Training Validation Survey (Employee)

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Student and Supervisor Training Validation Surveys

Training Validation Survey (Employee)

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Thank you for your attendance to ATF Office of Training and Professional Development (TPD) training. We are committed to training
excellence and providing current and effective training. Your feedback about the usefulness of TPD training to prepare you to perform
your job duties is very important to us. Please take a moment to complete this short survey to help us gather information about your
experience. Your responses and comments will be used to review the effectiveness of the training and to update courses so that they
continue to meet your professional requirements and the needs of the Bureau.
Instructions: Please rate each item by selecting the option that best reflects your response.
Background
1.

The number of years of experience I have in my position.

None to
less than
a year

1–2
Years

3–4
Years

5 – 10
Years

More than
10 Years

The number of years of experience I have working in the
topical area.

None to
less than
a year

1–2
Years

3–4
Years

5 – 10
Years

More than
10 Years

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Background (Continued)
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Not At All” and 5 being “At Great Length,” please respond to following:
3.

My supervisor and I discussed this course’s purpose prior
to my taking the training to the following degree:

At Great
Length

Not At All

Before the training, my supervisor shared his or her
expectations regarding how I will use what I learned in
class on the job to the following degree:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Relevance
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Not At All” and 5 being “Completely,” please respond to following:
5.

The extent of my knowledge about the course content prior
to attending was:

Not At All

The extent to which the course prepared me to apply the
knowledge and skills learned after I returned to the job
was:

Completely

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Relevance (Continued)
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Strongly Disagree” and 5 being “Strongly Agree,” please respond to following:
7.

The information I received in training was accurate and
consistent with information received on the job.

Strongly
Disagree

The information covered in the course was valuable and
relevant to my job.

Strongly
Agree

Not
Applicable

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Relevance (Continued)
9.

Yes or no: Job aids or reference materials were provided
during training. (If no, proceed to Item 11; if yes, proceed
to the next item, # 10.)

Yes

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Relevance (Continued)
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Strongly Disagree” and 5 being “Strongly Agree,” please respond to following:
Strongly
Disagree

10.

The job aids or reference materials provided during
training have been valuable and relevant to the job.

If the job aids or reference materials were never used or
if you responded to the statement with a “1”or “2,”
please explain:

Strongly
Agree

Never Used
Job Aids or
Reference
Materials

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Opportunity
Training sometimes focuses on preparing for events we hope never to experience, but for which we must be prepared, such as,
emergency evacuation procedures, use of deadly force, and first aid. If the training attended was for such events AND you have not
had to apply the knowledge and skills in a real situation, then please select “Not Applicable.” Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with
1 being “Never” and 5 being “Often,” please respond to following:
11.

I have received opportunities to apply the knowledge and
skills learned in training.

Never

If you responded with a
“1”or “2,” please explain:

Often

Not
Applicable

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Obstacles
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Always a Problem” and 5 being “Never a Problem,” please respond to following:
12.

Since taking the training, the following, if any, have prevented me from applying the knowledge and skills in my job:
Always a
Problem

Equipment not available

Lack of funding or personnel

Different techniques followed
in the field/office
Different policies and
procedures required
Lack of management
support
Other:

Never a
Problem

Not
Applicable

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Results
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Strongly Disagree” and 5 being “Strongly Agree,” please respond to following:
13.

I feel confident in my abilities to apply the knowledge and
skills I learned successfully on the job.

Strongly
Agree

Strongly
Disagree
Not
Applicable

Not
Applicable

Comments:

14.

I was able to increase my mission or job effectiveness on
the job as a result of the training.
Please provide some details, regardless of
response:

15.

I have promoted new systems, practices, policies, or
procedures as a result of what I learned from the training
(e.g., safety procedures, human resource management,
mission implementation, etc.).
Please provide some details:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Support

Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Almost Never True” and 5 being “Almost Always True,” please respond to following:
16.

17.

18.

Almost
Never
True

My supervisor encourages me to use the new knowledge
and/or skills.

My supervisor acts as a coach or has assigned a mentor
to help me apply the skills.

My supervisor gives me positive feedback when I
successfully use the skills learned in the training on the
job.

Almost
Always True

Not
Applicable

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Employee Version)

Overall Opinion
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, please respond to following:
19.

20.

I am likely to attend future ATF-sponsored courses.

Overall, my level of satisfaction with the training is the
following:

21. Please state additional comments or recommendations you have regarding this course:

Again, we appreciate the time you take to provide us with this feedback that will be used to improve the course.
Thank you for your participation!
Office of Training and Professional Development

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