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Committees
Accreditation
Mission
To exchange information on existing accreditation schemes and codes of practice, and to make recommendations for the implementation of such schemes, particularly with a view to ensuring that professional meteorologists may practise in any or all European countries.
Background
The EMS seeks to promote the highest professional and ethical standards in the profession and actively supports, through its Accreditation Committee, the development of professional qualifications and other means of accreditation by Member Societies. Within the European Union the qualifications may be recognised across member states by application of the relevant directive.
Professional qualifications offered by EMS Member Societies for individuals
- Chartered Meteorologist (RMetS, United Kingdom)
- Chartered Meteorologist (Anerkannt beratende/r Meteorologe/in; DMG, Germany – web site in German): professionals available for evalution of for example prospects for wind parks or solar plants
- National Vocational Qualifications (RMetS, United Kingdom)
- Chartered Environmental Meteorologist (DMG, Germany – web site in German): professional available for evalution of pollution aspects
Accreditation of meteorological service providers
- Weather Forecast Providers (DMG, Germany – web site in German)
Further information
- Terms of Reference [pdf, 15kb]
- Seminar in Accreditation of Meteorologists in Europe
- On Accreditation in Germany [pdf, 105kb]
- Reports of the Accreditation Committee to General Assembly
Report to Ninth General Assembly, 2007
Report to the Eighth General Assembly, 2006
Report to Seventh General Assembly, 2005
Report to Sixth General Assembly, 2004
Current Composition of Committee on Accreditation
Howard Lyne (RMetS, UK) Chair
Sergio Barbosa (APMG, Portugal)
Christophe Biallard (SMF, France)
Magne Lystad (FM, Norway)
Marcello Pagliari (UNIMET, Italy)
Manuel Palomares (AME, Spain)
Heleen ter Pelkwejk (NVBM, The Netherlands)
Dragan Radovanovic (MDS, Serbia)
Peter Rauh (SGM, Switzerland)
Clemens Simmer (DMG, Germany)
Sonja Vidic (HMD, Croatia)
Mark Zagar (SMD, Slovenia)
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