1. Training Working Group FY2019 EFCOG Working Group Chair Meeting
Shayne Eyre
Idaho National Laboratory
Working Group Chair
June 4, 2019

2. Summary TWG leadership positions are stable (no chair vacancies)
TWG activities are consistent with Annual Work Plan
Excellent engagement & collaboration
Planning input from other EFCOG groups

3. TWG Mission and Scope
Drive Excellence in DOE training programs by promoting efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of the training function.
The TWG will take a leadership role in leveraging collaborative initiatives that support training.
The TWG will assist DOE in identifying areas of improvement
Assess and provide feedback concerning proposed policy/regulatory changes
Introduce new or changed processes
Gather information in support of proposals or initiatives related to training

4. Working Group Leadership
Position
Name
Organization
Chairman
Shayne Eyre
INL
Vice Chairman
Mike Davis
N3B - LLLC
Secretary
Melissa Walker
LANL
DOE Liaison
Karen Boardman
DOE
EFCOG BOD Sponsor
Sandra Fairchild
SRR

5. Subgroup Chairs Subgroup Chair Organization Regulatory Affairs
Mike Davis
N3B LLLC
Leadership Training
Amy Loevy
BNL
Learning Management System
Don Toups
REL

6. Task Group Chairs Task Group Chair Organization Course Efficiency
Ted Giltz
NTC
508 Compliance
Amy Loevy
BNL
Knowledge Capture
Kathy Hibbs
CHPRC
FAR Contract relief
Tina Vialard
MSTS
Annual Workshop
Newsletter
Technology Sharing Forum
Melissa Walker
LANL

7. Highlights Annual Training Working Group meeting - Dec ‘18
Collaboration with Labor Training Working Group
Record attendance
Excellent response
Action items added to work plan
Revitalized Steering Committee
508 compliance standard checklist development
Recommend update to DOE-STD to form basis for updating guides and performance of assist-visit assessments

8. 2019 Annual Work Plan Focus Area: Course Efficiency Course Reciprocity
Added second NFPA-70E training provider
Continuing to support AU11 update to Rad Worker Training
Standardized Courses
2 courses nearing completion (Cyber security, Radiological Worker)
CARDS database expansion
6313 new catalog entries
7 course material uploads

9. 2019 Annual Work Plan Focus Area: Course Efficiency Added
508 Compliance
Drafted compliance checklist, working with NTC to finalize
Plan to share on CARDS for use across DOE

10. 2019 Annual Work Plan Focus Area: Process Efficiency
Update DOE-STD , Criteria for Evaluation of Nuclear Facilities Training Programs
Task team formed, will build on the NTC TAP self-evaluation matrix and INPO ACAD , as applicable
Revision will provide a graded approach for non-nuclear facilities
Update & reissue legacy training standards
rewrite will serve as a pilot for revision efforts
Support implementation of complex-wide Learning Management System capability
Feds (including NTC) moving to new system 2019
New LMS support & services available to contractors
Transition of Power Administration and HQ support service contractors will start first in November timeframe

11. 2019 Annual Work Plan Focus Area: Process Efficiency Added
FAR contracts - training on overtime
Gathering information on mission impact for DOE sites
Developing proposal to reconsider clarifying definition of training using CFR
Added
Knowledge Capture
Project plan drafted, implementation mid-2019

12. 2019 Annual Work Plan Focus Area: Collaboration
Partner with Labor TWG
Conducted successful joint session
Grantees are fully funded and available to instruct almost any safety and health course required by CFR 851 and other DOE requirements
Implement peer-review DOE-STD assessments through site visits
Revised rewrite will serve as a platform for joint assessments across nuclear and non-nuclear facilities
Facilitate and capture peer-to-peer interactions
Tool created, implementation being worked

13. 2019 Annual Work Plan Focus Area: Collaboration Added
Annual workshop in a central location to showcase best practices & capabilities
Great success in December 2018
In planning for 2019 meeting
Added
TWG Collaboration Newsletter
Content & process approaches determined. Launch June 2019
Technology Forum
Launch July 2019

14. Potential Strategic Initiatives
DOE-wide sharing employee data & content across LMS
HAZWOPR change from time-based to content-based
Explore pros/cons of a standard procedure set
Need standard set of interpretations for DOE O 426.2, etc.
Implementation inconsistent across facilities due to differences in interpretation for some requirements

15. Challenges
Need for EFCOG Board to follow up with DOE on regulatory reform recommendations
Building awareness of EFCOG groups and activities
Competing forums
Publication of DOE Order 426.2A held up for two years
Awareness: including with untapped resources available through the NIEHS grantee process