Disaster Risk Reduction Plan Development and Implementation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the legislative and regulatory framework for disaster risk reduction in South Africa.
• Identify and assess potential hazards and vulnerabilities within an organisational context.
• Design a comprehensive disaster risk reduction plan aligned with best practices.
• Implement the disaster risk reduction plan, including resource allocation and stakeholder engagement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the disaster risk reduction plan through monitoring and review processes.
• Demonstrate the ability to adjust plans based on changing risk profiles and lessons learned.

Target Audience

This course is designed for safety officers, risk managers, emergency response coordinators, and any professionals responsible for disaster risk reduction in public or private sector organisations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners are expected to have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals component involves hands-on activities such as risk mapping, stakeholder engagement simulations, and development of a mini DRR plan. These exercises enable learners to apply theoretical knowledge to realistic scenarios, reinforcing planning and implementation skills.

Practical Activities

• Risk Mapping Exercise — Learners use hazard maps and community data to create a risk map for a given area. (4h)
• Stakeholder Engagement Simulation — Role-play a multi-stakeholder meeting to negotiate priorities and actions for a DRR plan. (4h)
• Early Warning System Drill — Simulate an early warning scenario: receive alert, disseminate information, and coordinate response. (4h)
• Mini DRR Plan Development — In groups, develop a mini DRR plan for a local community, including risk assessment, objectives, and implementation steps. (6h)
• After-Action Review Exercise — Conduct an after-action review of a simulated disaster response scenario to capture lessons learned. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.