Q23. As a whole, has the training you have taken in the past 5 years improved your ability to do each of the following activities? |
| Greatly improved (percent) |
Moderately improved (percent) |
Slightly improved (percent) |
Did not improve (percent) |
Not applicable (percent) |
No answer (percent) |
Number of respondents |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Understand EPA's paradigm for risk assessments | 31.5 | 37.5 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 216 |
| b. Enhance the quality of risk assessments or risk characterizations produced within my office | 36.6 | 42.1 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 216 |
| c. More efficiently prepare risk assessments | 31.6 | 38.1 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 215 |
| d. Apply EPA guidance and policies | 33.6 | 38.7 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 217 |
| e. Learn about a particular risk assessment method or model | 42.1 | 38.4 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 216 |
| f. Evaluate alternate methods and models | 21.6 | 37.6 | 18.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 213 |
| g. Communicate effectively with risk managers | 22.7 | 32.9 | 17.1 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 216 |
| h. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and the public | 18.1 | 29.3 | 17.7 | 7.9 | 19.5 | 7.4 | 215 |
| i. Sustain/refresh existing knowledge | 37.6 | 39.9 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 218 |
| j. Other | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 36.2 | 59.6 | 94 |