A staff member undergoing training is considered a trainee, and will enjoy the priviliges and responsibilities of a full staff member. However, trainees must become fully certified staff members within a certain time period, as stated in the training procedures. Staff must be recertified and, if necessary, retrained, each year. Trainees are exempt from parts of the training if they can demonstrate proficency in the material covered in those parts of the training. Priviliges Lab staff gain unsupervised card access to the lab.
Staff are exempt from certain fees, designated by the lab administrators.
Staff become part of one of the most insanely great outfits on the Williams campus. Responsibilities ML staff members will hold office hours once a week during the school year, excluding exam and reading periods, and school vacations. During office hours, they must supervise the use of the lab by guest users, and train prospective staff. Staff members should be in the lab during their office hours, which should last for at least one hour. ML staff must tell the lab administrators when their office hours are, anyway.