One of the licensing conditions for organizations in Kazakshtan to work with radioactivity and radioactive sources is that they employ an adequate number of staff who have received specialized training in radiation safety. In particular, staff in the emergency services (including the fire, police and medical services) who are the first to respond to incidents which may involve chemical and radiation hazards need to be trained. IRSE understand that at the moment this is not adequately carried out in Kazakhstan and that only a few staff from the emergency services receive training provided by IAEA. So, IRSE believe there is a market opportunity to setup a training centre for radiation safety using their core skills and equipment. Their initial research has shown that there is demand from Kazakh organizations for a monthly training course, which could train approximately 150 people per year. They estimate that this could generate a profit of £ 27,000 per year. If successful they believe that this could be extended by offering the course to staff from other CIS countries.

Beneficiary has overfulfilled its obligations. Job creation was over fulfilled: 6 jobs /6 for former employees of IRSE created (vs.5/5 planned).