CDP releases third quarter training survey results

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) recently released its training effectiveness report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Using student surveys and a comparison of pre-tests and final exams, the report gauges the degree to which students found their training to be appealing and relevant as well as whether they gained what they’d hoped from the instruction.

This report was based on 1,936 student surveys recorded between April and June.

Among the results:

At the completion of their courses, more than 99.65 percent of students said the training made them better prepared.

Average final exam scores were just shy of 94 points, an increase of almost 31 points over the average pre-test scores. The CDP’s Training and Education Directorate considers a course to be highly successful if the difference between pre-test and final exam scores is greater than 27 points.

Student surveys cover not only student knowledge but also the quality of the instructors and course materials.

On a five-point scale, the quality of instruction received a 4.8 for the quarter, while course materials garnered a 4.65.

The use of role players in end-of-course exercises also earned high praise in the survey, with all respondents saying the role players added another layer of realism to the exercises.