Emergency and Disaster Training and Exercising: An Introduction
Explore the role of training and exercising for emergency preparedness and how it can help you respond to disasters effectively.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
3 hours
Emergency and Disaster Training and Exercising: An Introduction
Emergency and disaster response organisations need to continuously review and improve their skills to successfully perform their jobs. On this course, you will explore the benefits and limitations of training and exercising to prepare for emergencies and disasters.
You will evaluate the role of training and development within the risk management and emergency preparedness process. You will examine the types of skill exercises that can benefit organisations and how they successfully address specific training needs.
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Who is the course for?
This course is for those enrolled on Training and Exercising Design and Delivery, which forms part of the MSc Emergency Management & Resilience online degree at Coventry University.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Assistant Professor in disaster management and emergency planning at Coventry University, The focus of my research is on the risk communication and pedagogy for emergency response exercises.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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