RDAP Training Portfolio - School and University Safety Program

This component of the regional program promotes the development of competencies among institutions in the education sector, aimed at achieving safe schools, institutions committed to Disaster Risk Management in communities, and focused on training professionals and citizens to be capable of identifying and reducing risks in their environment and of responding to adverse events, as well as collaborating in recovery activities.

1. SCHOOL SAFETY COURSE (SSC):
Purpose: To provide participants with the knowledge and techniques that will enable the promotion, design, development, evaluation, and systematization of safety plans in schools. The duration of this course is 3 days of intensive work. Course contents include the following materials:

  1. Introduction
  2. Risks and Resources
  3. Fundamentals of Risk Management
  4. School Safety Plan
  5. School Emergency Management Plan
  6. Table Top/Simulation Exercise and Drills
  7. Review

This course is offered in the following languages:

  1. English (English SSC Pre-Work - 358kb PDF)
  2. Spanish (Spanish SSC Pre-Work - 306kb PDF) (Spanish SSC Reference Materials - 1.15mb PDF)
  3. French
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