Apply for recognition of a course for the acquisition or updating of the required expertise in radiation protection

In order to acquire the necessary expertise in radiation protection, people must take part in courses. If you want to organize courses to provide participants with the necessary knowledge in radiation protection, the competent body must check whether your course is suitable.

If you wish to have courses to acquire and update the necessary specialist knowledge in radiation protection recognized, the competent body will check whether

• the course content conveys the necessary skills and knowledge in radiation protection,
• the teaching staff are competent,
• the teaching materials used and the equipment of the course center ensure that the knowledge is imparted
• and a performance review takes place.

This applies to the areas of application

• Human medicine
• veterinary medicine
• dentistry or
• for non-medical areas of application

If the requirements are met, your courses will be recognized.

Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (HMUKLV)

Application form

• Designation of the course by specifying the specialist knowledge group and/or modules
• Details of the implementation (face-to-face course, distance learning course, in-house course)
• Details of the course organizer
• Details of the course location and venue
• Details of the responsible course leader

Syllabus

• Details of the subject areas with the respective instructor and the number of teaching units
• Details of demonstrations and practices
• Information on the duration of the teaching units and the number of teaching units per day

Teaching content

• Description of the teaching content (as a bullet point or formulated script),
• Description of the demonstration exercises or practices)

Teachers

• Proof of the qualification of the teaching staff with regard to the teaching content (e.g. possession of the required specialist knowledge in radiation protection and, if applicable, its updating or professional training, professional experience and information on previous lecturing or teaching activities or participation in specialist committees)

Teaching material

• Overview of the materials made available to the participants
  • course materials,
  • lecture notes,
  • Compilation of legal sources of legislation, standards and guidelines,
  • Other documents containing figures, tables, diagrams and formulas required for the participants' future work

Equipment of the course venue

• Size and technical equipment of the event rooms
• Number of seats
• Type and number of practice stations, measuring devices, any open or enclosed radioactive substances/radiation sources/X-ray equipment

Information on the maximum number of course participants

Concept for monitoring attendance and success

• Information on the performance review
• Annexes to the admission requirements
• Information on the duration and procedure of the examination

Forms available: No
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance necessary: No

You must provide evidence of the following:

• Your course in radiation protection conveys the contents of the technical guideline to the participants
• the teaching staff is suitable for this
• the teaching materials and equipment used ensure this knowledge transfer
• there is a performance review

If your course is not recognized, you can file a complaint with the competent administrative court after receiving the notification.

You can send the documents for your planned course by post or electronically.

The competent body will check whether the course you are planning is suitable.

If the course meets all the requirements, the course will be recognized. You will then receive a written notification.

The application should be submitted before the radiation protection course is held.

Administrative fine from 40,00 EUR to 1.500,00 EUR (Information on cost composition can be found here)