ML20135C380
| ML20135C380 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/29/1996 |
| From: | Raglin K NRC |
| To: | Jerome M NRC |
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| NUDOCS 9612060279 | |
| Download: ML20135C380 (3) | |
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o From:
Ken RaglirF To:
WND1.WNP9(MAJ)
Date:
10/29/9612:18pm
Subject:
POSTION ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETON OF TRAINING COURSES
-Reply
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ENCLOSURE 1 TECHNICAL TRAINING DIVISION POLICIES ON COURSE EXAMINATIONS (Taken verbatim from the Course Catalog)
Examination Poliev Examinations are given at the end of most TTD courses. Students required by NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 1245 (or other formal requirements) to complete a course as part of their qualification program must pass the examination. The passing grade for all TTD courses is 70% except for Site Access Training, Site Access Refresher Training, and NMSS Radiation Worker Training which require a score of 80%. Some employee qualification programs may require a higher or lower passing grade for some courses.
Examinations for TTD courses are linked to learning objectives associated with course modules. These learning objectives are provided to students at the beginning of courses and are normally included as part of the course manual. Examinations for reactor technology courses and some specialized technical training courses are normally randomly generated by a Computerized Examination Bank System which contains validated questions.
After course examinations have been graded, coursa reporting memoranda with actual course grades will be sent to the appropriate region or program office via the training coordinator and to the NRC Training Systems Administrator. Students will receive a copy of this letter along with the completed examination if the examination was not previously returned. Course reporting memoranda for students who satisfactorily complete a course (or course series) will reflect that the minimum requirements have been met, and a training certificate will be provided.
Since there is typically no pre-course examination, the final course examination grade is not necessarily indicative of the level of effort expended by the student. Examination results indicate only the knowledge level of the student at the conclusion of a course, and the numerical grade should not be used as a performance indicator.
Examination results are normally considered final. If a question concerning the grading of an examination arises, the examination will be regraded provided the examination has been discussed with the student's management; the student's management requests the regrading of the examination in writing, to the appropriate TTD Branch Chief; and the original examination is returned to the TTC. The complete examination will be regraded by an instructor who was not associated with the original examination. Any regraded examination is considered as the final grade for the examination and will be returned to the student's management.
Eauivalency Examination Poliev Equivalency examinations may be given to experienced personnel for required courses that are part of formal qualification programs to allow validation of the course. These examinations must be requested by the employee's immediate supervisor to the cognizant i
TTD Branch Chief. Students who validate courses typically miss out on regulatory insights
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Equivalency examinations may be taken at the TTC or in the employee's regional or program office and are normally taken on the regular examination day for the course that is being validated.
Reexamination Poliev l
Written reexaminations may be given to students who receive failing grades, subject to certain limitations. Reexaminations are rarely given to students who received a course j
grade of less than 50%. No reexaminations are given, regardless of the grade,if the course which has been failed is not required training for the individual unless a request is received from the student's management. Only one reexamination will be given to a l
student for any given course. Any student who fails a reexamination must repeat the course to satisfy the training requirement.
Reexaminations must be requested by the student's management to the cognizant TTD Branch Chief. Such requests must be received by the TTD within 30 working days from the date the examination letter identifying the failure was mailed to the student and l
immediate supervisor. A prepared reexamination will then be mailed with a cover letter to j
the student's immediate supervisor. This letter willindicate how the reexamination should i
be administered. The completed reexamination must be returned to the TTC immediately J
upon completion.
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j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20666-0001
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.g ALL AGREEMENT STATES MASSACHUSETTS, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA TRANSMITTAL OF STATE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM INFORMATION (SP-96-118)
Your attention is invited to the enclosed correspondence which contains:
INCIDENT AND EVENT INFORMATION.......
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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.
TRAINING COURSE INFORMATION..........XX POSITION ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TRAINING COURSES TECHNIC AL IN FORMATION................
OTH ER I N FO R MATI O N...........................
l Supplemental Information: This letter clarifies the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) position on successful completion of training courses by Agreement State staff.
The Technical Training Division's policy on successful completion of courses by NRC staff is described in the Technical Training Division Courses Catalog at pages viii and ix (reformatted copy enclosed).
With the goal of having equivalently trained individuals whether in Agreement States or NRC, we plan to follow the same approach regarding Agreement State staff attendance at NRC training courses. We expect Agreement State staff attending an NRC course to take any examination, if given, and grade of 70% will be considered passing. For students successfully passing courses, the certificates with the examinations will be sent via transmittalletter to their respective Program Directors to be distributed to the students.
Students will receive a copy of the transmittal letter. These will be sent on a periodic basis, usually quarterly, depending on the number of courses.
Separate notifications, together with the completed exams, will be sent to Program Directors, with a copy of the letter to the students, for those individuals that have not successfully completed a course. These notifications will be made within 2 weeks of our receipt of the course results. Program Directors may request a re-examination by writing directly to Mr. Russell L. Anderson, Chief, Specialized Technical Training Branch, Technical Training Division, Osborne Office Center, Suite 200,5700 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411-4017.
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I From:
Ken Raglin To:
WND1.WNP9(MAJ)
Date:
10/29/9612:18pm l
Subject:
POSTION ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETON OF TRAINING COURSES l
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l ENCLOSURE 1 TECHNICAL TRAINING DIVISION POLICIES ON COURSE EXAMINATIONS (Taken verbatim from the Course Catalog)
Examination Policv Examinations are givu, at the end of most TTD courses. Students required by NRC l
Inspection Manual Chapter 1245 (or other formal requirements) to complete a course as part of their qualification program must pass the examination. The passing grade for all TTD courses is 70% except for Site Access Training, Site Access Refresher Training, and NMSS Radiation Worker Training which require a score of 80% Some employee l
qualification programs may require a higher or lower passing grade for some courses.
Examinations for TTD courses are linked to learning objectives associated with course j
modules. These learning objectives are provided to students at the beginning of courses and are normally included as part of the course manual. Examinations for reactor technology courses and some specialized technical training courses are normally randomly generated by a Computerized Examination Bank System which contains validated i
questions.
l After course examinations have been graded, course reporting memoranda with actual course grades will be sent to the appropriate region or program office via the training coordinator and to the NRC Training Systems Administrator. Students will receive a copy l
of this letter along with the completed examination if the examination was not previously returned. Course reporting memoranda for students who satisfactorily complete a course (or course series) will reflect that the minimum requirements have been met, and a training certificate will be provided.
Since there is typically no pre-course examination, the final course examination grado is not necessarily indicative of the level of effort expended by the student. Examination results indicate only the knowledge level of the student at the conclusion of a course, and the numerical grade should not be used as a performance indicator.
Examination results are normally considered final. If a question concerning the grading of l
an examination arises, the examination will be regraded provided the examination has been l
discussed with the student's management; the student's management requests the i
regrading of the examination in writing, to the appropriate TTD Branch Chief; and the original examination is returned to the TTC. The complete examination will be regraded by an instructor who was not associated with the original examination. Any regraded examination is considered as the final grade for the examination and will be returned to the student's management.
Eauivalency Examination Policy l
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Equivalency examinations may be given to experienced personnel for required courses that are part of formal qualification programs to allow validation of the course. These j
examinations must be requested by the employee's immediate supervisor to the cognizant TTD Branch Chief. Students who validate courses typically miss out on regulatory insights and perspectives, emerging technicalissues, and technicalinteractions with their peers.
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Equivalency examinations may be taken at the TTC or in the employee's regional or program office and are normally taken on the regular examination day for the course that is being validated.
s Reexamination Poliev Written reexaminations may be given to students who receive failing grades, subject to certain limitations. Reexaminations are rarely given to students who received a course grade of less than 50%. No reexaminations are given, regardless of the grade, if the course which has been failed is not required training for the individual unless a request is received from the student's management. Only one reexamination will be given to a student for any given course. Any student who fails a reexamination must repeat the course to satisfy the training requirement.
Reexaminations must be requested by the student's management to the cognizant TTD Branch Chief. Such requests must be received by the TTD within 30 working days from the date the examination letter identifying the failure was mailed to the student and i
immediate supervisor. A prepared reexamination will then be mailed with a cover letter to the student's immediate supervisor. This letter willindicate how the reexamination should be administered. The completed reexamination must be returned to the TTC immediately upon completion,