Evaluation of the Department of Justice Professional Development Function

Appendix B: Impact of Professional Development

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 375) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 298) IT, Technical, Computer/ Software Skills (n = 187) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 95) Supervisory/ Management (n = 38) Leadership Development (n = 17) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 194) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 207)

Agree

69.9%

66.1%

59.9%

72.6%

84.2%

82.4%

73.7%

55.6%

Neutral

23.7%

23.8%

26.7%

17.9%

7.9%

11.8%

20.6%

25.6%

Disagree

6.4%

10.1%

13.4%

9.5%

7.9%

5.9%

5.7%

18.8%

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 181) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 104)

IT, Technical, Computer/ Software Skills (n = 66)

Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 27)

Supervisory/  Management (n = 13)

Leadership Development (n = 13)

Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 81)

Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 23)

Agree

83.4%

83.7%

83.3%

85.2%

92.3%

84.6%

84.0%

69.6%

Neutral

15.5%

13.5%

9.1%

11.1%

7.7%

7.7%

16.0%

26.1%

Disagree

1.1%

2.9%

7.6%

3.7%

0.0%

7.7%

0.0%

4.3%

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 45) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 44) IT, Technical, Computer/  Software Skills (n = 29) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 94) Supervisory/ Management (n = 59) Leadership Development (n = 33) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 65) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 84)

Agree

71.1%

65.9%

62.1%

69.1%

76.3%

78.8%

76.9%

57.1%

Neutral

24.4%

27.3%

27.6%

23.4%

20.3%

18.2%

13.8%

32.1%

Disagree

4.4%

6.8%

10.3%

7.4%

3.4%

3.0%

9.2%

10.7%

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 369) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 297) IT, Technical, Computer/Software Skills (n = 179) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 90) Supervisory/ Management (n = 38) Leadership Development (n = 17) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 188) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 202)

Agree

57.5%

56.2%

53.1%

68.9%

76.3%

62.2%

62.2%

41.6%

Neutral

33.1%

31.3%

23.5%

20.0%

15.8%

26.6%

26.6%

32.2%

Disagree

9.5%

12.5%

23.5%

11.1%

7.9%

11.2%

11.2%

26.2%

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 182) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 102) IT, Technical, Computer/ Software Skills (n = 66) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 27) Supervisory/ Management (n = 13) Leadership Development (n = 13) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 81) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 23)

Agree

75.8%

77.5%

75.8%

70.4%

69.2%

76.9%

79.0%

60.9%

Neutral

20.3%

20.6%

15.2%

22.2%

23.1%

7.7%

16.0%

21.7%

Disagree

3.8%

2.0%

9.1%

7.4%

7.7%

15.4%

4.9%

17.4%

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Agreement Substantive Law  (n = 53) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 44) IT, Technical, Computer/  Software Skills (n = 29) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 92) Supervisory/  Management (n = 60) Leadership Development (n = 33) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 64) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 83)

Agree

43.4%

63.6%

65.5%

69.6%

76.7%

72.7%

65.6%

48.2%

Neutral

26.4%

25.0%

20.7%

20.7%

16.7%

18.2%

18.8%

32.5%

Disagree

30.2%

11.4%

13.8%

9.8%

6.7%

9.1%

15.6%

19.3%

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 354) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 288) IT, Technical, Computer/ Software Skills (n = 178) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 90) Supervisory/ Management (n = 38) Leadership Development (n = 16) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 188) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 199)

Agree

34.2%

42.7%

39.9%

58.9%

73.0%

81.3%

58.0%

33.7%

Neutral

38.1%

37.2%

31.5%

26.7%

13.5%

12.5%

26.6%

32.7%

Disagree

27.7%

20.1%

28.7%

14.4%

13.5%

6.3%

15.4%

33.7%

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Agreement Substantive Law  (n = 174) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 102) IT, Technical, Computer/ Software Skills (n = 63) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 27) Supervisory/ Management (n = 13) Leadership Development (n = 13) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 78) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 23)

Agree

57.5%

60.8%

68.3%

70.4%

76.9%

76.9%

76.9%

43.5%

Neutral

27.6%

30.4%

23.8%

18.5%

7.7%

15.4%

17.9%

34.8%

Disagree

14.9%

8.8%

7.9%

11.1%

15.4%

7.7%

5.1%

21.7%

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Agreement Substantive Law (n = 53) Legal Skills and Practice (n = 44) IT, Technical, Computer/ Software Skills (n = 29) Human Resources, Finance, Administrative Skills (n = 90) Supervisory/ Management (n = 59) Leadership Development (n = 33) Personal and Professional Effectiveness (n = 64) Government/ Departmental Priorities (n = 81)

Agree

32.1%

54.5%

58.6%

55.6%

69.5%

69.7%

59.4%

35.8%

Neutral

22.6%

27.3%

13.8%

28.9%

20.3%

18.2%

21.9%

39.5%

Disagree

45.3%

18.2%

27.6%

15.6%

10.2%

12.1%

18.8%

24.7%