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Using need‐to‐know criteria to design training
Author(s) -
Delvecchio Fred
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1998.tb08516.x
Subject(s) - certification , quality (philosophy) , professional certification (computer technology) , training (meteorology) , computer science , need to know , process management , engineering management , medical education , business , medicine , engineering , philosophy , physics , epistemology , meteorology , political science , law , computer security
Need‐to‐know criteria and instructional systems design methods can help prepare operators to protect public health. The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 recognize that training and certification contribute to achieving public health and water quality goals. Water facility managers and operators, regulatory personnel, training program managers, and instructors have a stake in the success of training and certification. Certification and training share purposes and methods. Instructional systems design methods and principles can be used to develop effective training and certification examinations. Need‐to‐know (NTK) criteria developed by the Association of Boards of Certification to design certification examinations can serve as a beneficial starting point to identify training needs. NTK criteria are derived from job tasks and the apabilities necessary to accomplish those tasks. Thus, certification that is based on NTK criteria should effectively measure a person's abilities and training. The end result should be competent operators who are able to perform essential job skills.