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Trainings workshops and webinars
Webinar on the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)
EBSI is a public infrastructure, supported by the European Commission and governed by Member States. It operates on cutting-edge technologies, prominently featuring verifiable credentials, digital wallets, and blockchain.
327 participants attended the webinar organized by EA, under the auspices of the European Commission, on the European Blockchain technology for the use in accreditation and certification, on 29 February 2024.
Jose Manuel Panizo Plaza (European Commission, DG DIGIT) and Lia Potec (European Commission, DG MOVE) delved into the role of EBSI in the context of the European accreditation and certification ecosystem. The discussion centered on the prospective role of EBSI (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure) in facilitating the real-time dissemination of the accreditation status pertaining to Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs). Furthermore, the discussion addressed the verification of the certification status associated with a myriad of products and services certified within the European Union by said CABs.
EBSI can be used in the context of any conformity assessment activities, like certification, testing, inspection, or verification.
Learn more about EBSI on their website.
EA Training sessions
EA regularly organizes refresher and newcomer training sessions for peer evaluators.
Refresher training sessions aim to improve the performance and harmonisation of peer evaluations. This includes that EA evaluators are informed about new requirements, changes in peer evaluation procedures, and areas for improvement, and share their experience with their peers.
Three Refresher training sessions took place in 2024:
- Calibration, Reference Material Producers and Biobanking on 5-6 June;
- Certification of persons, Management systems, Validation and Verification on 20-21 November;
- Testing, Medical Examinations, and Proficiency Testing Providers on 27-28 November.
Newcomer training sessions for peer evaluators intend to bolster the number of EA peer evaluators, a crucial obligation for each EA National Accreditation Body (NAB). This is particularly important as EA MLA signatories are required to provide peer evaluator resources to the peer-evaluation system. On 3-5 December 2024, the newcomer session took place in Paris.
A train-the-trainer course on EN ISO/IEC 17043:2023 – Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) was held between 13 (1st session) and 15 February 2024 (2nd session).