Competence moves through the same stages for every skill and every person. The shaded boxes are decisions: Yes continues down, No goes to the note on the right.
- Define the skills from the product: walk the travelers and inspection plans; set a minimum qualified number for each (G01 Skills).
- Record each person's level in each skill, on evidence (G01 Matrix).
- Decision: Is every skill covered on every shift, with more than one person? If yes, continue to the next step.No:Put the gap on the training plan with a trainer and a date (G01 Training plan).
- Train: explain, demonstrate, practice, then do it alone under watch.
- Decision: Assessed at the target level on real work by a qualified assessor? If yes, continue to the next step.No:Keep training; change how if the plan is not working.
- Decision: Does the task carry authority (a stamp, a release, a signature)? If yes, continue to the next step.No:Update the matrix; done.
- Qualify and authorize on a qualification record; issue and log the stamp (G02).
- Decision: Evaluate: did the training change what happens on the job (G04)? If yes, continue to the next step.No:Change the training or the job; go back to the cause.
| Stage | Purpose | Tools | Output | AS9100D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Define | Know which skills affect the product | G01 Skills | A skills list with minimums | 7.2, 7.1.2 |
| Assess | Know who can do what, on evidence | G01 Matrix | Levels for every person and skill | 7.2 |
| Cover | See gaps by skill and shift | G01 Coverage | Single points and shortfalls flagged | 7.1.2 |
| Train | Close gaps; implement changes | G01 Training plan | Dated training to a target level | 7.2 |
| Authorize | Control tasks that carry authority | G02 | Qualification records, authorizations, stamp log | 7.2, 8.5.1, 8.6 |
| Evaluate | Show training worked | G04 | Evaluations on the job and in results | 7.2 |
| Sustain | Keep competence and awareness current | G02, G05 | Requalifications, briefings | 7.3, 7.2 |
| Respond | Handle failures without blaming people | G03 | A retraining decision tied to a corrective action | 10.2.1 |
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