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History of the EUTERP initiative

The EUTERP project can be considered as a follow-up of two earlier projects, namely a survey of the status of the Radiation Protection Experts in the Member and Candidate States of the European Union, carried out in 2002 [1] , and a feasibility study for a work programme and structure of the EUTERP Platform, carried out in 2004 [2] . Both projects recommended the establishment of the EUTERP Platform to address a number of issues related to education, training, recognition and mutual acceptance of Radiation Protection Experts.

Both the survey and the feasibility study showed a great interest of Member and Candidate States to participate in such a Platform, aiming to facilitate mutual recognition of diplomas and qualifications in the radiation protection field. Therefore, the Commission has now launched the above-mentioned project to create the EUTERP Platform. The Platform should be seen as a permanent office, which operates and maintains an infrastructure established for the exchange of information, for drafting guidelines and recommendations, for issuing a regular newsletter and for organising meetings or workshops. The Platform should facilitate the harmonisation of education and training for Radiation Protection Experts [3] (RPEs), thereby removing the obstacles for the mobility of these experts within the European Union.

[1] The Status of the Radiation Protection Expert in the EU Member States and Applicant Countries: Study on Education and Training in Radiation Protection. Radiation Protection Series of the European Commission, Issue No 133, 2003.

[2] J. van der Steen; F.S. Draaisma; M. Marco Arboli. Initiation of the European Platform on Training and Education in Radiation Protection (EUTERP Platform). NRG Report 21421/04.60160, 11 October 2004.

[3] The term RPE is used for those experts that comply with the national requirements for radiation protection experts in a certain country. The term QE is used for those experts that comply with the definition in the BSS. RPEs may or may not comply with the definition of the QE, depending on the national systems of education and training and the national regulations.