Application of practical skills	“I feel we were given enough knowledge but did not apply it in practice.”
	“I believe that I wanted to have more opportunities to apply in practice what I learned theoretically.”
	“While we acquire lots of knowledge, the practical competencies could be more developed by being in the field during the training program”
Course relevance	[training] “was mostly based around field epidemiology in stable, developing world settings. It's mostly related to the work of government departments.”
	“The knowledge and skills learnt were more geared toward outbreak response … Even then, looking back they were somewhat outdated and didn't necessarily reflect the political culture within which outbreaks occur.“
Knowledge	[I wanted training] “related to chemical, radiological and explosive emergencies”