Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes practical sessions and exercises where participants carryout surface contamination and dose rate measurements and surveys. Theory learnt in the class will be applied using our state-ofthe-art equipment. This course is designed to provide delegates with a detailed and up-to-date overview of radiation protection officer/qualified expert in accordance with the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulations (FANR). It covers the fundamentals review; the quantities and measurements; the biological effects of ionizing radiation; the principles of radiation protection and the international framework; and the regulatory control. Further, the course will also cover the assessment of external and internal exposures; the protection against occupational exposure; the medical exposures in diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine; the exposure of the public owing to practices; the intervention in situations of chronic and emergency exposure; and training the trainers. The course includes a comprehensive e-book entitled ?An Introduction to Radiation Protection?, published by CRC Press, which will be given to the participants to help them appreciate the principles presented in the course

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training