Initial Training and Qualification

DOE-STD-1061-93

3. INITIAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION

An initial-training program should be established to develop and enhance the skills,

knowledge, and abilities of shift supervisor trainees at DOE reactor and non-reactor nuclear

facilities to perform their job assignments. The program should consist of a combination of

classroom-type and on-the-job training, and should include simulator and laboratory training

(for those facilities that have a simulator or laboratory facilities), as it applies to the shift

supervisor position.

The facility manager, the facility manager's staff, senior managers, selected personnel

(e.g., top-performing shift supervisors), and training facility staff should conduct training and

mentoring sessions with shift supervisor trainees to discuss and promote areas that include

commitment to high standards of performance and nuclear safety. Some portions of

initial-training program may also be accomplished through on-the-job interaction with other

appropriate departments within the nuclear organization or on-shift as a shift supervisor

under instruction. Training should be conducted, evaluated, and documented through the use

of qualification guides, discussion outlines, or checklists.

3.1 Qualification

Qualification for shift supervisors should be documented by the responsible

manager's written endorsement of the satisfactory completion of initial training and

qualification requirements. Administrative procedures should be developed to describe the

process for progressing through the levels of qualification, periodic requalification, and

personnel record keeping.

3.2 Initial-Training Program

Facilities should perform a job analysis for the shift supervisor initial-training

program. The guidance in this section, in Appendix A, and in Attachment II-4 of Training

Program Support Manual (TAP 3) provides the basis for establishing the initial-training

program. Appendix A contains learning objectives and recommended learning activities to

support the enhancement of training materials for initial training. Additional facility-specific

subjects may be added to the initial-training program for shift supervisors, as deemed

appropriate, by management.

The initial-training program described in this section and in Appendix A builds upon

the training and experience gained by an on-shift nuclear facility operator or reactor operator.