Scientific Integrity Training and
Training Evaluation

New Employee Onboarding

Since January 2017, all new EPA employees are required to take online scientific integrity
training. This training consists of a video showing the Scientific Integrity Official conducting a
training session that features the introductory whiteboard video and discussion, followed by a
short quiz. Showing this training to new employees helps them to establish a personal
commitment to scientific integrity, which contributes to the overall culture of scientific integrity
at EPA. In FY2017, 444 EPA employees completed the training. The growth in the cumulative
number that have been trained is depicted in Figure 1.

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discussion. To date, 5,719 EPA employees, nearly 40% of the EPA workforce, have received
scientific integrity training. Employees from every office and region have been trained.

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Figure 2. FY2017 training by programs/offices and region

In FY2017, the Scientific Integrity Program released the results of a survey that was sent to all
trainees. This survey aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the training seminars. The 1,030
responses were predominantly positive, some of which are highlighted below in Figure 3.

Neither Agree nor Disagree 1% Strongly

Disagree 9%

I , Disagree 1%

Disagree 5%

. Strongly Disagree
1%

The presenter(s) communicated clearly
and effectively.

Strongly Disagree

5%

Disagree

9%

The training was at the appropriate level
for my current understanding/knowledge
level.

Neither Agree nor
Disagree 31%

Disagree

8%

Neither Agree nor
Disagree 26%

Strongly Disagree
4%

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This training will help me do my job more I would recommend this training to a
effectively.	colleague/coworker.

Figure 3. Evaluation of scientific integrity training

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