The current Soil Pollution Assessment Investigation Personnel training materials have been used since 2011. Through this project the contents of the textbooks were updated in accordance with the adjustment on the relevant environmental laws ＆ regulations and policy, and the latest relevant technology development in order to meet the practical needs. Teaching materials were edited through the procedure as below. First, establishment of Training Materials Editorial Board which invited 8 experts in the field of soil and groundwater professionals in ITRI class to carry out the editing work. Second, review of the current textbooks by the members of the editorial board. Third, draft of revised textbooks proposed after being reviewed, including course name, outline, and teaching hours. Fourth, the draft was reviewed by the outside expert for further consultation. Five, the textbook content was substantially developed by the Editorial Board according to the final draft. The editorial amendments mainly considered the relaxation of qualification for trainees. Therefore, the concept of soil and groundwater pollution and relevant government policy is introduced so that trainees can better understand the whole picture of soil pollution. Nevertheless, the detailed theory and context unrelated to requirements of service for soil pollution assessment staff were adjusted. For example, the theoretical description of hydrogeology in the text were deleted. The full set of training materials is eventually divided into five categories with a total of 15 subjects, requiring 34 class hours. In addition to the required schedule to submit work progress report, mid-term report, and the final report, the project completed a professional review meeting and a written review following the previously-mentioned suggestion of the review committee; collected and organized the results of reviews and made sure the relevant content of training materials is appropriate; finally completed a full set of training materials with revised the PowerPoint files; and received the Copyright License Agreement for each subject. In addition, in order to maintain the accuracy of the contents of the existing training materials, the project collects the latest regulations, policies and Government Statistics in the soil and groundwater pollution for comparison in every second month. We also ask the instructor in the class to make corrections. If the incorrect content does not involve the theory or the structural adjustment in textbooks, the immediate correction will be collected in the errata associated with the teaching materials and exercises. All the correction documents together with the work progress report (every 2 months) will send to the Environmental Professionals Training Institute, also as the basis for the revision of teaching materials.

Soil Pollution, Assessment Investigation, Training Materials