Review Available Information

REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Twenty to thirty days prior to the

Obtain from the Coordinator:

seminar, the Coordinator should

send you planning information and

The Needs Analysis Worksheet

available job information.

(only applies to TCAP

You should use the job

deliveries)

information in two ways. First,

Use the job

familiarize yourself with the job

The TTJA Planning Sheet (from

information to

and form an idea of the types of

Coordinator Guide)

familiarize yourself

task statements that will arise

with the job and to

from the TTJA. Second, create a

Job Information (if available)

build examples into

- A brief job description

the "Overview"

possible list of duty areas and task

lesson that are

- A task list for the job or a

statements for the job and, as you

specific to the job

similar job at the facility

prepare to teach, build them into

that will be analyzed

- A task list for a similar job

the "Overview" lesson as

during the seminar.

position at another facility -

examples.

A list of procedures

applicable to the job

NOTE: Building job-specific

position

examples of "well-written" vs.

- Copies of 2-5 procedures

"poorly-written" task statements

that reflect the tasks

and job-specific examples

involved in the job

illustrating the concept of task

"levels" has proven to be crucial

in helping team members understand these concepts. Make sure you

take the time to create these examples using the information the

Coordinator sends you.

During TTJA Step 4, the Coordinator will have in the meeting room all

available job information (standard operating procedures, system

descriptions, process and instrument diagrams, and other materials

CAUTION

relevant to the job position) so team members can refer to it when

identifying the duty areas and tasks. During Step 4, team members will

also compare their task list with the list you develop and, if available,

with a task list from another facility. (This will be explained further in

Segment 3 when discussing TTJA Steps 3 and 4).

CAUTION: You should use this information only to become familiar

with the job and to build examples into the "Overview" lesson. You

SHOULD NOT use this information to contribute to the task list when

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