Disaster Management Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of disaster management to identify and assess potential risks in various contexts.
• Analyze the phases of disaster management and their application in real-world scenarios.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of disaster preparedness and response plans.
• Design a basic disaster management plan for a specific context.
• Implement appropriate response and recovery procedures during and after a disaster.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework for disaster management in South Africa.

Target Audience

This course is designed for individuals responsible for health and safety in the workplace, including safety officers, emergency response team members, and managers who need to understand disaster management principles.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience in applying disaster management concepts to realistic scenarios. Learners will conduct risk assessments, develop preparedness plans, simulate response coordination, and evaluate recovery efforts, reinforcing theoretical knowledge with practical skills.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Risk Assessment Exercise — In groups, learners conduct a risk assessment for a simulated community, using hazard mapping and vulnerability analysis tools. (4h)
• Practical 2: Preparedness Planning Workshop — Learners develop a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan for a given scenario, including early warning and evacuation procedures. (4h)
• Practical 3: Response Simulation — A simulated disaster scenario (e.g., flood) is executed, with learners playing roles in an emergency operations centre to coordinate response. (4h)
• Practical 4: Recovery and Evaluation Exercise — Learners assess damage and needs in a post-disaster scenario, plan recovery actions, and conduct an after-action review. (4h)

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.