CRCPD Training
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.

Report of the Training Commission
 By Kathy Allen

 The Training Commission (TC) held its first meeting in Hyannis in conjunction with the annual meeting of the New England Radiological Health Committee November 18-21. This was a wonderful opportunity to gather information on a successful regional organization and view the opportunities for training via this organization (one of the charges of this Commission). Meeting organizers arranged for the TC to run an afternoon workshop on training, so we had a chance to propose various training options to staff members of several states at one time. The feedback was helpful, and we believe we are on the right track.

The TC consists of the Chair and two members: Debbie Borden from Texas and Dwayne Gardner from Connecticut. (I need to point out that while the Commission itself is small, we are counting on help from other members on various SHORT-TERM projects.) We met with Jill Lipoti for one afternoon and discussed several issues. We discussed the possibility of training in conjunction with the annual meeting (in addition to the MQSA continuing education course already planned), scholarships, commercially-available training, pros and cons for various training mechanisms, and how we should cover training gaps as quickly as possible.

Several states have informed me that they already have training programs for certain aspects of their program. Some states have self-study guides, others have outlines for talks, and still others have complete training packages that include overheads and tests. Very shortly, every state will receive a questionnaire requesting you to identify any training materials you may have on-hand. We hate completing questionnaires ourselves, so we are integrating as many "check-off boxes" as possible. In addition to training material, we will be asking if you have any "canned" presentations on issues that would be available for other states to use.

Each survey returned will be incorporated into the training page (off the CRCPD webpage) as we receive them back. The more responses we get back, the easier it will be to share resources.

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