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ESTP training on waste statistics 13 th to 15 th of May. Statistics Norway Oslo. Objectives. Highlight purposes and opportunities of the waste statistics Enhance quality and international harmonization Identify the best available production methods
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ESTP training on waste statistics 13th to 15th of May Statistics Norway Oslo
Objectives • Highlight purposes and opportunities of the waste statistics • Enhance quality and international harmonization • Identify the best available production methods • Prepare for increased international cooperation
Content • Purpose of the waste statistics (adopted and ”ideally”) • Main present and potential users and user needs • Introduction to a set of estimation methods: • sample surveys • municipal reporting • factor methods • use of customer registers • MFA-approach • use of sorting analyses • Evaluate the methods by having regard to goal orientation, quality, harmonization and costs • Identify measures for improvement and international cooperation
Training methods • Lectures • Plenum discussions • Group discussions
Expected outcome • Introduction to different production methods • Understanding of how the different methods relates to the adopted and ”ideal” purposes of the waste statistics • Understanding of how different estimation methods may disturb international harmonization • Proposals for improvements and international cooperation • The outcome depends of everyones participation
Recommended experience and preparation • Experience in producing waste statistics • Knowledge of own country’s waste statistics • Familiar to EU’s waste statistics and waste statistics legislation • Prepare examples of • successful methods • challenging or ”impossible” issues • definition and classification problems • etc.
Practical information • 13. – 15. of May, 2009 – Statistics Norway, Oslo • Application form to: norway.estp.contact@ssb.no • Deadline for application: 13. March – extended until 20. March • 13 participants already registrated • Costs: • The training course is free of charge • Travel and daily allowances are to be paid for by the participant’s home organisation • Target group: Staff from National Statistical Institutes and other Competent National Authorities (CNA) involved in the production of official waste statistics