Preparing organizations to qualify/certify training staff members: A case study with implications for continuing professional education

Conference · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10143753

Jannotta, M; Houghton, K

In keeping with LANL policy to apply the principles of performance-based training (PBT), the Laboratory Training Office conducted a job/task survey prior to developing the procedure for training staff qualification. Over one hundred Laboratory employees whose roles include training responded. While there is a significant amount of training conducted at the Laboratory, findings indicate a need for (a) increased, specific documentation of training and related activities; (b) greater understanding and application of PBT by laboratory training staff; (c) isolating and responding to the reasons training staff are reluctant to attend Laboratory-sponsored PBT and OJT training, even when the need for such training was recognized by respondents. Most training staff members have roles other than the training role. Nonetheless they perform several training functions. About half the training staff do not provide training which addresses PBT standards, especially in the areas of analysis (which directly impacts resource requirements), evaluation (which directly impacts quality), and documentation (which directly affects liability).

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10143753
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--93-913; CONF-931066--1; ON: DE93010706
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990100
CERTIFICATION
EDUCATION
EVALUATION
MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL
SURVEYS
TRAINING