The New Brunswick Institute for Data, Research and Training works with the Government of New Brunswick to train policy analysts, economists, and government advisors in evidence-informed policy.

1. NB-IRDT/GNB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP
Speakers
Sandra Magalhaes, NB-IRDT
Frédéric Finn, Treasury Board GNB

2. NB-IRDT STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal 2: To increase research capacity and evidence-based
decision-making using New Brunswick administrative data
2.1. Develop an NB-IRDT training strategy by September of 2018. The
strategy will define what types of training are offered, ways to recognize
the trainees (e.g. certificates), guidelines on length of courses, annual
targets, courses that are offered annually, and means for evaluating the
training being offered.
2.2. Each summer, beginning in 2018, develop an annual training
calendar for NB-IRDT and make it available by September.

3. NB-IRDT TRAINING THINK TANK
• 10+ research and support staff participated
• Group brainstorming meetings to identify
Data related expertise at the NB-IRDT
Data related needs of GNB employees
• Smaller workgroups proposed course options
• Re-grouped to finalize inventory of potential offerings

4. SURVEY DEVELOPMENT
• Skip pattern survey with close-ended questions
• Basic demographics
• General interest in training
• Specific areas of training
• Very interested, somewhat interested, not interested

5. TRAINING TOPICS
• Policy-related Training
• Privacy/Ethics Training
• Data Management Training
• Software Training
• Statistical Training
• Special Topics

6. SURVEY METHODS
• Online survey
• Disturbed by email in May 2018
• GNB employees pay band 5 and above
• >1300 completed the survey
• 64% response rate
• ~ 6 minutes to complete

7. SURVEY RESULTS
• Half had worked for GNB 15+ years
• Three quarters worked in Fredericton
• Half represented SNB, SD, TB and DH
• 74% interested in training
• Most felt they would benefit most from training for their current
position

8. SURVEY RESULTS
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Software
Training
Policy Related
Training
Special Topics Privacy/Ethics
Related Training
Data
Management
Training
Statistical
Training

9. TRAINING IN BASIC STATISTICS
Describing Data
(i) Basic tools used to explore and describe data
(ii) Methods for generating summary statistics
• Fredericton (February), Moncton and Saint John (March)
• French and English in all three cities

10. ANNUAL TRAINING PLAN
• Strategic Plan Goal 2
• Program Evaluation
• Collaboration with PICHI
• 3-day workshop
• Intermediate and advanced
• May 2019
• Training committee planning upcoming courses