Regional Training Course on Disaster Management (DMC)

Disaster Management Course is the core course of ADPC, which has been delivered since the ADPC’s inception. The course provides comprehensive disaster management knowledge and skills to enhance the capabilities of executive managers who have key disaster management responsibilities. It is designed to enable professionals working in disaster management, development and donor agencies to effectively integrate disaster management into their development programs and policies. Participants will be encouraged to develop key skills and adopt proactive attitudes through participation in interactive lectures and reflection on a range of key issues raised during discussions and practical activities.

The course will promote the sharing of relevant technical and managerial skills and knowledge and will equip participants with appropriate decision making, strategic and analytical processes.

For more information on the course please view: http://www.adpc.net/training/brochure/DMC-32.pdf
or contact the Training Resource Group Leader at: tedadpc@adpc.net

Regional Training Course on Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM)

Flood Disaster Risk Mitigation Course is an integrated approach to development of flood risk reduction strategies that involves engineering, settlement, development, public administration, community-based strategies and land use planning (with environmental considerations). This multi-disciplinary treatment of the flood problem and of the requirements of flood risk management is expected to enable a holistic view of the situation and the needed preparedness measures. Cases of responses at the national and local levels are presented to give the mitigation measures concrete applications.

The four modules impart the information and skills in flood problem analysis, understanding and appreciation of the various approaches to flood risk reduction, determination of appropriateness of the strategies and/or measures to achieve the desired goal of flood risk/damage reduction.

The course is linked to a number of current ADPC flood-related initiatives, including the Flood Preparedness Information Network (FINE) in South Asia; the Extreme Climate Events (ECE) program; and the cooperation between ADPC and Mekong River Commission. Participants will be exposed to these endeavors, to learn from their experience and to establish linkages with them.

For more information on the course please view: http://www.adpc.net/training/brochure/brochureFDRM7.pdf
or contact Training Resource Group Leader at: tedadpc@adpc.net

Regional Training Course on Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)

Community Based Disaster Risk Management provides an opportunity for participants to acquire skills and obtain knowledge on “how to” design and implement programs to reduce disaster risks and vulnerability and build community capacity to promote a ‘culture of safety.’ Through exercises and simulations they will practice risk assessment and risk management planning.

The participants will have a chance to learn about globally acknowledged programs and projects on community based disaster risk management from leaders of these initiatives. In particular the cases will include examples from the South Asia , South East Asia and Pacific regions.

The participants will:

• Examine various models on disaster risk management;
• Design and conduct community based disaster risk assessment;
• Identify measures for hazard and vulnerability reduction and community capacity building;
• Prepare a risk reduction plan and how to integrate it in development activities;
• Analyse problems in the implementation of community based risk reduction plans;
• Describe areas of professional development to become a good CBDRM practitioner.

For more information on the course please contact the Training Resource Group Leader at: tedadpc@adpc.net

Regional Training Course on Community Based Psychological Support (CBPS)

CBPS aims to provide mental health professionals the skills and understanding to begin to develop, implement, supervise, and manage psychological support programs in preparation for and in response to disaster. The course will focus on the impact of stress in disasters and the components and assessment of psychological support. Practical models of implementation, disaster mental health strategies and interventions, and the management of psychological support programs will be discussed in the course.

For more information on the course please contact the Training Resource Group Leader at: tedadpc@adpc.net

Regional Training Course on Exercise Management (EXMAN)

Exercise Management provides emergency and disaster management organizations with tools and a process to evaluate the status and validity of their plans, organizational relationships, capabilities and strategies in managing emergencies and disasters. It will also assist participants to develop the skills to design, manage and evaluate activities that exercise the elements of emergency management.

The participants will learn about:

• Appropriate exercise management for given situations to meet stated outcomes
• Identify resources necessary to conduct exercises
• Methods to evaluate the results of an exercise
• Actions, processes, deficiencies and needs requiring documentation
• Adopting and using the exercise management process in specific environments
• Suggestions for marketing exercises to agencies and key individuals
• Suggestions as to how exercise outcomes may be applied

For more information on the course please contact the Training Resource Group Leader at: tedadpc@adpc.net

Regional Training Course on Skills for Effective Trainers (SET)

Skills for Effective Trainers provides the participants with training methodologies and specific personal skills that will assist them in developing and delivering effective training. The course is designed to enable the participants, specifically those working in research, teaching, management, development and donor agencies, to effectively develop, present and manage training programs.

The participants will receive information that will enable them to:

• Determine instructional approaches
• Guide development of training
• Develop interactive training components
• Develop teaching styles and methods
• Use training aids effectively
• Specify critical elements of training to be tested

For more information on the course please contact the Training Resource Group Leader at: tedadpc@adpc.net