Main Total number of employees who completed the training events in the month FDA recognizes that in order to stay current with rapidly evolving science and health information, it must institute a strong training culture across the agency. This measure tracks total training attendance throughout the fiscal year. If an individual attends multiple training events/courses in a single month, the individual is counted more than once in order to deliver a depiction of overall training attendance. Training events are categorized by technical, management/leadership, professional development or administrative training events, and are determined by the audience they serve (e.g., a scientist attending a writing skills course would be grouped under professional development while a writer attending a writing skills course would be grouped under technical). <i>Information is current as of September 30, 2012</i> Number column 2011 2012 Sub Total number of employees who completed the training events in the month Number of employees who completed the technical training events during the month The total number of individuals attending technical training events/courses in a month are included in this measure. Technical training is defined as curricula that focus on refreshing and improving specialized skills that FDA personnel need in order to maintain a current workforce. The definition of “technical” varies with job function; FDA has a workforce with groups specializing in highly specific disciplines (i.e. toxicology, policy, engineering, etc.). Number column 0 500 2011 0 1200 2012 Sub Total number of employees who completed the training events in the month Number of employees who completed the management/leadership training events during the month The total number of individuals attending management/leadership training events/courses in a month are included in this measure. Training courses that focus on improving employees’ leadership, management, and team building skills are included within this training classification. Number column 0 500 2011 0 1200 2012 Sub Total number of employees who completed the training events in the month Number of employees who completed the professional development training events during the month The total number of individuals attending professional development training events/courses in a month are included in this measure. Professional development training is defined as events/courses that focus on attaining skills and knowledge for personal development and career advancement (e.g., communication, computer applications, certifications/licenses, etc.). Number column 0 500 2011 0 1200 2012 Sub Total number of employees who completed the training events in the month Number of employees who completed the administrative training events during the month The total number of individuals attending administrative training events/courses in a month are included in this measure. Training courses such as ethics, timekeeping, payroll, typical on-boarding, etc. are included within this training classification. Number column 0 500 2011 0 1200 2012 http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm206804.htm FDA-TRACK CBER Dashboard word text word defintion ਍††਍਍਍਍਍਍਍