VICARIA: An e-learning tool for risk assessment and management

Abstract

This paper is based on research carried out as part of the VICARIA project, an interactive tool which was developed from an EC Leonardo grant, to provide distance learning and virtual classrooms in the field of risk management and control. Companies are responsible to provide appropriate training especially in sensitive and critical areas such as risk assessment and management; unfortunately many consider, risk analysis training to be expensive, costly and time consuming. VICARIA allows flexibility in training time, it is cost-effective i.e. reduced travel and subsistence expenses, it enables managers to attend and assist in courses, allowing them to judge the relevancy and quality of training provided and also VICARIA offers specialised and the latest knowledge in the specific field of risk analysis. This system includes accessibility, interoperability, durability and re-usability aspects and uses open standards with respect to platform and content. English, French and Greek are the languages used.