Training Program Accreditation Plan

DOE-STD-1077-94

12. TRAINING PROGRAM ACCREDITATION PLAN

The TPAP is the contractor's action plan for achieving accreditation. During the self-

evaluation, the contractor identified the scope and resource needs for accomplishing

accreditation. Using the data from the self-evaluation, the contractor then develops the

TPAP as a tool that serves the following two purposes:

A TPAP contains detailed data that should be focused on bringing the training

programs into compliance with the requirements of Order 5480.18B, "Nuclear Facility

Training Accreditation Program." Included in these data are the fiscal resource

requirements needed to implement the corrective actions indicated. In essence, the TPAP

becomes a funding and planning document. As such, the contractor must obtain DOE

approval for the scope of corrective actions outlined, and for any additional budget dollars

with which to accomplish the work.

The TPAP contains detailed schedules for the implementation of the corrective actions

necessary for the facility's training program(s) to come into compliance with the

requirements of Order 5480.18B. Jointly, the contractor's line and training management

allocate resources and set priorities to achieve the training upgrades within the prescribed

time and reports progress against the plan.

A TPAP is an important resource to the training organization and the facility seeking

accreditation of its training programs. The guidance that follows is intended for persons

tasked with writing the TPAP. The primary source of information needed to achieve this

work is contained in the self-evaluation data and the recorded conclusions reached and

decisions made by facility and training management as a result of the evaluation. The TAP

Staff can assist with answers to specific questions related to the TPAP construction.

12.1 TPAP Guidance. The TPAP contains the following headings. To provide the

contractor with guidance related to the development of the TPAP, each heading is

followed by a brief discussion of the suggested heading's content.