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process. Line management should also be actively involved in the evaluation of an OJT

program's effectiveness. Line management's observation of facility activities that reflect

improving or declining job quality and efficiency are a very important source of feedback for

training, especially for an OJT program.

An OJT program's content should be continuously monitored and revised as a result of

changes affecting policies and/or procedures, system or component design, job requirements,

regulatory requirements, and industry guidelines or commitments. Facility and industry

operating, maintenance, and safety experiences should be monitored to identify employee

performance problems.

If training related employee performance problems exist, the solution may involve repeating

portions of the analysis, design, and development activities and revision of existing materials.

Because of the work and cost involved, the decision to modify the training program should first

be based on safety considerations and then on a cost versus benefit basis. To ensure that

programs remain effective and efficient, management's concurrence on all programmatic

changes should be required.