Disaster Risk Management Communication Strategies Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the role of communication in disaster risk management frameworks.
• Design a comprehensive disaster risk communication strategy aligned with stakeholder needs.
• Implement communication protocols for different phases of disaster management.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of communication strategies using feedback and performance indicators.
• Demonstrate the ability to coordinate multi-agency communication during simulated disaster scenarios.
• Apply ethical and cultural considerations in disaster communication practices.

Target Audience

This course is designed for disaster risk managers, emergency response coordinators, communication officers, and professionals in government or private sector roles responsible for planning and executing disaster communication strategies.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are integral to this course as they allow learners to apply communication theories and skills in simulated disaster scenarios. Through role-plays, media exercises, and community engagement simulations, learners develop hands-on competency in crisis communication, stakeholder engagement, and message design.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Crisis Communication Plan Development — Learners work in groups to develop a crisis communication plan for a given disaster scenario, including stakeholder mapping, message development, and channel selection. (8h)
• Practical 2: Media Simulation and Press Conference — Learners participate in a simulated press conference, taking on roles of spokespersons and journalists, and practice writing press releases and handling media questions. (8h)
• Practical 3: Community Engagement Role-Play — Learners role-play community meetings with diverse stakeholders, addressing concerns, using plain language, and practicing interpersonal communication skills. (8h)
• Practical 4: Social Media Campaign Design and Monitoring — Learners design a social media campaign for a disaster preparedness theme, create sample posts, and use monitoring tools to simulate engagement and sentiment analysis. (6h)
• Practical 5: Integrated Capstone Simulation — In a full-day simulation, learners respond to a evolving disaster scenario, implementing their communication plan, coordinating with other groups, and adapting to new information. (6h)

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.