Abstract
The perceived growth of the use of ionizing radiation (medical, industrial and
research), requires an advanced understanding of radiation protection in order to
protect workers, the public and the environment from the potential hazards of ionizing
radiation.
Within this perspective, maintaining a high level of competences in radiation, assuring
the ongoing skills development of personnel and adequate knowledge management,
is crucial to ensure future and safe use of ionizing radiation and the development of
new nuclear activities in a safe way.
The ENETRAP III project is a proactive leader for bringing forward solutions in the
development of competences for RPEs and/or RPOs.
Until now, radiation protection E&T projects focused mainly on the development of
scientific and technical training contents. Little consideration has been given to help
lecturers with developing the programs following the European standards and
guidelines such as ECVET and EQF, or to update those providing training with
information on recent developments in the use of modern learning tools.
Aware of the importance of appropriate didactic and andragogic skills, the ENETRAP
III project dedicates a work package to the development and implementation of a trainthe-
trainer course in order to enable lecturers to acquire the necessary teaching and
training competences to ensure their mission as trainer. Since the Euratom BSS
describes training as one of the outstanding tasks of RPEs and RPOs, this train-thetrainer
course is designed to meet their specific needs.
As such, the RPE train-the-trainer course has the following objectives:
- Design training activities using the ECVET approach
- Identify the different European tools designed to support professional mobility
- Design playful and relevant learning situations, involving participants in applicable
situations
- Identify innovative learning resources training tools
- Implement the basic principles and good practices of training
- Give a short training session in front of a specialized audience
The training course consists of a one-week face-to-face session. To achieve the
above objectives, the course consists of various innovative teaching tools and
methods: lectures, pedagogical scenarios, digital tools, workshop, discussions and
role-play. Activities are built to stimulate, involve and interact constantly with the
participants.
Participants will be assessed throughout the training course through reflective
questions (using an interactive training animation tool), individual and/or group
practical exercises and case studies. A learning assessment, covering all the themes
of the training, will be held at the end of the training.
Two training sessions are scheduled (February in French and June 2017 in English).
The February session reached a maximum capacity (in two weeks only). It shows the
interest and willingness of radiation protection professionals to improve their E&T
skills.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Conference proceedings - ETRAP 2017 |
Publisher | ENS - European Nuclear Society |
Pages | 150-161 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-92-95064-30-0 |
State | Published - 1 Jun 2017 |
Event | 2017 - ETRAP: Education and training in radiation protection - Valencia Duration: 30 May 2017 → 2 Jun 2017 http://www.euronuclear.org/events/etrap/etrap2017/index.htm |
Conference
Conference | 2017 - ETRAP |
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Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Valencia |
Period | 2017-05-30 → 2017-06-02 |
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