TRISK is the short name for the project
“European Advanced Risk Assessors Accredited Training Programme for highly qualified toxicology experts”.

TRISK addresses the existing gap of training schemes and provides opportunities for practical, on the job training on risk assessment to young scientists or new graduates interested in pursuing this area of expertise, as well as trained toxicologists attracted by the opportunity to serve as member of the various scientific committees in regulatory, industry and governmental bodies engaged in risk assessment.

By contributing directly to the training of risk assessors across Member States, TRISK tackles the concern over the shortage of trained risk assessors in Europe and the potential effects this may have on the long-term sustainability of risk assessment advice at EU, national, and private sector levels.

The project focuses on understanding the profile and training requirements of risk assessors in order to design a modular training programme covering a range of disciplines in risk assessment and providing a model to establish guidelines for the training and recognition of risk assessors in accordance to a well-defined and properly acknowledged training standard.

Project results will be disseminated to key stakeholders by involving the numerous collaborating partners across Europe, through the implementation and upholding of the project website, and through the organization of various promotional events during EUROTOX scientific conferences in Dresden (2009), Barcelona (2010) and Paris (2011). Specific outcomes of the project include reinforcing the level of professional expertise, implementing a common standard of practice for risk assessment across Europe and leading the way to set up a structure to promote future risk assessment initiatives.