Operations Training Program at TJNAF
Michael Spata and Noel Okay
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
12000 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, Va. 23606

The TJNAF operations group is responsible for conducting all operations related to the 4GeV Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator (CEBA) which has been providing high quality CW beam to experiments since 1994. We are also responsible for assisting in the commissioning activities surrounding the Free Electron Laser (FEL), which is scheduled to generate "First Light" by the end of April 1998.

The development of an operations training program which clearly defines the role of operations staff, provides a means to track an operator's progress, and provides a clear path for advancement is vital to the success of the laboratory.

This poster describes the historical aspects of our training program and details the present effort of the Operations Training Manager to develop a training program that will facilitate the labs effort to expand the operating envelope of the CEBA machine and develop the FEL.