Boost your role in an incident management team and gain the skills to distribute timely, targeted and tailored public information in a crisis. Enable others to make informed decisions and contribute to reducing the impacts of emergency events.
Through a mixture of theory and practical course work, learn to:
Gather and analyse incident information
Identify risks
Participate in briefings and debriefings
Communicate effectively
Work with various community groups
Gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.
A nationally accredited Statement of Attainment
A pathway to further study in public safety
Specialist skills that will empower others to make informed decisions and take required action in a crisis
Confidence to engage with external stakeholders in urgent scenarios
Some courses require evidence of previous experience or study before you can enrol.
During your study you’ll need to provide your teacher with the following evidence:
To be prepared for this course, we recommend that you have:
Drive to contribute to your local community
An interest in public safety
Good organisational skills and the ability to respond well to rapid change
Current employment or experience working in an incident management team
We tailor our courses to meet local community needs, so some campuses may have extra entry requirements. Check your preferred location for details. Need help preparing? Contact us for support.
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Our graduates go onto roles like: public information officer and public safety officer.
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The Statement of Attainment in Manage the public information at an incident does not have any pre-requisite courses.
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