Training Development

DOE-HDBK-1074-95

4. TRAINING DEVELOPMENT

4.1

Purpose

During development, all training, documentation, and evaluation materials

are revised, written, or otherwise produced. As training materials are

developed, an evaluation to determine effectiveness, cost efficiency, and

applicability to the training needs should be made. Training materials should

be piloted (tried on a group of trainees or SMEs) and modified to correct any

deficiencies. Final materials used in training should be reviewed and

approved by line management.

4.2

Techniques for Development

Development of training materials represents a considerable investment and

it is important to review and use existing material to minimize development

efforts whenever possible. Development may include adopting other

materials, revising other materials, or creating new materials. Materials from

similar facilities or from facilities that have positions performing similar jobs

can often be made facility-specific relatively easily, and can result in

considerable savings in time and effort. The table-top and verification

techniques are effective in identifying equivalent material and in verifying the

applicability of content.

The degree of formality and complexity of training materials should be

tempered or influenced by the complexity and hazard of the tasks. For lower-

hazard tasks, the training material used need not be as formal or complex as

those for higher-hazard tasks. Rather, these materials may only need to

include the key points that support the learning objectives. For higher-

hazard tasks, more formal training materials may be necessary. Regardless

of the complexity or hazard, training materials should contain sufficient detail

to ensure consistency.

4.3

Elements of Development

The fundamental elements of training development are:

Training materials are developed or modified using learning objectives