Join the IRTC Basic Training and Become a Raw Materials Risk Manager
June 29 – July 2, 2026 | Each day from 9.30-12.15 CET
700 € regular fee, 560 € for (PhD) students and holders of the title European Geologist (EuroGeol)
The course fee covers all preparatory and instructional materials necessary for participation and is exclusive of VAT. An additional fee of 250 EUR applies for the optional examination.
Are you a researcher, professional or government official and want to understand critical raw material risks?
After completing the course, you will be capable of identifying material supply risks and understanding the challenges and mitigation options related to critical raw materials. The course delves into these topics with a variety of lectures, exercises, and group tasks. Your trainers will be Luis Tercero (Fraunhofer), Dieuwertje Schrijvers (WeLOOP) and Alessandra Hool (ESM Foundation). Upon successfully passing the final examination (1 hour, online), you will be a “Raw Materials Risk Manager”, certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024. The next exam will take place the week after the course on July 7, 2026; you can find upcoming examination dates and the examination regulation here.
In the course, you will learn to:
- define risks associated to criticality
- apply risk concepts to raw material security of supply
- distinguish the common criticality assessment methodologies
- know risk types for specific stakeholder groups
- comprehend criticality indicators and their data bases
- reproduce the EU criticality assessment
- distinguish different levels of analysis
- identify common risk types for specific stakeholder groups
- assign mitigation options according to specific goals and risk types
- understand latest development in the regulatory framework on critical raw materials
- determine the impacts of regulatory developments on different stakeholder groups
By signing up now, you are reserving a seat and will be notified as soon as official registration opens.
The IRTC-Training has been endorsed by the European Federation of Geologists (EFG). Holders of the title European Geologist (EuroGeol) receive a 20% discount on the IRTC training course. This training is accredited with 18 CPD points (Continuing Professional Development).