Training Program Standards and Policies

DOE-HDBK-1109-97

Training Program Standards and Policies

The technical instructor plays a key role in the safe and efficient

Qualification of Instructors

operation of DOE facilities. Workers must be well qualified and

have a thorough understanding of the facility's operation, such as use

and maintenance of radiation-producing devices. Workers must

know how to correctly perform their duties and why they are doing

them. They must know how their actions influence other workers'

responsibilities. Because workers' actions are so critical to their own

safety and the safety of others, their trainers must be of the highest

caliber. The technical instructor must understand thoroughly all

aspects of the subjects being taught and the relationship of the

subject content to the total facility. Additionally, the instructor must

have the skills and knowledge to employ the instructional methods

and techniques that will enhance learning and successful job

performance. While the required technical and instructional

qualifications are listed separately, it is the combination of these two

factors that produces a qualified technical instructor.

The qualifications are based on the best industry practices that

employ performance-based instruction and quality assurance. These

qualifications are not intended to be restrictive, but to help ensure

that workers receive the highest quality training possible. This is

only possible when technical instructors possess the technical

competence and instructional skills to perform assigned instructional

duties in a manner that promotes safe and reliable DOE facility

operations.

Instructors must possess technical competence (theoretical and

Technical Qualifications

practical knowledge along with work experience) in the subject areas

in which they conduct training. The foundation for

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