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15th European ALARA Network Workshop, Rovinj, Croatia, 7 – 9 May 2014

"Education and Training in Radiation Protection
Improving ALARA Culture through Education and Training"

Aims and Objectives

Previous EAN and EUTERP workshops have noted the importance of delivering effective radiation protection education and training to workers and other stakeholders. Consequently, this joint EAN-EUTERP workshop considers how education and training programmes can be delivered effectively, to improve radiation protection in practice and disseminate ALARA culture.
The workshop will consist of presentations (oral and posters) intended to highlight the main issues, and a significant part of the programme will be devoted to discussions within working groups. Participants will be expected to produce recommendations on education and training issues, to be addressed to relevant local, national and international stakeholders

Scope of the Workshop

The workshop programme covers education and training for various types of stakeholders and is expected to consider the following subjects:

  • The new European BSS

  • European qualification and accreditation schemes (ECVET, EQF, etc.)

  • The effectiveness and efficiency of education and training
  • Practical ALARA training

  • New learning tools

Working Groups

As part of the programme, time has been devoted for discussions between participants (divided in four working groups). The working groups have tackled issues such as :

  1. How to assess the effectiveness of training (WG1)?
  2. Tools to improve the effectiveness of training (WG2).
  3. What is achieved by recognition schemes (WG3)?
  4. Incorporating ALARA culture in training requirements - How to improve risk awareness, radiation protection and ALARA understanding for different stakeholders and different levels of exposure (WG4)?

Presentations

Session 1 - Setting the scene
Session 2 - Building ALARA into radiation protection training programmes
Session 3 - Measuring the effectiveness of training, the role of qualification and recognition schemes
Session 4 - Tools and methods
Session 5 - National approaches
Session 6 - Working Group conclusions and Workshop synthesis