Emergency Management Training for Organizations
Strengthen your organization’s emergency preparedness and response capability.
Emergencies require organizations and communities to coordinate people, resources and information – often across multiple agencies and under significant pressure. Emergency management builds that capability before an event occurs, helping reduce risk, strengthen preparedness, coordinate an effective response and support recovery.
JIBC provides practical emergency management education, training and exercises across the full spectrum of prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. We work with governments, First Nations communities, first responder agencies, organizations and industry to build the knowledge, skills and capacity needed to prepare for and manage emergencies effectively.
Areas of Training
Develop the skills and organizational capacity to prepare for disruption, maintain critical functions and support an effective response and recovery.
Related training includes:
- Business Continuity Management
- Emergency and Disaster Response
- Plan Development
- Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis
Prepare people to work effectively within an Emergency Operations Centre and understand the roles, functions and coordination required to support an emergency response.
Related training includes:
- Introduction to EOCs
- EOC Essentials
- EOC Operations Section
- EOC Planning Function
- EOC Logistics Section
- EOC Finance Section
Build a common approach to command, control and coordination through progressive Incident Command System training.
Related training includes:
- ICS 100
- ICS 200
- ICS 300
- ICS 400
Test plans, practise roles and strengthen response capability through exercises designed around realistic emergency scenarios.
Related training includes:
- Emergency Management
- Exercise Design and Development
Build specialized capabilities to support people, communities and communications during emergencies.
Related training includes:
- Emergency Support Services
- Search and Rescue
- Community Evacuations
- Information Officer/Emergency Communications Training
Why JIBC for emergency management?
For more than 30 years, JIBC has helped governments, communities and organizations strengthen their emergency management capability through practical education, customized training and exercise support.
Our Emergency Management Division brings extensive experience working with all levels of government, First Nations communities, first responder agencies, post-secondary institutions, health authorities, transportation and utility organizations, industry and international aid organizations.
Training is grounded in the realities of emergency management practice and designed to help participants build knowledge and skills they can apply when it matters—from preparing plans and coordinating an Emergency Operations Centre to managing incidents and supporting recovery.
Community Public Safety Award
The JIBC Community Public Safety Award, supported by BC Hydro, provides up to $3,300 to eligible communities for specialized emergency management training at JIBC.
Looking for training for yourself?
Build your emergency management knowledge and skills at any stage of your career. Explore flexible learning pathways from an Associate Certificate and Diploma through to a Bachelor’s degree, or develop specialized skills with micro-credentials in Crisis Communications, Exercise Design and Geospatial Technologies.
Let’s build the right learning solution together.
Contact us to discuss your organization’s training needs.