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technical support of these facilities. Training programs that are designed using

systematically determined job requirements instead of a subjective estimation of trainee

needs yield training activities that are consistent and which develop or improve knowledge

and skills that are directly related to the work setting. Because the training is job related,

the content of these programs more efficiently and effectively meets the needs of the

employee and the employer. A better-trained work force promotes a greater level of

operational safety.

The systematic approach to training (SAT) has proven to be a highly effective means

of ensuring that operations, maintenance, and technical support personnel are trained to

conduct their assignments safely and efficiently. The SAT process has been used for

many years and has been given several names, which include: Instructional System

Development (ISD), Performance-Based Training (PBT); Criterion Referenced Instruction

(CRI); Training System Development (TSD); and Competency-Based Training (CBT). All of

these approaches are designed around the same basic premise: to provide training that

supplies the information necessary for the job incumbents to perform their assigned duties

at a predetermined level of expertise. This predetermined level of expertise is established

by an analysis of the job or position in question for which training is to be designed and

developed. This analysis replaces the conventional method of subjectively estimating

training requirements which, in many instances, results in ineffective training or in

overtraining.

Private industry, the military, the commercial nuclear power industry, and others have

implemented the SAT model and have experienced significant positive effects on personnel

training. The SAT model forms the basis of the DOE Training Accreditation Program (TAP)

Objectives and Criteria. The DOE TAP formally endorses the SAT process for DOE

contractors.