Transcript College Credit for Qualified Training and Testing: A

College Credit for Qualified
Training and Testing:
A Winning Partnership
Richard Coe, PhD – Assistant Dean
Tom Devine, PhD – Acting Dean
Thomas Edison State College
Are Developing Collaborations
Assessing Job Training & Testing for
College Credit:
• A Win Benefiting Learners?
• A Win Benefiting Collaborating Organizations?
• A Win Benefiting Colleges?
Are Developing Collaborations Assessing Job
Training & Testing for College Credit:
Research Indicated Quantifiable Benefits
• Learners win through;
– Professional development opportunities for
employment, especially through experiential
learning component
• Collaborating Organizations win through;
– Confirming Value of Knowledge Exchange &
Enhancement of Workplace Talents
• Colleges win through;
– Confirming Attraction of Learners & Value of
Courses
Synergy Question
Does learning emanate from the synergy of
collaborators shared resources ?
Synergy Confirmed best learning practices
emanate out of share strengths in learning
collaborations
Learning
Corporation
Academic Institution
Collaborations Process
• Seek Opportunities
• Establish Review Team of Experts
• Conduct Academic Review of Training or Exam
• Confirm Academic Review Recommendations
• Establish Confirmations & Implementation
• Periodic Re-evaluations
Examples of Applications
• Industrial Training Assessment
– Nuclear Qualification Training
• Examinations & Licenses
– Nuclear Regulatory Commission Generic
Fundamentals Examination
– Federal Aviation Examinations
National Academy for Nuclear Training
Accreditation Process
• Programs developed and implemented using
Systematic Approach to Training (SAT)
• Programs must be based on specific documented
learning objectives
• Program content – technically accurate, presented
in technically appropriate and effective manner
• Trainees periodically evaluated to
demonstrate/verify achievement of LO’s
College Credit For Nuclear Industry Programs
• Operations and Support Personnel
• 10 positions granted college credit
• Must qualify in INPO Accredited Program
• NRC License/Qualification Certificate
• Notarized copy same as transcript
Programs and Eligible Credit
• RO – 56 credits
• SRO – licensed or
certified, 60 credits
• NLO – 36 credits
• STA – 54 credits, 60
if SRO licensed
• ICT – 32 credits
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EMT – 28 credits
MMT – 26 credits
CT – 41 credits
RPT – 41 credits
ESP – 28 credits
Examinations & Licenses
• Nuclear Regulatory Examination
– Generic Fundamentals Exam
– Senior Reactor Operator
– Reactor Operator License
• Federal Aviation Examinations
– 16 FAA Licenses/Certifications
• Pilots Licenses ~ 6<
• Commercial Pilot ~ 10<
• Maintenance Airframe & Powerplant ~ 60<
College Credit for Other Related
Professional Job Training
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NRRPT
Navy Power School
NDE
Automotive Technology
Allied Health Registries
Prior Learning Assessment
What are other opportunities for this
process to benefit stakeholders?
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Thank you
Richard Coe, PhD – [email protected]
Tom Devine, PhD – [email protected]