EA held a remote MAC Refresher Training on 16–17 June for Team Members authorized in Management System Certification, Persons Certification, and Validation and Verification. The training was led by experienced evaluators Claudia Bucur (RENAR, Romania), Willem de Lange (RvA, the Netherlands), Andriana Lekakou (ESYD, Greece), and Ankica Barišić from the EA Secretariat.
Refresher trainings aim to keep peer evaluators up to date on new requirements and changes to peer-evaluation procedures, while supporting the harmonisation of their work. The general sessions covered:
- recent MAC activities and decisions;
- new EA and international documents;
- developments linked to Global ACI;
- feedback on evaluator performance;
- and the work of the HHC Working Group on Artificial Intelligence.
Particular attention was given to the focus points introduced by the MAC for peer evaluations starting in January 2025. These cover cross-border accreditation, the development and evaluation of accreditation schemes, and the use of accreditation symbols, logos and references to EA MLA signatory status. Participants also discussed the implementation of EA-2/02 S6, which provides guidance on the sampling, review, and reporting of files during peer evaluations.
Through group work and exchanges of experience, participants identified common conclusions and practical improvements to strengthen further the consistency of peer evaluations and the EA MLA system.
