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The Department of Energy is committed to developing and maintaining a
technically competent workforce to accomplish its missions in a safe and
efficient manner. The Federal Technical Capability Program (FTCP) provides for
the recruitment, deployment, development, and retention of Federal personnel
with the demonstrated technical capability to safely accomplish the Department's
mission and responsibilities.
The Department has identified guiding principles to accomplish that objective
and identified four general functions of the Federal Technical Capability
Program. The guiding principles and general functions are identified in DOE P
426.1.
The Federal Technical
Capability Panel (Panel) is responsible for overseeing the overall
implementation of the Federal Technical capability Program. Headquarters and
field elements are responsible for implementing specific activities within the
program. Some activities addressing technical capability functions apply
complex-wide; for example, the Department's Policies, Orders, and Standards,
which promulgate requirements and guidelines for the administration of technical
training. Other mechanisms vary from site to site or between program offices.
For example, in implementing an Order directed at developing the technical
capabilities of its workforce, each field office and Headquarters program office
develops and implements a program that meets the complex-wide requirements
defined in the Order. However, the offices are then free to customize
implementation details to meet the needs defined by line management at each site
or program office.
The principles of the FTCP are the following:
- As stated in the Department's Integrated Safety Management Guiding
Principles: Federal personnel possess the experience, knowledge, skills, and
abilities that are necessary to discharge their safety responsibilities;
- Line managers are accountable and have the responsibility, authority, and
flexibility to achieve and maintain technical excellence
- Supporting organizations (personnel, training, contracts, finance, etc.)
recognize line managers as customers and effectively support them in achieving
and maintaining technical capabilities.
- An integrated corporate approach is required to assure that necessary
technical capabilities and resources are available to meet the overall needs of
the Department's defense nuclear facility missions.
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