No community is ever fully insulated from disaster — natural or man-made — and the difference between chaos and an organised response usually comes down to whether the right people were trained before the crisis hit. This programme from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy studies every type of risk a community can face, and focuses on the practical methods used to reduce the impact of both natural and human-made crisis situations.

Participants gain the skills and knowledge needed to work as emergency and disaster management professionals across a wide range of settings — equipping them to step into that role in emergency-service agencies, government bodies, NGOs and community organisations alike.

Who Should Attend?

• People working in emergency service agencies.
• Professionals in private, government, non-government and community-based organisations who play a role in emergency and disaster management.
• Those who prepare populations for a disaster before it occurs.
• Anyone with a personal or professional interest in the field.

Knowledge and Benefits:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain the essential knowledge and skills required to lead and manage every phase of the disaster-management cycle.
• Analyse the factors and strategies that play a critical role in states of emergency and disaster.
• Build the critical thinking and analytical skills needed to lead in complex, high-risk situations.
• Take part in a range of disaster simulations, and identify the responsibilities of individuals and agencies during an emergency.
• Develop the technical, managerial and leadership skills to advance your career or move in a new professional direction.
• Explore the interdisciplinary nature of emergency and disaster management, including current trends, international approaches and key concepts.

Module 1: Why Emergency and Disaster Management Matters

• What emergency and disaster management covers, and why the field is inherently multidisciplinary.
• Current and emerging trends, international approaches, and the concepts underpinning contemporary practice.

Module 2: Incident Management Systems

• How formal incident management systems are structured and used to coordinate a response.
• Identifying the responsibilities of different individuals and agencies during an emergency.

Module 3: Communicating with the Public and the Community

• Public information, education and community-relations strategies before, during and after a disaster.
• Preparing populations for a disaster before it occurs.

Module 4: The Human Side of Disasters — Cultural, Social and Psychological Dimensions

• The cultural, social and psychological factors that shape how communities experience and respond to disasters.
• Applying critical thinking and analytical skills to lead in complex situations.

Module 5: Leading Through Crisis — Leadership and Emergency Services Safety

• Leadership approaches for guiding teams and communities through all phases of the disaster-management cycle.
• Safety practices and considerations for emergency-services personnel, reinforced through disaster simulations.