1 OER Yearly Extramural Training Survey

Copy of 2020 NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Employee Training Survey

This survey is being conducted by the NIH OD-OER, Extramural Staff Training Office
(ESTO). We are seeking information from extramural staff regarding your training
expectations, outcomes, and needs. Your feedback is very valuable and will help to
inform future training offerings for you and other extramural staff.
The information you provide will be combined with the other feedback and will not
be reported out in any way that could identify you. It should take you approximately
10 to 15 minutes to answer all of the questions.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Paul Guansing at
NIHSTAFFTRAINING@OD.NIH.GOV
Thank you in advance, for providing your feedback.
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1. Which business area(s) do you work in?
Program

Grants

Review
Other (please specify)

2. What is your NIH Role?
Scientific Program Director

Program Officer

Grants Management Specialist

Program Analyst/Specialist

Grants Officer

Health Science Policy Analyst/Officer

Health Program Specialist

Review Officer

Other (please specify)

* 3. What is your NIH Job Series?
0343

0603

0401

1109

0601

Contractor

0602
Other (please specify)

4. Are you certified as a FAC-COR (Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's
Representatives)?
Yes
No

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5. Which IC/Office do you work for?

6. Please indicate your employment history.
Less than 1 year

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

More than 10
years

N/A

Years of federal
employment:
Total years at NIH:
Years in the Extramural
Program:
Years in your current
position:

* 7. In the calendar year 2019, did you take any training at NIH for professional development, or related to
your position roles and responsibilities? (Please do not include required/mandatory training such as Ethics,
Sexual Harassment, or Computer Security.)
Yes

I do not recall

No

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8. Please select all the NIH ICs/Offices whose training you took in the calendar year 2019. If you
remember some but not all of them, select the ones you remember AND select, I do not recall the other
training providers.
NIH Training Center (NIHTC)

OER-Extramural Staff Training Office (ESTO)

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

OER-Office of Extramural Programs (OEP)

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

OER-Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

OER-electronic Research Administration (eRA) training

OER-Office of Portfolio Analysis (OPA)

Scientific Review Training Classes

OER-Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration
(OPERA)

Grants Management University (GMU)
I do not recall the other training providers.
Scientific Program and Review Interest Group (SPRIG)
I do not recall.
Other (please specify)

9. If you took any Office of Extramural Research (OER) online courses or webinars, did you experience any
difficulties or issues? (Please select all that apply.)
Low quality video

Problems with audio

Font size too big or too small

Problems with video

Other (please describe)

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* 10. If you participated in any Office of Extramural Research Training (OER) training in 2019, select all the
class(es) you took. If you do not remember all of the class titles, please select the ones you remember
AND select, I do not recall the other training providers
Anchor Orientation: Fundamentals of Extramural Activities
(FEA)

RCDC Analytical Tools
Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop

Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)
Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI) program of
CELI Project Symposium

OER-Extramural Staff Training Office (ESTO) Grab & Go
Session
I do not recall the other course titles.

Investability 101 (any or all parts 1-3)
I do not recall any of the course titles.
Basic Reporting Tools For Extramural Staff (iRePORT, QVR,
and RePORTER)

I did not take any Office of Extramural Research (OER)
training in 2019.

Integrity in Review
Other (please specify)

11. We would like your feedback on up to three of the courses you may have taken from the list of Office of
Extramural Research (OER) Training.
Anchor Orientation: Fundamentals of Extramural Activities
(FEA)

Integrity in Review
RCDC Analytical Tools

Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)
Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop
Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI) program of
CELI Project Symposium

OER-Extramural Staff Training Office (ESTO) Grab & Go
Session

Investability 101 (any or all parts 1-3)
[Insert text from Other]
Basic Reporting Tools For Extramural Staff (iRePORT, QVR,
and RePORTER)

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12. In what format(s) did you take this course? (Select all that apply.)
In-person (classroom)

Webinar/WebEx

e-modules
Other (please specify)

13. How effective was this course in...
Highly
effective

Effective

Not very
effective

Not at all
effective

Not
applicable

Developing key skills & competencies?
Building your confidence?
Increasing your productivity at work?
Reducing agency risks?
Building awareness around new policies and procedures?
Refreshing your awareness of existing policies and procedures?
Grow as a leader in your business area.
Helping you perform your job better.
What are one or two important things you learned?

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* 14. We would like your feedback on up to three of the courses you may have taken from the list of Office of
Extramural Research (OER) Training.
[Insert text from Other]

Integrity in Review

Anchor Orientation: Fundamentals of Extramural Activities
(FEA)

RCDC Analytical Tools
Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop

Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)
Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI) program of
CELI Project Symposium

OER-Extramural Staff Training Office (ESTO) Grab & Go
Session
[Insert text from Other]

Investability 101 (any or all parts 1-3)
Basic Reporting Tools For Extramural Staff (iRePORT, QVR,
and RePORTER)

15. In what format(s) did you take this course? (Select all that apply.)
In-person (classroom)

Webinar/WebEx

e-modules
Other (please specify)

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16. How effective was this course in...
Highly
effective

Effective

Not very
effective

Not at all
effective

Not
applicable

Developing key skills & competencies?
Building your confidence?
Increasing your productivity at work?
Reducing agency risks?
Building awareness around new policies and procedures?
Refreshing your awareness of existing policies and procedures?
Grow as a leader in your business area.
Helping you perform your job better.
What are one or two important things you learned?

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* 17. We would like your feedback on up to three of the courses you may have taken from the list of Office of
Extramural Research (OER) Training.
Anchor Orientation: Fundamentals of Extramural Activities
(FEA)

Integrity in Review
RCDC Analytical Tools

Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)
Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop
Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI) program of
CELI Project Symposium

OER-Extramural Staff Training Office (ESTO) Grab & Go
Session

Investability 101 (any or all parts 1-3)
[Insert text from Other]
Basic Reporting Tools For Extramural Staff (iRePORT, QVR,
and RePORTER)

18. In what format(s) did you take this course? (Select all that apply.)
In-person (classroom)

Webinar/WebEx

e-modules
Other (please specify)

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19. How effective was this course in...
Highly
effective

Effective

Not very
effective

Not at all
effective

Not
applicable

Developing key skills & competencies?
Building your confidence?
Increasing your productivity at work?
Reducing agency risks?
Building awareness around new policies and procedures?
Refreshing your awareness of existing policies and procedures?
Grow as a leader in your business area.
Helping you perform your job better.
What are one or two important things you learned?

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20. If you did not participate in any Office of Extramural Research (OER) training for professional
development or related to your position roles and responsibilities, please let us know why not. (Please
select all that apply.)
I took course(s) in a previous year.

My supervisor was not supportive.

I did not need training last year.

The training session I wanted to attend was full.

I am not familiar with the training offered by the Office of
Extramural Research (OER).

Training was held at an inconvenient location.
Training was held at an inconvenient date or time.

I did not see anything relevant.
My organization had no training funds.
I took training outside of NIH.
I took training offered by my IC/Office or from another
NIH IC/Office.
Other (please specify)

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21. Do you need additional training on any of the following topics to better perform your job?
No training need

Low training need

Moderate training
need

High training need

Not applicable

Policies & Procedures
NIH Electronic
Resources
Portfolio Analysis
Communicating
Effectively
Please describe what other training would help you perform your job better.

22. If you were looking for training on the following topics, which ones would you expect the OERExtramural Staff Training Office (ESTO) to provide? (Please select all that apply.)
New Policies

QVR System training

New Procedures

Project Management

Conflict Resolution

Ethics Training

How to Reduce Risks

Computer Security

Negotiations

I am not familiar with the training offered by the OERExtramural Staff Training Office (ESTO).

23. What follow-up medium(s) would you prefer to use for reinforcing or enhancing skills you have recently
learned in a training class? (Please select all that apply.)
Additional online courses

Online videos

Email reminder to class participants

Web meetings with other learners

Job aid or User Manual from the course
Other (please specify)

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* 24. How would you prefer to receive training? (Please select all that apply.)
Instructor-Led (in-person) training

Webinar

Conference Call

Discussion Group

eLearning or Web-based

Group Projects

Mentored learning

Grab & Go

Desk-side/Coaching

Case Studies

Smartphone App

Combination of in-person and online

Simulation/Role plays

25. What is your preferred length for a training session?
No preference

4-8 hours

1-2 hours

Multi-day

2-4 hours

26. If you did not attend ALL the training you wanted last year, what were the factors that limited you?
(Please select all that apply.)
I took training in previous years.

The training session(s) I wanted were full.

The training offered was not relevant.

Training was held at inconvenient locations.

The training offered was not specific enough to my IC/Office.

Training was held at inconvenient dates or times.

I took training outside of NIH.

Lack of time for training.

My supervisor/manager did not support some or all of my
training requests.

Lack of funds for training.

Other (please specify)

27. What improvements can the Office of Extramural Research (OER) make to their training activities or
programs that would help you be more effective?

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