Training and education

Radiological Protection

The spectrum of applications of ionising radiation is very wide: covering inter alia electricity production, medicine and industrial radiography. Although they hold a variety of responsibilities and specific professional aims, practitioners have a triple common need :

basic education and training to provide the requisite level of understanding of artificial and natural radiation;

a standard recognition of skills and experience; and

an opportunity to fine-tune and test acquired knowledge on a regular basis.

From an executive perspective, education and training are undoubtedly the two basic pillars of any policy regarding safety in the workplace.

International meetings, publications and recommendations with regard to safety culture increasingly stress the need for education and training in the field of radiological protection. In addition, compliance with specific European directives concerning the implementation of a coherent approach to education and training is crucial in a world of dynamic markets and increasing worker mobility. Finally, EU enlargement of 10 new member states needs to be considered as an additional challenge to fulfil these requirements.

ENS sees it as one of its prime tasks to initiate and contribute to international and especially European oriented initiatives, which aim to develop a comprehensive and transdisciplinary approach to education and training in radiological protection, on academic and policy levels. The outcome should be a better harmonisation of training practice and recognition of skills.

3 - 24 September 2008: "Eugen Wigner" Training Course for Reactor Physics Experiments 2008