EFTS (FP7)
Euratom Fission Training Schemes (EFTS)
To establish a common certificate for professionals at European level
- A new scheme: a significant development from a pure training and mobility programme to one dedicated rather to structuring research training and researchers' career development across the EU.
- Address life-long learning and career development of experienced researchers in all areas of nuclear fission and radiation protection, touching upon both the public and the private sector
- Maximise the transfer of higher level knowledge and technology with emphasis on multi-disciplinarity and/or trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility
- Define and test the different steps in the systematic approach to higher level training (e.g. analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation)
- Target = research workers and industrial experts at least at post-graduate or equivalent level, i.e. from doctoral students to senior visiting scientists
- Ultimate goal = develop an European passport for Continuous Professional Development, which relies on the principles of modularity of courses and common qualification criteria, a common mutual recognition system, and the facilitation of teacher, student and worker mobility across the EU.
Three projects starting in 2009 
> ENEN III on Nuclear Engineering
> ENETRAP II on Radiation Protection
> PETRUS II on Radioactive Waste and Disposal
ENEN III
Starting on 1 May 2009 for the period of three years
19 Partners from 12 EU countries
Coordinated by ENEN Association
The project covers the structuring, organisation, coordination and implementation of training schemes in cooperation with local, national and international training organisations, to provide training to professionals active in nuclear organisations or their contractors and subcontractors. The training schemes provide a portfolio of courses, training sessions, seminars and workshops for continuous learning, for upgrading knowledge and developing skills in Nuclear Engineering.
The training schemes cover profiles for each of the following:
Type A) Basic training in selected nuclear topics of non nuclear engineers and personnel of nuclear facilities
contractors and subcontractors;
Type B) Technical training for the design challenges of GEN III plants;
Type C) Technical training for the construction challenges of GEN III plants;
Type D) Technical training for the design of GEN IV plants.
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ENEtrap ii
Starting on 1 March 2009 for the period of three years
12 Partners from 12 EU countries
Coordinated by SCK-CEN, Belgium
The overall objective of this 7th Framework Programme project is to develop European high-quality "reference standards" and good practices for education and training in Radiation Protection (RP), specifically with respect to the radiation protection expert (RPE) and the radiation protection officer (RPO). These "standards" will reflect the needs of the RPE and the RPO in all sectors where ionising radiation is applied.
The introduction of a radiation protection training passport as a mean to facilitate efficient and transparent European mutual recognition is another ultimate deliverable of this project.
It is envisaged that the outcome of this project will be instrumental for the cooperation between regulators, training providers and customers (nuclear industry, research, non-nuclear industry, etc.) in reaching harmonization of the requirements for, and the education and training of RPEs and RPOs within Europe, and will stimulate building competence and career development in radiation protection to meet the demands of the future.
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petrus ii
Starting on 1 January 2009 for the period of three years
14 Partners from 10 EU countries
Coordinated by Ecole des Mines de Nancy, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL), France
Towards an European training market and professional qualification in Geological Disposal
The aim of the PETRUS 2 project is to enable present and future professionals on radioactive waste management in Europe, whatever their initial disciplinary background, to follow a training programme on geological disposal which would be widely recognized across Europe. In addressing the needs of the end-users, access to a combination of education (formal), continuous learning and professional development (non-formal) will be offered and developed within the project.
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