TA provider survey

OJJDP NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
TA PROVIDERS NETWORK SURVEY
The purpose of this survey is to better understand the quality and impact of OJJDP’s activities and initiatives to support the
TTA Provider Network, and to solicit suggestions for improvement. Your participation in this survey is entirely voluntary. The
survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Leicht, OJJDP NTTAC
Evaluation Manager at [email protected].
1.

Please select any of the OJJDP TTA Provider Network Workgroups of which you are a member (This question will inform
which of the follow-up questions they receive using branching in the online survey):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

2.

Have you participated in any OJJDP TTA Provider Network meetings/Webinars in the past 12 months?
a.
b.

3.

Very useful (please explain: _______)
Somewhat Useful (please explain: _______)
Not at all useful (please explain: _______)

Have you used the since ? (If yes, they will be asked to answer the question 6, if not, they will
skip that question)
a.
b.

6.

At least once every month
At least once every few months
At least once in the past 6 months
At least once in the past year

How useful were the TTA Network meetings/Webinars?
a.
b.
c.

5.

Yes (If yes, they will receive questions 3 and 4, if no, they will skip to 5)
No

How often have you participated in OJJDP TTA Provider’ Network meetings/Webinars since ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

4.

Training and TA Requests Workgroup (we will insert all current workgroups as of survey date)
Research and Evaluation Workgroup
Webinar Workgroup
Online Training/Training Center Workgroup
Marketing/Website Workgroup
I do not participate in any Workgroups

Yes
No

Is the helping you to feel more connected/improving your
ability to collaborate with other providers?

If you have TTA or resources you’d like to share on the OJJDP Training Center, please submit to: [email protected]
This survey will be offered online; however, in the case of paper surveys please send completed evaluation forms to:
Christine Leicht, OJJDP NTTAC Evaluation Manager, [email protected]

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TA PROVIDERS NETWORK SURVEY
7.

Please rate the following statement on a scale of 1 to 5: As a result of my involvement in the OJJDP TTA Provider
Network, I have been able to make meaningful connections with other TTA providers.
1

2

I have made no
meaningful
connections

3
I have made
some
meaningful
connections

4

5
I have made
many
meaningful
connections

Please explain your answer to question 7:
8.

Thinking back to the beginning of your involvement with the OJJDP TTA Provider Network, how would you describe the
level of collaboration among TA Providers? (Did TA Providers talk to each other? Did they share information/resources
with each other?)

9.

How would you describe the current level of collaboration among TA Providers? (We will insert appropriate response
choices based upon current collaboration levels as of survey date)

10. What activities/events hindered collaboration among TA Providers? (optional – for future years)
11. If the OJJDP TA Providers’ Network did not exist, what impact would this have on the TTA community? (optional – for
future years)
12. Are you seeing an increased number of attendees/participants at your trainings/Webinars/activities or an increased
use of your resources as a result of your involvement in the OJJDP TTA Provider Network? (optional – for future years)
13. Looking ahead, what additional activities can the TA Providers’ Network undertake to further collaboration and
information sharing that would be useful to members?

Work Group Questions 14-19 (We will have a duplicate set of questions for each active workgroup as of survey date. Each
respondent will only complete relevant questions for their role)
Workgroup
Neither
Agree
Strongly
14. Please rate your agreement with the following
Strongly
Agree
Disagree
nor
Agree
statements:
Disagree
Disagree
I understand the goals of the Work
SD
D
N
A
SA
Group. (optional)
The goals of the Work Group are
being met. (optional – may ask directly about each
SD
D
N
A
SA
work group goal individually)
Because of my participation with the Work Group, I collaborate more with other
SD
D
N
A
SA
TA Providers than I would have otherwise.
(optional)
If you have TTA or resources you’d like to share on the OJJDP Training Center, please submit to: [email protected]
This survey will be offered online; however, in the case of paper surveys please send completed evaluation forms to:
Christine Leicht, OJJDP NTTAC Evaluation Manager, [email protected]

OJJDP NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
TA PROVIDERS NETWORK SURVEY
The information I obtain from the Work Group is relevant/useful. (optional)

SD

D

N

A

SA

15. Overall, do you feel that the activities of the Work Group are relevant and useful for your efforts to
provide effective TTA to the field?
a.

Very useful - Please explain: ____________________

b.

Useful - Please explain: ____________________

c.

Somewhat Useful - Please explain: ____________________

d.

Not Useful - Please explain: ____________________

16. What do you think are the most important activities the Work Group should be prioritizing?
17. How often should the Work Group meet? (optional)
a.
b.
c.
d.

Once a week
Twice a month
Every other month
On a quarterly basis

18. Please provide an example of how your participation in the Work Group has enhanced the work of your
TA Project?(optional)
19. Please provide any comments or suggestions on how the Work Group can be improved. (optional)
20. OJJDP’s current action plan was based on . Please help OJJDP focus their efforts on the following remaining action items by selecting the top
three action items that you would like OJJDP to focus on in the next X months
b. Issue 2:
c. Issue 3:
23. Please provide your TA Project’s experience with the following tools/resources:
If you have TTA or resources you’d like to share on the OJJDP Training Center, please submit to: [email protected]
This survey will be offered online; however, in the case of paper surveys please send completed evaluation forms to:
Christine Leicht, OJJDP NTTAC Evaluation Manager, [email protected]

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TA PROVIDERS NETWORK SURVEY
a.
b.
c.

Tool/Resource 1:
Tool/Resource 2:
Tool/Resource 3:

24.
The following tools are available to . For each item, please indicate whether or not you have used it and, if
applicable, how you intend to use the tool to improve your work.*
Please select which tools you have used.

Tell us how you used this tool to
.

Provide any comments or
suggestions you have about this
tool.

tool/resource (e.g. widgets, etc.)
tool/resource
tool/resource
tool/resource
tool/resource
25.
Did you access any of the following on < insert tool/resource
(e.g., OJJDP’s Online University)>? If so, please indicate which resource and, if applicable, how you intend to share or use
the information in your work.
Please select each training/resource you have
accessed. (Check all that apply.)

Tell us how you intend to use the
training/resource in your work.

Provide any comments or
suggestions you have about the
training/resource.

name
name
name
26. Please describe collaborative resources that would be helpful for improving the OJJDP TTA Network?
27. How useful are the ?
 Very useful (Please explain.)__________________
 Useful (Please explain.)__________________
 Somewhat useful (Please explain.)__________________
 Not at all useful (Please explain.)__________________
28. Please describe additional that you would like to see offered?
Thank you for your participation.

If you have TTA or resources you’d like to share on the OJJDP Training Center, please submit to: [email protected]
This survey will be offered online; however, in the case of paper surveys please send completed evaluation forms to:
Christine Leicht, OJJDP NTTAC Evaluation Manager, [email protected]