FAST Training at Saskatchewan Polytechnic What to Expect from Training

FAST Finance Version 4 Upgraded to new version in Oct/14

Why? Lack of time Lack of resources Lack of expertise on new version

Location of Training Regina Campus Saskatoon Campus Saskatoon Administrative Office

Participants Budget Unit Managers Financial Services Employees Program Heads Deans Continuing Education Consultants Executive and Administrative Assistants Approx. 200 participants

General FAST Finance Training Changes from the previous version of FAST Finance Queries Filter Options Customization Navigational tips Etc.

Advanced FAST Finance Training Longer sessions – 2 hours Dashboards Pinned Reports Query Builder

Lessons Learned Changing to a classroom setting may be more effective Increase session lengths to 1.5 hours for general FAST training Have a drop in time over the lunch for specific questions

Second Training Sessions Held more training at Moose Jaw, Prince Albert and Saskatoon Campuses Classroom settings General User Guide distributed to all participants after training

Feedback from Training Sessions Surveyed all participants Had participants rate various statements on a scale of 1 to 5

Survey Responses Of the almost 200 participants, we had 118 people respond to the survey, or 59% response rate 90% participants attended General FAST and 10% attended our super-user sessions

Sample of our Survey Questions The instructor presented the information clearly I learned a valuable skill in this training I’m confident I’ll be able to use what I learned in this training This training will help me in analyzing my financial data I would recommend this training to someone else

Participant Comments “The training was very well done and I am excited to put to use what I have learned.” “Nadia was very knowledgeable about the material that was covered and the training was very useful.” “Great valuable information provided.” “The training was meaningful and practical for my uses. I was happy to learn about and see the benefits to the new version of FAST and can’t wait to try pinned reports. Great course!”

Benefits Flexibility Time efficient Expertise in subject matter Consistent learning experience Peace of mind

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