MEREIA provides a platform for the exchange of information in radiological assessments. Capacity Building and knowledge management play a central role in the planning of activities, with a well-defined and structured agenda. Specific elements of this objective include:
- Collaboration between experts and professional from different countries, including those with developed nuclear programmes and those currently developing their capacity and capability in the field of radiological and environmental impact assessment
- A specific programme for developing young and less experienced professionals
- A mentoring scheme for young professionals to increase understanding of how environmental models are used in radiological assessments and expertise in their development
- A dissemination and outreach programme to better communicate the work undertaken within the MEREIA programme and provide more visibility and recognition of its output at international level.
It is the IAEA’s expectation that the objectives mentioned above will help to increase the competence and expertise of professionals in radiological impact assessments, improve their understanding of the IAEA Safety Standards covering public and non-human biota exposures and how they are applied and contribute towards achieving the highest levels of nuclear and radiological safety in all its Member States.
Young Professionals' Activities
A specific agenda targeted at developing young professionals and less experienced experts will be delivered over the whole duration of the MEREIA Programme. The coordinated set of activities comprises webinars, demonstrations of software’s and practical workshops.
An integral element that pertains to the Young Professionals agenda, which is a mentoring scheme- designed to help less experienced professionals to access more readily available wide pool of experts through the MEREIA programme. This approach will enable young professional to benefit from a wider discussion on areas of specific interests regarding this field as well as advice from more experienced professionals. The mentoring scheme also represents a great opportunity for experienced professionals to enhance their coaching skills, learn new perspectives and approaches, share their knowledge, and in so doing, extend their professional network.
In practical terms, mentoring within the MEREIA programme involves the collaboration between one or more experienced participants and one or more less experienced professionals on a specific activity or task carried out within the programme scope. The scheme does not require formal administrative arrangements, the partnerships between professionals with different levels of experience develop and evolve naturally throughout the MEREIA programme, in a way that is most suited to those involved.
