The research aims to understand how young people (14-18) make decisions about their future jobs or careers. This includes exploring what factors young people think about when considering potential jobs or careers, what might attract them to a sector or career path, where they find information about jobs and careers, and how they use social media.
If you are invited and choose to take part in a research discussion, the information you give will only be used for purposes of this study. Please be aware that, if contacted, you are under no obligation to take part in the research.
A report summarising the findings will be published at the end of the projects. Individuals will not be named in the reports, nor will any information be included that could reveal their identity.
The nature of your personal data we will be using
The following information will be collected by IES for the purpose of the evaluation:
- Your name
- Your age
- Your gender identity
- The region you live in
- Your current activity (work or study)
- Your socio-economic background
- Whether you have a health condition or disability
- Interview answers
Who will have access to my personal information?
Data will be collected by angelfish fieldwork for the purposes of recruiting participants for this research. They also follow strict data protection procedures and their privacy notice can be found at the following link Privacy Policy - Angelfish Fieldwork. This data will be securely transferred to IES and used by us to contact you and in our data analysis.
IES will collect additional data through the research discussion, should you choose to take part, which will be used for research purposes only.
If you are a young person aged 14-15, the information given may be shared with your family or legal guardian who consented to your participation in the research study.
How long we will keep your personal data
We will only keep your personal data for as long as we need it for the purpose(s) of this piece of work, after which point it will be securely destroyed. Your personal data will be deleted from the IES systems six months after the project is complete and the final report has been published (the project is currently estimated to end in September 2025).
The research team will process your data in accordance with data protection law which includes keeping it secure and only using it where there is a fair and lawful basis to do so.
What say do I have in this?
You do not have to provide any information that you do not want to.
You have the right to withdraw the information you have provided as part of the interviews or roundtables within fourteen (14) days of your interview date. If you have taken part in an interview or roundtable but would like to withdraw your information, please contact: kate.alexander@employment-studies.co.uk.
CITB will hold your personal data in accordance with the CITB Privacy Notice and any request to delete your personal data will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Notice which can be found online at citb.co.uk/privacy.
Furthermore, under the GDPR you have a number of rights as an individual, even after you have given the information and consented to it being used for research purposes.
You have the right:
- to ask us for access to information about you that we hold
- to have your personal data rectified, if it is inaccurate or incomplete
- to request the deletion or removal of personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing
- to restrict our processing of your personal data (i.e. permitting its storage but no further processing)
- to object to direct marketing (including profiling) and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics
- not to be subject to decisions based purely on automated processing where it produces a legal or similarly significant effect on you
You can read more about the rights granted to you under GDPR here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/
Who can I contact for further information, if I want to make a complaint or to exercise my rights?
If you have any questions about how your data will be used, please contact Suzanne Anderson (Suzanne.Anderson@employment-studies.co.uk) data protection adviser or email the CITB Data Protection Officer at information.governance@citb.co.uk with the subject “For the attention of the Data Protection Officer re IES research into future careers”
Additionally, under the GDPR, you have the right to make a complaint to the information Commissioner’s Office, which can be reached at www.ico.org.uk
You can contact Adam Evans, the Project Manager at the Construction Industry Training Board with any questions about the research at: adam.evans@citb.co.uk