23 Annual Report 2021 CERA OFFICE At the beginning of 2021, the CERA Office had 19 staff members which grew to 31 by the end of the year. On 1st March 2021, CERA filled 7 first-appointment positions (5 Energy Engineer positions, 1 Legal Advisor position, 1 Accountant position) after completing the candidate selection procedure which had started with the announcement of these positions on 6 September 2019. On 1st September 2021, CERA filled another 6 first-appointment positions (3 Energy Engineer positions, 1 Internal Auditor position and 2 Secretariat Officer positions). On 4 October 2021, 1 Administrative Officer position was filled. The above 7 positions were filled after completion of the candidate selection procedure which had started with the announcement of these positions on 22 May 2020. The delay in filling the above positions is due to the measures that had been taken to restrict the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In CERA's Budget for 2021 1 Economist position was approved, who will be responsible for the tariffs. CERA's Top Management is pending approval of its requests for the unfreezing of this position so that it can move forward with its announcement. Until the Economist position is filled, CERA will proceed with consulting services contracts to perform its duties in accordance with the relevant legislation and the protection of consumers. In order to fulfill its legal duties and responsibilities as an independent authority, pursuant to the obligations that are imposed by national and European legislation, under the supervision of the electricity and natural gas markets, and the protection of consumers, CERA will request the approval of new positions in its coming Budgets. TRAINING Figure 2 shows the training of the CERA Office staff by field of activity during 2021. Due to the measures taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, participation in educational programs in 2021 was significantly reduced compared to previous years. All training was conducted online. Figure 2 - CERA Office staff Training 2021 NATURAL GAS MARKET 32% ELECTRICITY MARKET 32% ADMINISTRATION 36%
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