Detailed Guidance - hdbk10860016

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DETAILED GUIDANCE

4.1 Factors that Impact Quality. TTTD quality is directly linked to two critical factors: (a)

assembling a team of two to six subject matter experts, one supervisor, and one

safety engineer/specialist, and (b) using a trained TTTD facilitator. A trained TTTD

facilitator (one who has been trained in the methods of table-top training program

design) is required to maximize effectiveness of the design process. Some general

conventions associated with TTTD are:

The coordinator/facilitator is qualified through training and practical experience.

Team members are subject matter experts (SMEs).

Supervisors that are on the team are SMEs as well.

The same team members participate throughout the entire session.

4.2 Team Member Roles. For TTTD to be successful, the people assembled must operate

as a team. Each member must be aware of his/her role and responsibilities while on a

TTTD team. Observers are welcome but must not participate as team members.

4.3 Table-Top Training Design Coordinator. In this Handbook, the term table-top training

design coordinator is used to refer to the person who plans the design process, and

makes the necessary pre-session arrangements (including selection of team

members). The coordinator may or may not act as the facilitator of the session.

4.4 Table-Top Training Design Facilitator. The facilitator has the pivotal role in the TTTD

process. The facilitator will be responsible for teaching the lessons during the training

portion of the process and for facilitating the design team throughout the workshop

portion of this process.

The suggested team membership is SMEs, their immediate supervisor, and

instructional technologists, as appropriate. The facilitator's ultimate goal is to guide the

team to a consensus decision regarding the design and content of the training

program, while the others use their technical expertise to discuss important elements.

The facilitator also has an additional responsibility. Members of the facility training

staff may be in attendance during the entire process in order to learn how to conduct

TTTD. During the training portion of this process, the training staff will participate and

should sit at the same tables as the team members. During the workshop portion of

this process, the training staff will help lead various portions of the steps. The

facilitator must be careful to serve as a role model for the training staff and make time

available during lunches or evenings to answer any questions they may have. During

all of the TTTD steps, the observers who will be developing the subsequent training

program for this job must pay close attention to the proceedings and take notes of

training-related discussions. These notes will be valuable during the development

phase of the training program.