Description
Disaster Response Training provides an overview of preparedness and response, builds key skills, and equips you for future humanitarian work.
Ministry details
The Disaster Response Training (DRT) prepares you to respond with competence, compassion, and practical skills in times of disasters. The DRT is an intensive and challenging simulation-based training designed for people from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including construction, engineering, carpentry, counselling, education, finance, logistics, administration, healthcare, IT, project management, communications, media, and many more. We will cover subjects such as: Humanitarian Principles, Working as a Team in Emergencies, Humanitarian Logistics, Emergency Needs Assessments, Decision Making in Emergencies, Security and Communications, Personal Travel Medicine, Working with the UN / NGOs / Host Governments / the Media in Disasters Further details: www.om.org/idr Info: This training can be combined with OM in Poland’s “Serving War Refugees in Poland” outreach in Warsaw the following week. Participants may join for one or more weeks. Places are limited.
Purpose
Preparation training for Disaster Response
Participant profile
You must be minimum 21 years and be able to communicate in English. You should have some months cross cultural experience abroad.
Notes
www.om.org/idr