Shift Supervisor Initial Training Lesson Specifications

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APPENDIX A

SHIFT SUPERVISOR INITIAL TRAINING LESSON SPECIFICATIONS

This appendix provides lesson specifications for the shift supervisor initial training program.

These lesson specifications should be used in conjunction with the 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, the training 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 with 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, they provide the learning objectives and suggested activities

on which to develop instructional materials and evaluation methods. The suggested learning

activities in the lesson specifications are one method for presenting appropriate shift supervisor

training and, as such, should be reviewed and modified as needed to meet the needs of line

management.

Learning activities for shift supervisors 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 a shift supervisor 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 as needed 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 standards statements may 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 shift

supervisor initial-training program. In those learning activities where a suggested instructor is

not indicated, training staff instructors should be used.

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