Training Resource Group (TRG)
aims to help in strengthening of the capacity of
countries, organizations, communities and
individuals to reduce the impact of disasters
through enhancing their knowledge and skills to
promote and adopt disaster reduction practices
as an integral part of the development process
at community, national, sub-regional and
regional levels.
It provides a range of
learning opportunities to disaster managers who
wish to include knowledge of disaster management
in their on-going professional development.
Regular courses are conducted in Bangkok and
in-country- on a range of topics; the
fundamentals of disaster management, urban
disaster mitigation, seismic and cyclones
hazards mitigation, flood hazard mitigation,
technological hazards mitigation, crisis
management, complex emergencies management, and
community based approaches to disaster
management. Over the past 20 years, ADPC's
alumni base has expanded to more than 4500
professionals working at senior and middle
management levels in national and provincial
governments, NGOs, International NGOs, the
academic and the private sector. With the
diverse professional backgrounds and the
institutional relationships that the ADPC Alumni
represent, they constitute an excellent corps of
qualified and dedicated individuals working
towards the formulation of effective disaster
management policies and demonstrated
capabilities in their countries. The services of
ADPC's Training Resource Group include, training
needs assessment, design training curriculum,
conduct training courses, evaluation and
organizing study tours to meet the special needs
of different audiences.
The ADPC's training
courses can be classified into 3 categories as
follows:
Regional Courses:
ADPC conducts regional
courses every year periodically in Bangkok.
These have been developed to improve the
knowledge and skills of professionals on various
aspects of disaster management in the light of
regional disaster management needs.
Program Based Courses:
ADPC is involved in
developing and institutionalizing courses under
different programs at the national level in
different countries with the collaboration of
national level training organizations on
specific aspects of disaster management. The
series of courses on Urban Disaster Mitigation
have been established in six countries namely
India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Philippines
and Sri Lanka respectively.
Tailor-made Courses:
ADPC is actively
engaged in training tailored to suit the needs
of particular groups of professionals to enhance
their capabilities to meet the requirements of
their programs. These courses are developed upon
request from governments, international and UN
agencies, NGOs and private sector. They focus on
meeting the needs expressed by requesting
agencies. These courses can be organized in any
countries or within Thailand.
