原子能机构通过培训一线官员教员建设核安保侦查能力

Instructors from Malaysia, Nigeria and the United States of America participated in the implementation of this curriculum during an IAEA regional training course in August 2022.

“The training provided an understanding of the importance of security for nuclear and other radioactive material out of regulatory control and the role Front Line Officers play in countering threats. Capacity building of Front Line Officers through Systematic Approach to Training can never be overemphasized as it gives a firm foundation for the implementation of Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan at national level,” said Walter Kamusasa, Inspector with the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe, who was a trainee at this course.

Luzza Lenny binti Shahbudin, Assistant Commissioner Police within the Police Leadership Excellence Unit in the Royal Malaysia Police College Kuala Lumpur, has been an instructor since 2018. “In the Train-the-Trainers Course we work as a team,” she said. “Future men and women instructors work on essential instructors’ skill to successfully deliver the technical Front Line Officer curriculum.” For example, in the August 2022 course two Nigerian instructors were trainees from past courses led by Ms Shahbudin. 

The IAEA continues to collaborate with instructors that have received this course to understand how the curriculum is implemented in their countries.

Countries interested in attending future courses are required to have developed a national detection strategy as part of their nuclear security plans, and to have included in their national Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan the need for instructors in this subject area. 

The next Train-the-Trainers Course for Instructors of Front Line Officers on the Detection of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control is being planned for 2023.

The IAEA provides additional opportunities for Front Line Officers to collaborate through the Network of Front Line Officers. The Third Annual Meeting of the Network was held in Vienna, Austria from 11-13 October 2022. Questions regarding the Front Line Officer Network and its activities can be directed to the FLO Network.