Examinations are given at the end of most ADTD courses. Students required by NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 1245 (or other formal requirements) to complete a course as part of their qualification program must pass the examination. The passing grade for all ADTD courses is 70% except for Site Access Training, Site Access Refresher Training, and NMSS Radiation Worker Training which require a score of 80%. Some employee qualification programs may require a higher or lower passing grade for some courses.Examinations for ADTD courses are linked to learning objectives associated with course modules. These learning objectives are provided to students at the beginning of courses and are normally included as part of the course manual. Examinations for reactor technology courses and some specialized technical training courses are normally randomly generated by a Computerized Examination Bank System which contains validated questions.
After course examinations have been graded, course reporting memoranda with actual course grades will be sent to the appropriate region or program office via the training coordinator and to the NRC Training Systems Administrator. Students will receive a copy of this letter along with the completed examination if the examination was not previously returned. Course reporting memoranda for students who satisfactorily complete a course (or course series) will reflect that the minimum requirements have been met, and a training certificate will be provided.
Since there is typically no pre-course examination, the final course examination grade is not necessarily indicative of the level of effort expended by the student. Examination results indicate only the knowledge level of the student at the conclusion of a course, and the numerical grade should not be used as a performance indicator.
Examination results are normally considered final. If a question concerning the grading of an examination arises, the examination will be regraded provided the examination has been discussed with the student's management; the student's management requests the regrading of the examination in writing to the appropriate ADTD Chief; and the original examination is returned to the TTC. The complete examination will be regraded by an instructor who was not associated with the original examination. Any regraded examination is considered as the final grade for the examination and will be returned to the student's management.