Responses to the Technology Training Assessment, based on responses from a total of 175 organizations

>> Organization Demographics

Question	Response	%	Number Responding
Have organizational leaders participated in any training in the last year?	Yes	66%	115	Q2004 (radio buttons)
	No	23%	41
	No Response	11%	19
Do most staff members know what the training expectations are at your organization? (i.e. what kind, who decides, how much budget)	No	56%	98	Q2005 (radio buttons)
	Yes	33%	57
	No Response	11%	20
Does your organization integrate training goals into the performance evaluation process?	No	54%	94	Q2006 (radio buttons)
	Yes	35%	62
	No Response	11%	19
Does your organization provide recognition or other positive feedback for staff members who attend training or reach learning goals?	No	51%	89	Q2007 (radio buttons)
	Yes	37%	65
	No Response	11%	19
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
Does your organization have a method in place to survey or assess staff skills?	No	71%	124	Q2008 (radio buttons)
	Yes	20%	35
	No Response	8%	14
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
Does your organization regularly assess staff members� skills?	No	75%	132	Q2009 (radio buttons)
	Yes	15%	27
	No Response	8%	14
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
Which statement(s) best describes your organization's training budget?	We don�t have a line item in our budget for training 31% 55 We frequently say �no� to staff training requests due to lack of funds 19% 34 We often have money left over in our training budget at the end of the year 7% 12 We have a line item for training but it often gets cut when funding gets tight 21% 36 We have a line item for training that covers priority needs and we spend the full amount each year 22% 38			Q2010 (multiselect)
Does your organization include requests for staff training funds in grant proposals and general support requests?	No	45%	78	Q2011 (radio buttons)
	Yes	43%	76
	No Response	11%	19
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
What do you think are the biggest barriers to successful staff training at your organization?	Lack of money 67% 117 Lack of time 51% 89 Lack of staff interest 16% 28 High staff turnover 7% 13 Staff attend training but don�t seem to retain or apply what they learn 19% 34 None of the above 5% 9			Q2012 (multiselect)
Are individual training decisions connected to staff members� job functions and performance goals?	Yes	55%	97	Q2013 (radio buttons)
	No	31%	54
	No Response	14%	24
Does your organization think strategically about who will attend training and what kind of training they will get? (training connected to your organizational mission or vision as opposed to training that might be first come first serve)	Yes	54%	95	Q2014 (radio buttons)
	No	33%	57
	No Response	12%	21
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
Does your organization encourage and support staff members sharing learning with others after attending training?	Yes	61%	106	Q2015 (radio buttons)
	No	26%	46
	No Response	12%	21
	No Response	1%	1
	Yes	1%	1
Do you have an on-site library of reference books for the software in use at your organization?	No	50%	87	Q2016 (radio buttons)
	Yes	38%	67
	No Response	12%	21
Does your organization assess or attempt to determine staff members� learning styles or preferences in order to choose training methods best suited to their needs?	No	65%	113	Q2017 (radio buttons)
	Yes	22%	38
	No Response	13%	22
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
Does your organization offer a wide variety of training options (self-paced books, online courses and tools, classroom training and peer learning) for staff to choose from?	No	66%	116	Q2018 (radio buttons)
	Yes	21%	36
	No Response	12%	21
	No Response	1%	1
	No	1%	1
Does your organization have a procedure in place for staff to request training?	No	33%	58	Q2019 (dropdown)
	Yes, and it is widely known	29%	50
	Yes, but not everybody knows what it is	25%	44
	No Response	12%	21
	No Response	1%	1
	Yes, but not everybody knows what it is	1%	1
Does your organization ensure that all staff members are able to get release time for training?	Yes	62%	109	Q2020 (radio buttons)
	No	25%	44
	No Response	11%	20
	No Response	1%	1
	Yes	1%	1
Does your organization expect staff members to attend training outside of office hours?	No	62%	109	Q2021 (radio buttons)
	Yes	25%	44
	No Response	13%	22
Do you post a schedule of available trainings?	No	53%	93	Q2605 (radio buttons)
	Yes	34%	59
	No Response	12%	21