INTRODUCTION

IT courses can help you turn your love of all things geek, and passion for a particular industry, into a brilliant career as a programmer, network professional, technical support, security specialist and more. You could work in a variety of areas – from aerospace, banking and computing, through to e-commerce, manufacturing, telecommunications and travel.

DURATION

5 days.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course is targeted at relevant government entities such as the National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMA) and their partners, in particular:

• Those responsible for coordinating the delivery of ICT services during emergencies
• Those responsible for regulating ICT services or who have an impact on ICT functions

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the training the learner should be in a position to:

• Develop knowledge and skills to plan, implement and manage ICT solutions to support emergency preparedness and response
• Enhance emergency preparedness and response through effective ICT services
• Enhance collaboration and cooperation between government stakeholders and humanitarian responders in the area of ICT emergency preparedness and response
• Review methodologies for disaster risk assessment, conducting ICT capacity analysis and discuss potential gaps that need to be addressed.
• Draft a personal action plan that supports building the ICT emergency preparedness and response capacity.

COURSE CONTENT

·         Tools and Terminology

·         Overview of Disasters and Emergencies

·         Humanitarian Response to Disasters

·         Humanitarian ICT Response

·         Emergency Management Cycle

·         Role of IT in Emergency Management

·         Legal Framework

·         Your National Disaster Management Framework

·         Disaster Risk Assessment and ICT Capacity Gap Analysis

·         Tools for Communication and Information Management

·         ICT Readiness for Business Continuity

REQUIREMENTS

Proficiency in use of English language

Meet admission criteria

METHODOLOGY

The trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach such as presentations, group work, guided sessions of practical exercise and web based tutorials. 

Start Date: 04/15/2019
End Date: 04/19/2019

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