EXF 2023 Professional Development Needs Assessment Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Attribution............................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................ 3 Author – Karen Vines, PhD................................................................................................................. 4 Executive Summary............................................................................................................................. 5

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 6

Methodology......................................................................................................................................... 6 Respondent Demographics................................................................................................................ 8 Land-Grant Universities Represented ............................................................................................................... 8 Respondent Roles ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Respondent Program Areas ............................................................................................................................ 10 Respondent Years of Service and Career Stages .......................................................................................... 11 Top Challenges Facing Extension Organizations ......................................................................... 14 Funding and Other Resources ........................................................................................................................ 15 Professional Development ............................................................................................................................... 17 Institutional Support ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Human Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 21 Strengthening the National Extension Organization ....................................................................................... 22 Training Needs ................................................................................................................................... 23 Community Engagement ................................................................................................................................. 24 Telling Our Story .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Career Progression.......................................................................................................................................... 27 Funding and Other Resources ........................................................................................................................ 28 Supervisory Skills ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Human Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 31 Professional Development ............................................................................................................................... 32 Training Provided .............................................................................................................................. 34 Home Institution Impactful Training ................................................................................................................. 34 Sources of Training.......................................................................................................................................... 63 Regional or National Professional Development Training Opportunities ........................................................ 64 Other Comments................................................................................................................................ 68 Recommendations............................................................................................................................. 74 Top Challenges ................................................................................................................................................ 74 Gaps in Training Being Provided ..................................................................................................................... 76 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 77 Appendices......................................................................................................................................... 78 Appendix A – Interview Protocol...................................................................................................................... 78 Appendix B – Survey ....................................................................................................................................... 79 References.......................................................................................................................................... 91