Table 2 2017 Educational needs assessment: Online survey conducted after the completion of the 2017 programme (Top five, listed in order)*
Questions/ rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. What factors do you consider when choosing a course? | Usefulness at work (n = 135, 49.09%) | Location (n = 61, 22.18%) | Instructors (n = 36, 13.9%) | Duration (n = 30, 10.91%) | Cost (n = 12, 4.36%) |
Q. What are the barriers to your participation of the course? | No one to cover work (n = 98, 38.13%) | Inconvenient location (n = 36, 35.29%) | Lack of information (n = 48, 18.68%) | Low budget for education assistance (n = 16, 6.23%) | Indifference of management (n = 11, 4.28%) |
Q. What are the challenges when applying course materials in real work environment? | Difference in hospital systems (n = 98, 38.43%) | Lack of manpower and adequate equipment (n = 93, 36.47%) | Heavy workload (n = 43, 16.86%) | Uncooperative colleagues (n = 12, 4.71%) | Indifference of management (n = 4, 1.57%) |
Q. What do you think the most optimal duration of the training programme is? | 1 day (n = 62, 39.24%) | 2 days 1 night (n = 62, 39.24%) | 3 days 2 nights (n = 24, 15.19%) | more than 5 days (n = 4, 2.53%) | 4 days 3 nights (n = 2, 1.27%) |