As part of the implementation of the 2017-2021 strategic plan of the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR) aimed at developing and maintaining its human and organizational capacities necessary for the implementation of its strategic plan, three AMSSNuR employees benefited from the regional post-graduate training in radiation safety and control of ionizing radiation sources (PGEC) organized by the National Center for Radiation Safety and Security. Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (CNESTEN), in partnership with the Mohammedia School of Engineering (EMI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Several national institutions collaborated for the success of this training, including the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, the Faculty of Sciences of Rabat, the Sidi Mohamed Ibn Abdellah National Institute of Oncology, the Ibn Sina University Hospital, the Mohammed V Military Hospital and the National Center for Radiation Protection. For its part, AMSSNuR, as a regulatory body, coordinated Module IV of the ECMP through which it shared its experience in the control of the safety aspects of ionizing radiation sources and radiation protection, it also provided technical and scientific support to CNESTEN, to ensure capacity building and knowledge sharing at both the regional and national levels.
In their capacity as engineers in the Department of Radiation Safety and Environmental Protection of AMSSNuR, three employees took part in this11th session of the PGEC training which lasted 5 months and in which 28 African professionals took part.
Indeed, the PGEC training is based on a comprehensive program that is aimed at young professionals and helps them build a solid foundation in radiation protection, as well as in the safety of radiation sources. Based on a standard curriculum and with both theoretical and practical training elements, the ECMP imparts multidisciplinary scientific and technical foundations, international standards and recommendations for radiation protection and also focuses on their implementation.
Thus, the PGEC training contributes to the strengthening of national capacities and those of other African countries, in particular through the organization of seminars, practical work, tutorials, mini-projects and technical field visits.
As a result, the three AMSSNuR employees, who have graduated from this training, have developed scientific and technical, theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of radiation safety, which will enable them to best accomplish the missions entrusted to them in this field.
It should be recalled that in 2017, two AMSSNuR employees benefited from the same training, which means that today, five AMSSNuR employees are graduates of the PGEC training.