Advancement Opportunities and Training Access Survey

Thanks for taking a few minutes on this! We're looking at how advancement opportunities and training actually work in practice — your honest experience helps us fix real gaps. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. About 5 minutes.

In the last 12 months, how many training or development opportunities have you participated in through work (courses, workshops, certifications, mentoring, etc.)?

• None
• One
• Two or three
• Four or more

How clear are the criteria for advancing to the next role or level in your area?

How would you rate each of the following in your current role?

Which of these forms of support would do the most to help you advance?

• Formal skills training or certifications
• Mentorship from senior leaders
• Stretch assignments or special projects
• Clearer promotion criteria and timelines
• Tuition or education reimbursement
• Cross-functional rotation opportunities
• Coaching on leadership or soft skills

Which of these have gotten in the way of your advancement? Select all that apply.

• Lack of clear promotion criteria
• Limited manager support or advocacy
• Few open positions at the next level
• Not enough time for training amid workload
• Training offered isn't relevant to my role
• Bias or favoritism in promotion decisions
• Lack of budget for external training or education

How likely are you to actively pursue a promotion or new role here in the next 12 months?

Ask the respondent to walk through a specific, recent moment when they considered pursuing a promotion or new role: what they knew about the requirements, what training or support they sought out, and what actually slowed or stopped them. If they rated the promotion criteria as unclear, get a concrete example of what confused them. If they flagged a barrier like limited manager support or few open positions, push for what a manager or the organization could have done differently, and how that compares to the development support they picked as most valuable.

Anything else about training or advancement here you'd want leadership to know?

How long have you been with the organization?

• Less than 1 year
• 1-3 years
• 4-7 years
• 8+ years
• Prefer not to say

Which best describes your current level?

• Entry-level
• Mid-level individual contributor
• Senior individual contributor
• Manager
• Senior leader or executive
• Prefer not to say

That's everything — thank you! Your responses will be combined with others to shape how we invest in training and advancement paths going forward.