Professional Development

DOE-STD-1061-93

5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As with other managers, an important aspect of developing a shift supervisor is

ongoing professional development. The selection process can be helpful in forming the basis

for long-range professional development.

Each facility should establish activities that promote the professional growth of the

shift supervisor. These activities should provide a means of career development to ensure that

shift supervisors remain motivated in their current assignments. They should also be provided

the opportunity to increase their contribution to the facility.

Good practices that can enhance professional growth include management by

objectives and individual development plans. These approaches link individual performance

to facility goals and can provide benefits to both the organization and the individual shift

supervisor.

Professional growth opportunities may be identified from sources such as facility

human resource groups or surveys of shift supervisors. Professional development activities

may include the following:

Working for short periods in a variety of functional areas in the facility nuclear

organization to broaden their perspective and understanding of overall plant functions

Expanding lead activities such as providing guidance to work groups and

subcontractors

Authoring operating procedures and other facility documentation

Assignment to the operations department's problem-solving and decision-making "task

forces"

Participating in operations committees (operations review committees, design review

groups, procedural review groups, etc.)

Participating actively in professional associations and operations-related workshops

Enrolling in company-funded college vocational/educational programs

Participating actively in professional organizations related to technical areas

Visiting other nuclear facilities to broaden their perspective and to simulate

comparison and emulation of good practices

Attending management courses

Obtaining membership in professional organizations [American Nuclear Society

(ANS), etc.].