A Historical Review - EU-Excert

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Initiated by the Swedish Competence Centre
he explosives sector has faced major
T changes and will continue to do so, concerning
structural and personnel matters.
SWEDEN
Erik Nilsson, Managing Director at KCEM, previous
Chief Inspector of the National Inspectorate
of Explosives, is the chairman of the EUExcert
project.
He ensures that countries, even outside the
European Union, are aware of the work conducted
in the project.
Mr. Erik Nilsson, Chairman of the
EUExcert project.
- It is important that we reach a European Standard for workers in the explosives business.
Educational material needs to be the same across Europe, and personnel need to
be trained with skills that can be transferable between countries.
Industries are trans national, and that is why vocational education must be at a European
level, according to Erik Nilsson.
- The Loss of Competencies Must be Stopped
s a result of the project, reference groups
A have been established in some of the countries.
But now is the time to publicise these issues,
says Hans Wallin from the Swedish KCEM.
The Italians have produced educational material.
The material includes both practical and theoretical
parts.
Even Swedish educational material is of interest
to the project. Hans Wallin points out the importance
of relevant and updated educational material
in Europe.
Mr. Hans Wallin, the Project Leader.
- The different languages in Europe can be a problem. If the educational material is produced
in English this could be translated into different languages. This would reduce
costs and bring the educations to a European standard.
In the end it is all about safety throughout Europe.
- Our mission is to reduce accidents and be competitive.
Today, industries are facing loss of competencies because qualified and experienced
workers are close to retirement.