Education and Training Working Group

Aims & Objectives

NAFEMS Education and Training Working Group has three main tasks. These are:

• To produce educational documents
• To oversee the Registered Analyst (RA) scheme
• To accredit training courses and to monitor their delivery

Technical Areas Covered

All educational aspects of FE and CFD technology

Terms of Reference

The NAFEMS Education and Training Working Group (ETWG) is formed to examine the education and training needs for all numerical analysts and to provide information and documents to satisfy these needs.

Aims:

To provide the educational and training material to satisfy the requirements of:
(i)         Less-experienced analysts, to enable them to produce reliable and accurate numerical predictions.
(ii)        More-experienced analysts, to enable them to extend their area of expertise and to share their knowledge and expertise with the wider community.

Accreditation of Courses:

The ETWG is responsible for accrediting courses run by NAFEMS and other external agencies. A formal NAFEMS accreditation procedure will be followed.  If appropriate, the ETWG will issue guidelines for the technical content and assessment methods of accredited courses.

Registered Analyst Scheme:

The ETWG is responsible for monitoring the Registered Analyst (RA) Scheme and the requirements for continuous professional development.