2023 AFPM Training Forum

The World Café sessions will be a highly engaging discussion process designed to foster collaborative dialogue and knowledge sharing among all participants. Participants will engage in multiple rounds of discussions, sharing insights, perspectives, and ideas, on a variety of topics including training goals, challenges, and technology.

The BARS (behaviorally anchored rating scale) is a scale that assesses performance based on well-defined behavioral patterns. These patterns are used to rate everyone being measured. BARS are easy to use, and have clearly defined behavioral indicators, which enables consistent evaluation across trainees. Trainers and supervisors can conduct the evaluation process and employees can easily understand and accept outcomes. A behaviorally anchored rating scale is an essential component of any training program. Each table group will have a LOTO scenario and a BAR to evaluate trainee performance.

The BARS (behaviorally anchored rating scale) is a scale that assesses performance based on well-defined behavioral patterns. These patterns are used to rate everyone being measured. BARS are easy to use, and have clearly defined behavioral indicators, which enables consistent evaluation across trainees. Trainers and supervisors can conduct the evaluation process and employees can easily understand and accept outcomes. A behaviorally anchored rating scale is an essential component of any training program. Each table group will have a LOTO scenario and a BAR to evaluate trainee performance.

The Front-Line Leader panel discussion brings together a group of experienced Learning and Development professionals who oversee teams and projects aimed at developing front-line leaders. The panelists will share insights, strategies, and best practices they have developed for their respective programs. Attendees will learn valuable perspectives on developing effective leadership, employee engagement, problem-solving, and fostering a positive work culture.

After leaving the session, attendees will have received an overview of AI and how it is being utilized for content creation. Discussion will be around technical capabilities and ethics related to AI in order to encourage attendees to think through possible use cases in training and development.

As part of the FCC Roadshow, Ziad Jawad, director of FCC Technology for P66, will present the suite of tools for senior level operators. This presentation will provide a high level overview of the customizable, easy to implement tools developed in response to recommendations from major industry events.

Stories are essential for putting procedures into practice, formal training in procedures and principles is necessary but is not sufficient. “Procedures aren’t real” you may overhear from an experienced operator. What does this mean? Stories provide the why behind procedures, the context and the urgency that procedures leave out. “We need to label the valves. Last night that new guy started to open the wrong valve — you know how dark it gets — and it could easily have created a pressurization problem in the re-boiler.” Stories also help us appreciate the boundary conditions for the procedures, and the workarounds that might be necessary. Is it possible to elicit and capture these stories?

The World Café sessions will be a highly engaging discussion process designed to foster collaborative dialogue and knowledge sharing among all participants. Participants will engage in multiple rounds of discussions, sharing insights, perspectives, and ideas, on a variety of topics including training goals, challenges, and technology