An Introduction to Emergency Planning and Preparedness

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An Introduction to Emergency Planning and Preparedness
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

An Introduction to Emergency Planning and Preparedness
The course An Introduction to Emergency Planning and Preparedness is an online class provided by Coventry University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore the emergency planning process and learn how to develop emergency plans and preparedness frameworks.

Course description
  • Explore the key steps in emergency planning
  • 2 weeks
  • When preparing a community for an incident, creating plans for identified risks and implementing mitigation measures is key.
  • Responding to a fire is different to responding to a flood. Different actions and different resources are needed for each of these scenarios.
  • This course will introduce you to some of the key concepts of emergency planning. You will explore the relationship between the type of emergency and the type of response in order to understand how these dependencies shape the emergency plan.
  • Introduction to emergency planning and preparedness terminology.
  • How to identify effective emergency planning and preparedness.
  • The relationship between the type of emergency and the plan.
  • The emergency planning cycle.
  • How to prepare an emergency plan.
  • Describe what is meant by emergency planning and preparedness.
  • Investigate and evaluate emergency plans.
  • Design and develop emergency preparedness frameworks.
  • Produce an emergency plan.
  • Anybody with an interest in emergency planning and preparedness. If you’re looking to study the full MSc Emergency Planning Management and Resilience degree, or are working in or planning a career in the emergency planning and preparedness world, this course is for you.
  • Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
  • Coventry University
  • Coventry secured gold in the UK Government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
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Prerequisites & Facts

An Introduction to Emergency Planning and Preparedness

Course Topic

Personal Development, Personal Transformation

University, College, Institution

Coventry University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

An Introduction to Emergency Planning and Preparedness

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Coventry University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: Coventry University
Topic: Business & Management, Nature & Environment

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