Training Tools Standardisation Project. Design of a web site to hold radiation protection training materials

摘要

Spanish education and Training System on radiation protection, based on the European Basic SafetyrnStandards, is well defined in the country regulations related to radioactive facilities licensing and radiationrnprotection. A system of personnel licenses is established considering two levels of required training (operatorsrnand supervisors), according to responsibilities assigned during the operation of the radioactive facility. Fiverndifferent training programmes are defined by regulations, according to the uses of radiation: Nuclear Medicine,rnRadiotherapy, Laboratories using non sealed sources, Industrial Radiography and Process Control and AnalyticalrnTechniques. An special case is that of medical radio diagnosis facilities where personal accreditations arerngranted to individuals to manage these facilities and to operate X-Ray equipment. Two different trainingrnprogrammes are also defined in this case: General an Dental/Podology radio diagnosis. Personnel Licenses andrnAccreditations are granted by the Regulatory Body (CSN) which is also responsible for defining trainingrnprograms to be followed by applicants. The scope of required training courses includes basic RadiationrnProtection knowledge as well as specific knowledge on operational Radiation Protection for different use fields.rnTraining programmes are well developed and have been largely experienced for different areas of expertise,rnincluding diagnostic radiology. In order to improve the standardisation and quality of the courses given to obtainrnlicenses and certifications, and to make easier the tasks of the organisations groups involved in such educationalrnactivities, the CSN and IEE have been considering to develop a training web site, which could provide easyrnaccess to training materials/tools for course organisers. The project has been started at the beginning of 2003rnwith the main objective of providing training materials for course organisers, trainers and for professionalrnparticipants. The project also aims to obtain necessary standardisation of the radiation protection knowledgernprovided to workers, including both theoretical and practical training.rnTraining materials are being prepared based on core modules with specific modules involving different targetsrngroups (uses of radiation). For each one of the modules the following material is to be developed and madernavailable in the web site:rnLearning objectives.rnSyllabus.rnTraining Schedule.rnVisual aids for trainers.rnStudy texts to be purchased to trainees.rnPractical training sessions guidance (demonstrations and laboratory exercises).rnExamples of questions to be used for oral/written assessment.rnThe poster will present the initial version of a useful tool for practitioners in the field of radiation protection as arnmechanism for facilitating optimisation of training courses.