Q60. To what extent, if at all, do you consider each of the following to be reasons for not taking courses offered by the NAC?

  Very great extent (percent) Great extent (percent) Moderate extent (percent) Some or little extent (percent) No extent (percent) Number of respondents
a. Certain courses are offered too infrequently 2.5 10.4 25.6 27.3 34.2 480
b. The ongoing caseload is too heavy to take time for training courses 12.9 31.2 34.9 13.8 7.2 513
c. There is not sufficient staff to cover the Assistant U.S. Attorney's workload while taking courses 5.9 13.3 26.8 34.6 19.5 512
d. Assistant U.S. Attorneys are reluctant to take time away from casework for training 11.2 24.4 34.4 22.4 7.5 517
e. Assistant U.S. Attorneys do not always see how the courses can benefit their work 2.0 6.7 29.8 32.9 28.6 510
f. Assistant U.S. Attorneys are reluctant to take courses based on less than satisfactory experiences with courses previously taken from the National Advocacy Center 1.6 3.1 14.3 38.8 42.2 490
g. Travel time to training location is excessive 26.2 20.5 21.1 15.1 17.1 516
h. Assistant U.S. Attorneys need not comply with Continuing Legal Education requirements set by a state bar 1.5 2.7 6.7 16.0 73.1 475
i. Other - Please explain below 36.7 21.7 23.3 3.3 15.0 60