Professional Development

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Maintenance, chemistry, and radiological protection instructors should attend technical continuing

training. They should also maintain familiarity with facility configuration, technician or craft practices,

procedural and administrative guidance, and analytical or maintenance equipment through meeting

attendance, and appropriate formal and informal communication. Additionally, instructors may

improve their technical skills through attending industry training/professional workshops and

seminars.

6.3 Professional Development

Each facility should establish activities that promote the professional growth of the training staff.

These activities should provide a means of career development to ensure that personnel remain

motivated in their current assignments. They should also provide the staff the opportunity to

increase their contribution to the facility.

Industry good practices that can enhance professional growth include management by objectives and

individual development plans. These approaches link individual performance to training department

and facility goals, and can provide benefits to both the organization and the individual staff member.

Professional growth opportunities may be identified from sources such as facility human resource

groups or surveys of the training staff. Professional development activities may include the following:

Cross-assignments between training and technical areas

Expanded lead instructor activities such as providing guidance to work groups and

subcontractors

Authoring training procedures and other training documentation

Assignments to training department problem-solving and decision-making task forces

Participation in operations committees (training review committees, design review groups,

procedural review groups, etc.)

Participation in training associations and training-related workshops

Company-funded enrollment in college vocational/educational programs

Active participation in professional organizations related to technical areas

Membership in professional training organizations (American Society of Training and

Development [ASTD], National Society for Performance and Instruction [NSPI], etc.).