Third International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management - Challenges and Approaches

Developing Competent Workers through Education and Training: Case Study of the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC)

10 Nov 2016, 15:45

15m

Room M3 (IAEA M-Building)

oral Track 1: Strategic and cross-cutting KM issues in organizations Technical Session 17

Speaker

Ms Mona Shbaro (Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission)

Description

Education and Training is at the center of interest of the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC) to spread safety and security culture and to enhance and help facilities to use nuclear and related analytical techniques in key socioeconomic development areas. It is an essential component to combat the decline in expertise and to ensure the continuation of the high level of radiation protection knowledge in Lebanon. Education is a key component of knowledge management. Education and training with experience is used to develop competence. This paper will present the educational programmes launched by LAEC in collaboration with scientific universities, training programmes provided to staff and users, tools of training at LAEC, EduTA mission conducted by IAEA experts and the recommendations.