Development of a Technical Skills Competence Framework for Regulatory Inspectors

As part of an effective regulatory regime, regulators must ensure their inspectors are suitably qualified and experienced to undertake their regulatory roles. IAEA provides a number of guides on this topic, which include; Managing Regulatory Body Competence (No.79, 2013), Methodology for the Systematic Assessment of the Regulatory Competence Needs (IAEA-TECDOC-1757, 2015) and Building Competence in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources (RS-G-1.4, 2001). A significant proportion of this focus is on the regulatory skills; however, regulators also need individuals with specific technical competencies. Over time regulators also need to assess how their skills profile is developing and manage specific deficits introduced by changing work or movement of staff by aiding the targeting of either retraining, providing experience, recruiting or employing the use of a technical support contractor to close these deficits. This poster discusses the development of technical skills and behavioural competency framework and its deployment in supporting UK team of Radiological Protection & Criticality Safety inspectors in the assessment of the regulator's skills profile.