Section I

1. Guidelines for attendees

1.1 Instructions for attendees

Attendees will be asked to introduce themselves at the beginning of the training course. A minimum attendance of 90% of the training course will be required to be able to be considered as an eligible candidate to become a WEEELABEX auditor. Punctuality and participation in the training activities will be essential for a positive evaluation of the candidates and will be taken into consideration in the examination process of trainees. Attendees are required to bring their own notebooks/laptops with a MS Office software or compatible.

The use of mobile phones will not be allowed during the training activities. Comments and questions about the training programme, venue, schedule etc. shall be addressed to the WEEELABEX Office liaison, whose contact details will be provided to the attendees with the training details.

1.2 Training documents

The WEEELABEX Office will provide attendees with the following documents:

The WEEELABEX Standard for Treatement.
Guidelines for attendees
Documents related to the WEEELABEX conformity verification process
Informative document with basic information about the training course (facilities, trainers, final program, etc.)
Questionnaire for the evaluation of the course, to be fulfilled at the end of the training.
Complaining forms can be requested to the WEEELABEX Office liaison.

1.3 Continuous improvement

A questionnaire for the evaluation of the training activities, trainers and other relevant issues, will be provided at the beginning of the training course. Attendees will be requested to fill in the aforementioned document at the end of the programme. The input from the attendees will be taken into consideration by the WEEELABEX organisation to apply improvement actions.

1.4 Complaints

To help us report and handle complaints about the training efficiently, we ask you to contact the WEEELABEX Office liaison (office@weeelabex.org), who will provide a form to fill in and send to the WEEELABEX Office or return to the WEEELABEX Office liaison attending the training course. The WEEELABEX Office will reply within 20 days.

1.5 Evaluation process

Participants will be evaluated according to the following methods:

In order to become an approved WEEELABEX Auditor, each candidate has to successfully pass an evaluation of their knowledge of the WEELABEX standards and organisation, and their behaviour “as an auditor”.

To become an approved WEEELABEX auditor, the candidate has to successfully pass the exam at the end of the WEEELABEX training course they attend.

Participants will be evaluated according to the following points:
Participation in the independent / open-book “distance training”.A set of written exercises will be provided to all candidates selected for a training course. The responses must be submitted to the WEEELABEX Office within the indicated term.
A minimum score of 80% has to be obtained to successfully pass this part of the training.
Candidates failing to reach the minimum score will be given one additional attempt, within the indicated term. Should the candidate fail both attempts he will be required to submit a new application, and re-start the training process.

On continuous assessment during the face to face training. Candidates will be required to fully participate in workshops and activities during the face to face training. Trainers will evaluate punctuality, participation and professionalism (which will be defined as ‘not sufficient’ or ‘sufficient’ in the evaluation process of every candidate). At the end of the face to face training, sit a final exam. Candidates will be required to sit an open-book exam at the end of the training course. They must obtain a minimum score of 70% to successfully pass this part of the evaluation process.

Should the candidate fail to obtain the minimum score, he will be allowed to one more attempt (subject to the payment of a fee). This exam will take place under the supervision of a competent trainer. Upon failure of both attempts, he will be required to submit a new application and re-start the training process.

Participants that have successfully passed the evaluation process will be informed by the WEEELABEX Office within 30 days of the training course. The information provided will at least include: details of listing, the auditor agreement for signing and state when the JPG of the WEEELABEX Mark will be sent (e.g. when signed agreement is received).

Section II

Agenda. General training.
Day 1 (8h)
08:45		Registration of participants
09:00		Lessons and Workshops
13:00		Lunch
14:00		Lessons and Workshops
18:30		End of day 1
Day 2 (8h)
09:00		Lessons and Workshops
13:00		Lunch
14:00		Lessons and Workshops
18:30		End of day 2
Day 3 (8h)
09:00		Lessons and Workshops
13:00		Lunch
14:00		Lessons and Workshops
18:30		End of day 3
Day 4 (8h)
09:00		Lessons and Workshops
13:00		Lunch
14:00		Lessons and Workshops
18:30		End of day 4
Day 5 (7h)
08:30		Lessons and Workshops
12:00		Lunch
12:30		Final examination
16:30		End of day 5 (when the exam is submitted to the trainer)

There will be 15 minutes breaks in the morning and afternoon sessions.