However, what these results do underline is the huge difference between provinces and the need for systematic training needs surveys to be conducted prior to mounting any CPD provision.
The training courses and personalized career development plans were designed after a baseline study was performed using an initial training needs analysis survey sent to all EDA-EMERGE fellows at the outset of the project.
The Training Needs Assessment (TNA) survey also included questions about barriers against research.
Generally, the ranking of training needs by the survey respondents did not vary by qualification or years of experience, with the topics selected being comparable between medical laboratory scientists and laboratory technicians.
The desk review phase included comprehensive assessments of all project documents, log frames, EC monitoring reports, UNICEF annual progress reports, work plans, midterm reviews, a training needs assessment, a baseline survey on community health volunteers (CHVs) and data from the Cambodia Anthropometrics Survey (CAS) 2008 and the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2005.
Kilgour, Kylie, Circus Skills: A training, support and development needs survey of participation workers, Carnegie Young People Initiative, London, UK, 2002.
Face to face training was the preferred mode of delivery for 87% of the HRECs which responded to the survey on training needs which was part of the national scoping study.
Ultrasound Survey to assess Training Needs and Perceived Barriers to Point of Care Ultrasound in the Developing World.
The questionnaire included 45 items distributed across five sections including an information sheet on the survey, demographics, research training needs, training activities coordination and knowledge about the services offered by the PRCTRC.
The instrument was applied in a key informant survey in 51 German hospitals as part of a larger study on patient information and training needs (PIAT-study).
Two of the authors (PD, AH) discussed how relevant the different survey questions were to the objective of the study, which was to help inform training needs.
