Shift Technical Advisor Initial Training Lesson Specifications

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APPENDIX A

SHIFT TECHNICAL ADVISOR INITIAL TRAINING LESSON SPECIFICATIONS

This appendix provides lesson specifications for an STA initial training program. These lesson

specifications should be used in conjunction with the topical subjects discussed in the Initial

Training section of this guide to develop an initial training program. The learning objectives on

which the training is based address higher-order knowledge and abilities. Because of this,

these learning objectives should be modified to be consistent with facility-specific philosophy

and values.

These lesson specifications and the topics described in the Initial Training section provide a

framework which the training department can use to enhance or develop facility training

materials. These lesson specifications are not intended to limit facility-specific development of

initial training materials. Instead, the lesson specifications provide the learning objectives and

suggested activities from which to develop instructional materials and evaluation methods.

The suggested learning and evaluation activities in the lesson specifications are one method

for presenting appropriate STA training and, as such, should be reviewed and modified to

meet the needs of line management.

Learning activities for STAs should maximize the experiential learning process (i.e., active

trainee participation and internalization) and minimize use of lectures. The learning activities

may be conducted and documented through the use of any or all of the following:

Discussion outlines or checklists

Qualification guides

Simulator training

On-the-job interaction with appropriate persons in the nuclear organization

On-the-job as an STA under instruction

Role-plays

Case studies

Classroom presentations.

The learning objectives in each lesson specification have conditions for performance (or are

implied as being "rom memory" and action statements. Learning objective standards should

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be added or modified to conform to the performance standards at the facility and the level of

performance expected from the trainee. Often, and especially for higher-order learning

objectives, the standard statements should be qualitative rather than quantitative.

Suggested instructors or facilitators for individual lessons are included in the suggested

learning activities portion of the lesson specifications. These are only suggestions; however,

involvement by appropriate facility managers is an important part of the success of the STA

initial training program. In those learning activities where a suggested instructor is not

indicated, selected training staff instructors should be used.

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