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ICER VWG4 - Questionnaire on NRAs Training Needs
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NRAs TRAINING NEEDS
REGULATOR
Please indicate the full name and the acronym of your regulatory authority
Name
Acronym
1
Do you assess the training needs of your staff?
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Yes
No
If Yes, how?
2
Do your staff have to complete a certain amount of training activities to maintain their designations?
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Yes
No
If yes, which staff (Junior Staff; Senior Staff)?
3
Is training/professional development an item included in your NRA's budget?
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Yes
No
4
If you answered YES to the previous question, what are the sources of this Training Activities budget?
Self-financed
Financed by other national institutions
Financed by international institutions
Other - please explain
Please indicate the percentage of the budget of your NRA dedicated to Training Activities
Please indicate the amount of the budget of your NRA dedicated to Training Activities in US Dollars
Please indicate the percentage (and number) of staff units that benefited of training activities in 2011
5
With which institutions do you collaborate to provide your staff with Training Activities?
Universities
Consultants
Dedicated training service providers
Other - please explain
6
Would your NRA prefer training courses to be affiliated with a regulatory certification process (i.e. would this impact your selection of which training course to attend)?
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Yes
No
7
Which are the main topics of training for your Junior staff?
Network regulation
Tariffs and Prices
Quality of service
Market monitoring
Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency
Energy market structure
Renewable Energy Sources
Promotion of competition in wholesale and retail markets
Other - please explain
8
What are the main topics of training for your Senior staff?
Energy policy
Institutions
Economic scenario
Regulatory economics
Energy companies strategies
Other - please explain
9
What is the best preferred length of training programmes for your Junior staff?
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2/3 days
1 week
2 weeks
Longer
e-learning course
10
What is the best preferred length of training programmes for your Senior staff?
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2/3 days
1 week
2 weeks
Longer
e-learning course
11
What training tool is best suited to fit the needs of your NRA?
Online seminar (Webinar)
Residential training
e-Learning course
Other - please explain
12
Does your NRA prefer comprehensive training courses covering all aspects of regulation (e.g. law, economics, engineering) or sectoral training courses?
Comprehensive training courses
Sectoral training courses
Other - please comment
13
Who are in your experience the best suited Instructors/Trainers for a NRA staff?
Academics
Ex-Regulators
Experts from other NRAs
Experts from institutions
Experts from industry
14
Do you evaluate the results of training courses/services provided?
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Yes
No
If yes, how? Please explain
15
How important is it that the training course includes a final exam as a way to measure knowledge gained?
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Very important
Somewhat important
Not important
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