Form 1 Manager Feedback Survey

NIH Manager Staff Training Feedback Survey

OMB Control Number: 0925-0648 Expiration Date: 06/30/2024

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NIH Manager Staff Training Feedback Survey

1. Is your job supervisory or non-supervisory?

• Yes, I supervised extramural staff (FTE and contractors).

• No, I did not supervise extramural staff.

2. Which business area(s) do you work?

• Program

• Review

• Grants

  

• Other (please specify)

3. What is your NIH role?

• Scientific Program Director

• Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Officer

• Health Program Specialist

• Program Officer

• Program Analyst/Specialist

• Health Science Policy Analyst/Officer

• Review Officer

  

• Other (please specify)

4. What is your NIH Job series?

• 0601

• 0602

• 0603

• 0343

• 0401

• 1109

• Contractor

  

• Other (please specify)

5. Which IC/Office do you work for?

OD	NICHD	NINR
NCI	NIDCD	NLM
NEI	NIDDK	CC
NHLBI	NIDA	CIT
NHGRI	NIEHS	CSR
NIA	NIGMS	FIC
NIAAA	NIMH	NCATS
NIAID	NIMHD	NCCIH
NIAMS	NINDS
NIBIB	NIDDK
Other (please specify)	NIDA

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

7. How many staff do you supervise? Please include FTEs and contractors.

8. Did any of the staff you supervised or led receive any training at NIH for professional development related to their positions, roles and responsibilities?

(Please do not include required/mandatory training such as Ethics or Computer Security.)

• Yes

• No

• I do not recall

9. From which NIH organizations did your staff take training for professional development or related to their position roles and responsibilities?

If you remember some but not all of the organizations, please select the ones you remember AND select, I do not recall the other training providers.

OER-Extramural Staff Training Office (ESTO)	National Library of Medicine (NLM)
OER-Office of Extramural Research (OER)	NIH Training Center (NIHTC)
OER-Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)	Center for Information Technology (CIT)
OER-electronic Research Administration (eRA) training	Scientific Review Training Classes
OER-Office of Portfolio Analysis (OPA)	Grants Management University (GMU)
OER-Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)	I do not recall the other training providers.
Scientific Program and Review Interest Group (SPRIG)	My staff did not attend any training for professional development related to their role, position or responsibilities.
Other (please specify)

10. Which Office of Extramural Research (OER) training courses did your staff attend? If you do not remember all of the course titles, please select the ones you remember AND select, I do not recall the other course titles.

Fundamentals of Extramural Activities (FEA)	Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop
Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)	Annual NIH Scientific Review Integrity
Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI)	Program Officer interaction and communication with outside applicants and scientist.
EDGE-UP: Train-the-Trainer	My staff did not take any of these courses
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)	I do not recall the other course titles
Other (please specify)

11. Please select one of the Office of Extramural Research (OER) training courses your staff attended, to provide feedback on in the next question. You will be asked to provide feedback on 2 courses.

• Fundamentals of Extramural Activities (FEA)

• Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)

• Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI)

• EDGE-UP: Train-the-Trainer

• Writing a Clinical Trial Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

• Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop

• Annual NIH Scientific Review Integrity

• Program Officer interaction and communication with outside applicants and scientist.

• My staff did not take any of these courses

• I do not recall the other course titles

• Other (please specify)

12. How effective was this training in helping your staff do the following items listed in the table?

	Highly effective	Effective	Not Very effective	Not at all effective	N/A
Develop key skills & competencies
Build confidence
Reduce agency risks
Build awareness around new policies & procedures
Grow as leaders in your business area
Perform their jobs better
Increase their productivity
Work more independently/ask less questions

13. Please select a second Office of Extramural Research Training (OER) course to provide feedback.

• Fundamentals of Extramural Activities (FEA)

• Integrated Core Curriculum (any or all parts 1-6)

• Cement Extramural Leadership Institute (CELI)

• EDGE-UP: Train-the-Trainer

• Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

• Annual NIH Extramural Staff Research Integrity Workshop

• Annual NIH Scientific Review Integrity

• Program Officer interaction and communication with outside applicants and scientist.

• My staff did not take any of these courses

• I do not recall the other course titles

• Other (please specify)

14. How effective was this training in helping your staff do the following items listed in the table?

	Highly effective	Effective	Not Very Effective	Not at all effective	N/A
Develop key skills & competencies
Build confidence
Reduce agency risks
Build awareness around new policies & procedures
Grow as leaders in your business area
Perform their jobs better
Increase their productivity
Work more independently/ask less questions

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

16. Do your staff need additional training on any of the following topics in order to better perform their jobs?

	No training needed	Low training need		Moderate training need	High training need	N/A
Policies & Procedures
NIH Electronic Resources
Portfolio Analysis
Communicating Effectively
17. What factors limit the amount of training your staff attend each year? (Please select all that apply.)
Lack of interest by staff.			The training sessions are often full.
Staff took training in previous years(s)			Training is often held at inconvenient locations.
Selection or relevance of courses offered.			Training is often held at inconvenient dates or times.
Course offerings are not IC/Office-specific enough.			Lack of time for training.
Staff take training outside of NIH.			Lack of funds for training.
Other (please specify)

18. How important are the following training outcomes for your staff’s professional development?

	Highly effective	Effective	Not Very Effective	Not at all effective	N/A
Develop key skills & competencies
Build confidence
Reduce agency risks
Build awareness around new policies & procedures
Grow as leaders in your business area
Perform their jobs better
Increase their productivity
Work more independently/ask less questions

19. What do you think is the ideal length for a training session?

• No Preference

• 1 – 2 hours

• 2 – 4 hours

• 4 – 8 hours

• 2 – 3 days

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