Qualification Standards

DOE-STD-1012-92

OJT checklists may contain tasks that have both "simulate" and "perform" specified

as the acceptable levels of accomplishment. At the time of conducting the OJT and/or the

performance test, the OJT instructor should select the highest level of accomplishment that is

supported by facility conditions. The OJT guide and the evaluation standard for a task that

has multiple levels of accomplishment should be written to support the training and the

evaluation at either level of accomplishment.

For tasks with a single level of accomplishment, there may be times that facility

conditions do not support performance testing at the specified level of accomplishment. If

this is the case, the instructor should inform the OJT program coordinator. The program

coordinator may then reschedule the performance test or, with management's documented

concurrence, the specific level of performance test accomplishment may be lowered. This

documented concurrence should be attached to, and become a permanent part of, the

trainee's OJT checklist. The downgrading of training and/or performance testing must be

fully documented, or the credibility of a training program may be questionable.

3.3.3 Qualification Standards

Qualification standards are documents that contain the knowledge and skill

requirements necessary for the successful completion of a training program. A qualification

standard should provide explicit guidance to the instructor and to the trainee to aid in the

preparation for and the consistent administration of performance tests. A qualification

standard should include all program-specific evaluation standards to be used during

performance testing.

Facilities that qualify employees on a task basis need not develop a qualification

standard. In this case, the OJT instructor and the trainee only need the task's evaluation

standard.

A qualification standard should be prepared consistent with the program's OJT guides

and evaluation standards. It should list the specific procedures and training resource

materials required for each task (e.g., operating procedure xxx, system descriptions,

fundamentals text). The qualification standard may also include reading assignments, self-

study requirements, study questions, problem analysis exercises, figures and diagrams, and

amplifying information. The qualification standard should not include copies of facility

procedures or training manuals/materials; it should instead reference these resources. A

qualification standard is depicted in Figure 4. to illustrate the inputs to this document.

Trainees in an OJT program that requires self-study should find the qualification