15th EAN Workshop on "Improving ALARA Culture through Education and Training"

Details: Published: 05 June 2014

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15^th 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 :

How to assess the effectiveness of training (WG1)?
Tools to improve the effectiveness of training (WG2).
What is achieved by recognition schemes (WG3)?
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

document Welcome address to European ALARA Network and EUTERP Workshop on Education and Training in Radiation (823 KB) — F. Vermeersch
document Education and training in radiation protection: initiatives of the EUTERP Foundation (218 KB) — R. Paynter
document Education and training in radiation protection in the European Basic Safety Standards (1 MB) — G. Simeonov
document Conclusions & Recommendations by the HERCA Task force on Education & Training in Radiation Protection (1022 KB) — T. Vermeulen
document ENETRAP III (436 KB) — M. Coeck
document IRPA Guiding Principles for Establishing a RP Culture (2.39 MB) — C. Schieber
document Recent Developments within the European Framework of RP Education and Training (949 KB) — A. Schmitt-Hannig

Session 2 - Building ALARA into radiation protection training programmes

document Optimization of radiation protection (ALARA): a practical guidebook (2.40 MB) — C. Schieber
document Reflections on ALARA in RP training (1.43 MB) — F. Vermeesch
document Elaboration of training scheme on radiation protection of patients: The French experience (2.72 MB) — C. Rousse
document Exercising Radiation Protection Planning as a Relevant Course Content for Training ALARA (2 MB) — G. Jahn
document Introduction to Working Groups (415 KB) — P. Shaw

Session 3 - Measuring the effectiveness of training, the role of qualification and recognition schemes

document Assessing the effectiveness of training - what are we looking for? (2.37 MB) — J. Stewart
document How to test the effectiveness of training? (787 KB) — E. Grindrod
document Teaching radiation protection principles – Possibilities for more effective approach (205 KB) — M. Koželj

Session 4 - Tools and methods

Session 5 - National approaches

document Education and Training System in Croatia (Case Study) (125 KB) — D. Posedel
document Greek Atomic Energy Commission initiatives with respect to education and training of outside workers (2.90 MB) — C. Pafilis
document RP Education and Training in Germany in the light of the new EURATOM BSS (1.84 MB) — J. Vogel
document Challenge of implementing RPE RPO in Belgium Guidance document (1.27 MB) — P. Froment

Session 6 - Working Group conclusions and Workshop synthesis

document Group 1 “How to Assess the Effectiveness of Training” (61 KB) — WG1
document Tools to improve the effectiveness of training (50 KB) — WG2
document WG3. What is achieved by recognition schemes? (83 KB) — WG3
document Incorporating ALARA culture in training requirements (30 KB) — WG4
document EUTERP Conclusions (593 KB)
document Conclusions and recommendations (1.86 MB) — P. Shaw
pdf Conclusions and recommendations (in Swedish) (130 KB) — M. Andersson

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