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entry-level requirements (education, training, and work experience) for each instructional qualification

level.

The knowledge and skills developed by the facility's instructor training programs should also be

compared with the representative instructional competencies identified in Appendices C, D, E, and F

of this guide. This comparison should help to verify the adequacy, or identify deficiencies in the

facility's analyses and should also identify generic competencies which may not be needed in

facility-specific training programs.

The competencies listed in Appendices C, D, E, and F were identified by tabletop analysis of TAP

objectives and criteria, the DOE Instructor Training Course, and a generic instructor task list from the

commercial nuclear power industry. As a result of this analysis, some competencies were written at

the task level and some at the task element level. By providing competencies written at the task

element's knowledge and/or skill level, the need to perform additional analysis is minimized.

Competencies that are identified as applicable to a specific instructor training program should be

rewritten in the form of terminal and enabling learning objectives.

In all cases, programs should be in place to develop the specific knowledge and skills required for

each instructor's qualification level. It is recommended that if a facility does not conduct its own

analysis of training-related activities, the content of its instructor training programs should be initially

based on this guide and subsequently refined using a systematic evaluation process.

3.2 Technical Competencies

Training staff who perform as instructors in the development, presentation, or evaluation of technical

topics should possess technical qualifications consistent with their assignments. Technical

qualifications should include theoretical and practical knowledge as well as practical work experience

at or above the level that is required of the trainee population. Instructors who initially lack practical

work experience should complete portions of operator/technician/craft training programs related to

the topics taught. These instructors should thoroughly understand the subject matter and its

relationship to overall facility operation.

Each facility should establish written procedures that stipulate what these technical qualifications will

be, to whom they apply, and how they may be attained for each instructor qualification level. For