Catalogue of Training Courses Available From Agencies
The Training Catalogue lists all training courses offered by the three EU Agencies, including both individual and joint courses.
Website Link: https://www.efca.europa.eu/en/content/training
Contact Email: training@efca.europa.eu
Who can access the training courses
Staff involved in Fisheries Control and Inspection, from the competent authorities in the Member States (e.g. Fisheries administrations, Customs, Food Safety, Coast Guard entities), and in specific third countries. Some particular courses are open for staff from Frontex and EMSA (indicated in the table below)
How to access the training courses
Subscription to the course upon invitation issued by EFCA, by using the electronic registration system in the calendar of the EFCA e- learning platform. All event details are announced in the calendar.
Contact Email: training&cooperation@emsa.europa.eu
Who can access the training courses
From MSs, IPA Countries and ENP Countries: Flag State Inspectors, Port State Control Officers, ISM & ISPS Auditors, Environmental Inspectors and officers, Accident Investigators, Legal officers responsible for transposition and implementation of International and EU Maritime Legislation, MRCC Operators, Officers responsible for Vessel traffic monitoring and reporting, Officers responsible for Maritime surveillance, officers responsible for Marine pollution preparedness and response, Maritime Training Institutions Assessors, Recognised Organisation auditors Some particular courses are open to staff from Frontex and EFCA
How to access the training courses
EMSA submits an invitation to PR and focal points. Following a designation made by the national maritime administration, participants register on-line for the event through the following link: https://extranet.emsa.europa.eu/e-register/. All event details are announced in the training calendar published on EMSA website (regularly updated)
Website Link: https://aula.frontex.europa.eu/courses
Contact Email: HoU.TRU@frontex.europa.eu
Who can access the training courses
Border and Coast Guard officers from EU Member States / Schengen Associated Countries nominated by the national authorities, who are foreseen to be deployed in Frontex Joint Operations under a specific operational profile (e.g. Border Surveillance Officer, European Coast Guard Functions Officer).
How to access the training courses
Upon Frontex invitation received via the National Frontex Point of Contact, participants will be granted access to the course content in the eLearning platform and/or be able to attend the contact learning phase.
Aim
The aims of the workshop are as follows:
- To improve the level playing field by ensuring a common understanding of harmonised inspection procedures in the North Sea JDP area.
- To facilitate the sharing of the best available experience relating to the controlling and monitoring of the compliance of fishing activities with the legal requirements.
- To ensure the best possible quality of data exchanged within the framework of the North Sea JDP.
- To promote cooperation in mixed/joint inspection teams through a discussion of practical cases.
The approach is based on the interactive participation of attendees and presentations delivered by invited inspectors.
Target audience
EU inspectors or trainers of EU inspectors.
(EFCA may limit the number of participants to guarantee the high quality of the workshop).
Aim
Following the basic course, this follow-up course aims to provide advanced training on the principles of the EU IUU regulation, to give the participants a deeper understanding of the regional fisheries management organisations’ conservation and management measures and to elaborate on customs and food-safety procedures. The course will enable Member State officials to use advanced tools to further identify and respond to IUU fishing activity within the framework of the EU IUU regulation. It is a specific training course based on the EFCA core curricula manual.
Target audience
Member State officials who have already passed the basic course on the EU regulation on preventing, deterring and eliminating IUU fishing.
Audience
Professionals involved in vessel monitoring in the maritime domain, including IMS users from maritime administrations, Coast Guard, law enforcement, border control, naval, customs, flag State and port State control authorities, as well as staff working in surveillance, safety, security, fisheries, rescue, pollution response, risk analysis and sanctions monitoring.
Course Objectives
This Course is designed to equip ABM administrators with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively manage and utilize ABM systems. The course focuses on providing administrators with the ability to configure ABM algorithms, interpret results, and make informed decisions in various operational scenarios. Through the course, administrators will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to display and query results of automatic detection, interpret results in the context of time, and choose relevant options and tools to address specific operational needs. This includes selecting the most suitable ABM options or types for particular scenarios and querying results to identify and assess risks in the maritime traffic domain, as well as analysing and profiling vessels.
- Maritime Safety Including Vessel Traffic Management
- Maritime Ship and Port Security
- Maritime Customs Activities
- Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking and Smuggling and Connected Maritime Law Enforcement
- Maritime Border Control
- Maritime Monitoring and Surveillance
- Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
- Maritime Search and Rescue
- Ship Casualty & Maritime Assistance Service
- Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
- Fisheries Inspection & Control
Audience
Relevant staff from national maritime administrations dealing with alternative fuels, focusing on policy implementation, regulatory compliance and technical assessment of alternative fuel options in the maritime sector.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to develop the necessary individual competencies for carrying out duties associated with ammonia implementation in the process of implementation and enforcement of the relevant maritime regulatory framework. After the course the students shall be able to:
- Understand the role of ammonia as an alternative fuel in maritime decarbonization efforts;
- Gain insight into the regulatory framework and international guidelines for ammonia adoption in shipping;
- Develop knowledge of safety standards, handling practices, and risk mitigation strategies associated with ammonia;
- Explore infrastructure and technological requirements for the production, storage, and use of ammonia as a maritime fuel.
Audience
Relevant staff from national maritime administrations dealing with alternative fuels, focusing on policy implementation, regulatory compliance and technical assessment of alternative fuel options in the maritime sector.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to develop the necessary individual competencies for carrying out duties associated with hydrogen implementation in the process of implementation and enforcement of the relevant maritime regulatory framework. After the course the students shall be able to:
- Understand the role of hydrogenas an alternative fuel in maritime decarbonization efforts;
- Gain insight into the regulatory framework and international guidelines for hydrogen adoption in shipping;
- Develop knowledge of safety standards, handling practices, and risk mitigation strategies associated with hydrogen;
- Explore infrastructure and technological requirements for the production, storage, and use of hydrogen as a maritime fuel.
Audience
Persons who conduct or intend to conduct examinations and assessments of competence for the issue of certificates (personnel from the Administration and the maritime education and training (MET) institutions or those who conduct examinations and assessments on behalf of the Administration).
Course Objectives
The course aim is to provide knowledge and skills to administer, supervise and monitor training and assessment of competence in accordance with the provisions of Section A-I/6 of the STCW Code. By the end of the course the participants shall be able to:
- Apply the international provisions concerning training, assessment, examination and certification of masters, officers and ratings serving on merchant ships;
- Apply the implementation of these provisions under national law;
- Analyse the national assessment, examination and certification needs;
- Determine appropriate assessment methodologies;
- Organise, administer and conduct assessments/examinations;
- Issue and control certificates.
Aim
The aims of the workshop are as follows:
- To improve the level playing field by ensuring a common understanding of harmonised inspection procedures in the Baltic Sea JDP area.
- To facilitate the sharing of the best available experience relating to the controlling and monitoring of the compliance of fishing activities with the legal requirements.
- To ensure the best possible quality of data exchanged within the framework of the Baltic Sea JDP.
- To promote cooperation in mixed/joint inspection teams through a discussion of practical cases.
The approach is based on the interactive participation of attendees and presentations delivered by invited inspectors.
Target audience
EU inspectors or trainers of EU inspectors.
(EFCA may limit the number of participants to guarantee the high quality of the workshop).
Aim
The course will enable Member States’ officials to identify and respond to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity within the framework of the EU IUU regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008). The course aims at providing an introduction to the principles and scope of the EU IUU regulation and at answering basic questions on the implementation of the IUU catch certification scheme. It is a specific training course based on the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) core curricula manual. Learners completing the course will have received the specific knowledge needed to identify IUU fishing activities and to inspect non-EU-country fishing vessels in EU ports, and the skills to check and verify the catch certificates and processing statements accompanying the consignments of fishery products arriving into the EU.
Target audience
(Recently recruited) Member States officials responsible for checks and verifications of the EU catch certification scheme.
Aim
The course aims to introduce participants to the EFCA IMS tool, a fisheries-control-specific operation within the European Maritime Safety Agency’s IMS. The course guides the participants step by step through the range of functions, showing them how to search and retrieve information needed for fisheries Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) activities, ranging from locating fishing vessels, identifying their historical tracks to performing area centric queries. Learners completing the course will be able to competently perform the main functions of EFCA IMS. The course can be followed up by advanced workshops enabling the experienced users to update and further develop their IMS knowledge and skills.
Target audience
Fisheries inspectors, FMC Duty Officers/Operators, MS experts in charge of the catch certification scheme.
This course provides an opportunity for certification of Frontex trainers and continuing professional development. It enables subject matter /operational experts delivering Frontex courses to uphold the quality standards for training delivery in line with European policies and best practice in education and training.