The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience, working at relevant institutions in their home country. Candidates should have a specific career interest in, or knowledge of nuclear security, although their academic and technical background may vary. Candidates with a scientific or technical background in a discipline of relevance to nuclear security, such as nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, political science, law enforcement, and/or in related fields are especially encouraged to apply.  

Additionally, there will be practical exercises designed to incorporate the acquired knowledge into national planning and procedures to protect against threats to nuclear security.

As a prerequisite to admission to the School, all applicants will be asked to complete IAEA introductory e-learning modules on several topics in nuclear security:

• Overview of Nuclear Security Threats and Risks
• Nuclear Security Threats and Risks: Material and Facilities 
• Nuclear Security Threats and Risks: Material Out of Regulatory Control
• Nuclear Security Threats and Risks: Cyber Threat
• Transport Security
• Information and Computer Security
• NMAC for Nuclear Security
• Radiological Crime Scene Management
• Physical Protection
• Preventive and Protective Measures against Insider Threat
• Use of Radiation Detection Instruments for Front Line Officers
• Introduction to Radioactive Sources and Their Applications

The estimated time for completing the courses is between 1 and 4.5 hours. Upon successful completion of each module, the system will generate a personalized certificate. Please submit all certificates of completion (as pdf or jpg files) with the online application form for this School. In case of technical issues, please contact: nsnselearning@iaea.org.