Section 350. Responsibilities of the training manager

A. The training program shall employ a training manager who shall be responsible for ensuring that the training program complies at all times with the requirements of this chapter and who is responsible for maintaining:

1. The validity and integrity of the hands-on skills assessment or proficiency test to ensure that it accurately evaluates the trainees' performance of the work practices and procedures associated with the course topics.

2. The validity and integrity of the course test to ensure that it accurately evaluates the trainees' knowledge and retention of the course topics.

B. The training manager shall, for each course offered, designate a principal instructor. Principal instructors are responsible for the organization of the course and oversight of the teaching of all course material.

C. Guest instructors may be designated by the training manager as needed to provide instruction specific to the lecture, hand-on activities, or work practice components of a course.

D. Any training manager who intends to also serve as a principal instructor shall meet the requirements of subsection B of 18VAC15-30-340 and provide documentation to the board prior to instructing.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 02, eff. November 13, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.