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National Centre for Emergency Management Studies
The National Centre for Emergency Management Studies (NCEMS) trains you to handle many emergency situations.
At NCEMS, you’ll learn how to respond to crises like floods, bushfires, storms, biosecurity threats and pandemics.
Our training covers the 4 key phases of emergency management: prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. This ensures you can manage and reduce risks effectively.
Contact our team on (02) 7920 8831 or email us to learn more.
Tailored training
At NCEMS, we offer professional development and accredited courses in crisis management and public safety. These meet your needs and include group enrolments with tailored programs and practical training led by experienced instructors.
Our courses run at different times throughout the year and can also be delivered on demand. Course lengths range from 8 hours to 10 weeks. To find out more, please enquire about the course you want.
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Public Safety (Emergency Management)
Advanced Diploma
Advance your career in emergency management and develop key practical skills and knowledge through a blend of online and face-to-face learning. Become a leader of incident, emergency and disaster response in your community and organisation.
Course options
Manage the Public Information at an Incident
Statement of Attainment
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 crises.
Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS)
Course
Prepare for emergency situations and acquire the skills to support your business or community. Gain the confidence to manage emergency incidents using the Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS).
Exercise Management for Emergencies
Statement of Attainment
Learn the project management steps for designing, delivering and assessing the successes of a simulated scenario exercise. This training is essential for personnel responsible for community safety, training staff and ensuring service continuity.
Introduction to Emergency Management
Statement of Attainment
This course serves as an induction or refresher for those working in the sector. It focuses on applying emergency management concepts, principles and local arrangements to organisational policies and procedures.
Planning for complex incidents
Statement of Attainment
This course covers the roles and responsibilities of the Planning Section according to the Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS). It's suitable for those working in all-hazards industries or those in emergency management.
Coordinate Emergency Planning
Statement of Attainment
Do you work with communities and the emergency management sector to plan for disasters? Planning is a key element of preparing for disasters and emergencies. This unit gives you with the skills required to undertake emergency planning.
Manage Recovery Functions and Services
Statement of Attainment
Develop the skills to effectively manage a range of recovery functions and services in the aftermath of emergencies. Cover areas such as financial assistance, personal support programs, health services, rebuilding programs and business continuity.
Prepare High-Level Written Communication
Statement of Attainment
Learn to write business cases, grant applications, policies, media releases and ministerial responses. Develop expertise in key operational documentation critical for emergency management organisations and support roles during crises.
Support for volunteers
Volunteers are vital to emergency services and provide key support during crises. But Australia faces fewer volunteers because of:
- heavier work demands
- changing personal priorities
- cultural globalisation.
These factors reduce the time people can give to volunteering.
To help, NCEMS offers flexible, easy-to-access emergency management training. This includes many non-accredited courses for volunteers.
Help for regional communities
Towns in regional NSW face unique challenges that make emergencies more likely. This strains local economies and affects businesses and livelihoods.
Studying emergency management at NCEMS helps you support your community during crises.
Our training gives you the skills to:
- respond effectively to crises
- aid recovery efforts
- protect the economic and social wellbeing of regional towns.
Environmental responsibility
As technology changes education and business, environmental sustainability is key in emergency management.
At NCEMS, we include an environmental strategy in our programs that meets stakeholder needs while protecting natural resources for the future. We address immediate crises alongside long-term environmental health.
Our approach makes sure emergency management supports both today’s and tomorrow’s needs. By balancing emergency responses with sustainability, we prepare you to manage emergencies responsibly.
Frequently asked questions
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Become a volunteer
Volunteers are the backbone of emergency management. If you’re thinking about volunteering, contact:
- Regional NSW planning and strategic resources
- NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS)
- State Emergency Service (SES)
- Disaster Relief Australia
- NSW emergency volunteering
For course information or questions, call (02) 7920 8831 or email us.