From Qualification Design to Training Design Using ECVET Principles

The Joint Research Centre of European Commission was designated in 2009 as Operating agent of European Human Resources Observatory – in Nuclear (EHRO-N). EHRO-N identified the nuclear sector’s major challenges: to fill-in the 30 % gap between HR demand and supply in decommissioning and to adapt nuclear E&T system to comply more to the labour market demands. The process of nuclear training system adaptation to the labour market needs is based on the design of the flexible qualifications (unit based qualifications) using European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) principles. The process of ECVET implementation in the nuclear energy sector is ongoing since 2011 and is based on the strategy and road map developed by EHRO-N. The current paper presents the latest developments on the designing of training programs based on exit outcomes.JRC.G.10-Knowledge for Nuclear Security and Safet