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2. CONTENT

This guide provides a framework around which facility-specific continuing training programs

can be tailored. It does not specify the content of continuing training programs that would apply

to any specific facility. Determination of program content should be an ongoing effort at each

facility.

The long-term goal of a continuing training program should be to maintain and improve

employee job performance. A short-term goal of continuing training should be to identify and

correct weaknesses in their performance. To help in accomplishing these goals, the objectives

and priorities of continuing training should be determined by using needs analyses, job

analyses, feedback from facility managers, supervisors, and trainees, periodic evaluation of

performance during facility operation, operating experience, compliance training, and the

results of examinations. Whenever continuing training is conducted using material originally

developed for initial training purposes, the specific objectives to be covered should be clearly

defined.

To maintain and enhance the proficiency of facility personnel, a program with both a fixed and

a flexible component is suggested. The fixed component is designed to maintain proficiency

by providing a structured review of topics selected from the initial training program over a two-

year period. The flexible component is used to correct actual or potential weaknesses of

personnel and to train on operating experiences, modifications, and procedure changes.

Each facility should have a process for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their

personnel. This process should include analysis of job and training performance evaluations,

examination results, interviews designed to assess knowledge, or any combination of these

methods. This information should be used to help in determining topics for continuing training

and the minimum acceptable standards of performance for individuals. Additional attention

and priority should be given to areas of individual and team weaknesses.

2.1 Fixed Continuing Training

The fixed component of a continuing training program should satisfy needs and job analysis

results, regulatory compliance training, general employee training, and fundamentals training.