SJC CTLR DESCRIBED OPDEV WHEN DEV CTLR DISTRACTED BY CONVERSATION INADVERTENTLY RELEASED ACFT WITHOUT REQUIRED INTRAFAC COORD.

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DEVELOPMENTAL WAS RECEIVING A SKILLS CHK BY FLM (FRONT LINE MGR). DURING THE SESSION A WESTWIND BLEW THE DEP SID AND CREATED MUCH CONFUSION. THE DEVELOPMENTAL HAD SCANNED ANOTHER ACFT AWAITING DEP; WHICH REQUIRED VERBAL COORD PER LOA WITH THE TRACON. THE DEVELOPMENTAL INADVERTENTLY PLACED AN 'R' ON THE FLT PROGRESS STRIP WITHOUT PROPERLY GETTING APPROVAL. THE DEVELOPMENTAL LAUNCHED THE JET INTO ANOTHER CTLR'S SECTOR/AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD. THE TRACON FLM CALLED OUR FACILITY TO NOTIFY US OF THE DEV. OUR FACILITY CHOSE NOT TO DO A QAR OR INVESTIGATE THE CAUSAL FACTORS WHICH IS REQUIRED PER FAAO; DIRECTIVES AND PROCS. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS ERROR DISTR BOTH THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND OJTI WHICH RESULTED IN POOR 'CRM' TO ENSURE THAT SOMEONE WAS 'FLYING THE PLANE.' A GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE FLM/OJTI TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE TRAINING WAS COMPLETED AND THEN DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE WESTWIND SO AS NOT TO DISTRACT THE DEVELOPMENTAL FROM ACCOMPLISHING THE REQUIRED COORD. AT THE VERY LEAST THE FLM/OJTI SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE MISTAKE; HAD HE BEEN PAYING ATTN AND NOT ENGAGING THE DEVELOPMENTAL IN CONVERSATION WHILE ON POS.