Student and Supervisor Training Validation Surveys

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

Thank you for sending your employee 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 your
employee to perform his or her job duties is very important to us. Please take a moment to complete this short survey to help us gather
information about your satisfaction with your employee’s 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 staff’s professional requirements and the needs
of the Bureau.

Instructions: Please rate each item by selecting the option that best reflects your response.

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

2.

I discussed the purpose of the training with the trainee
before the course to the following degree:

At Great
Length

Not At All

Before the training, I shared my expectations with the
trainee regarding how the trainee will use what was
learned in class on the job to the following degree:

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

Relevance
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Not At All” and 5 being “Completely” please respond to following:
3.

4.

The extent that the trainee was knowledgeable about the
course content prior to attending was:

Not At All

The extent that the course prepared the trainee to apply
the knowledge and skills learned after returning to the job
was:

2

Completely

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Supervisor 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:
5.

6.

What the trainee learned during training was accurate and
consistent with job requirements.

Strongly
Agree

Strongly
Disagree

The information covered in the course was valuable and
relevant to the trainee’s job.

3

Not
Applicable

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Supervisor 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

7.

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

Strongly
Agree

Never Seen
the Job Aids
or Reference
Materials
Used

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

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Supervisor 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 the trainee
has 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:
8.

The trainee has received opportunities to apply the
knowledge and skills learned in training.

Never

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

5

Often

Not
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Supervisor Version)

Obstacles
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Never a Problem” and 5 being “Always a Problem” please respond to following:
9.

Since taking the training, the following, if any, have prevented the trainee from applying the knowledge and skills on the job:
Never 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:

6

Always a
Problem

Not
Applicable

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

Results
Using the rating scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “Strongly Disagree” and 5 being “Strongly Agree” please respond to following:
10.

The trainee seemed confident in his or her abilities to
apply the knowledge and skills learned successfully on
the job.

Strongly
Disagree

Strongly
Agree

Not
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Comments:

11.

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

12.

The trainee promoted new systems, practices, or policies
and procedures as a result of the training (e.g., safety
procedures, human resource management, mission
implementation, etc.).
Please provide some details:

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Supervisor 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:
13.

14.

15.

Almost
Never
True

I encouraged the trainee to use the new knowledge and/or
skills.

I acted as a coach or assigned a mentor to help the
trainee apply the skills.

I gave the trainee positive feedback when he or she
successfully used the skills learned in the training on the
job.

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Almost
Always True

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Applicable

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Training and Professional Development
Training Validation Survey
(Supervisor 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:
16.

17.

I am likely to recommend future ATF-sponsored courses
to my employees.

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

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18. 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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