Courses and workshops
Community resilience training
Free learning resources for community volunteers to help you and your community become better prepared for emergencies.
Latest Communities Prepared online courses
Community Emergency Planning Workshop - Part 1
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Wednesday 1 May 2024 6.00-7.00 pm
Incident awareness session
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Wednesday 8 May 6.00 - 7.30 pm
This session is an introduction to those considering what to do when an incident happens.
In this session, we will look at the roles of the statutory and non-statutory resilience partners including the role that your community can play.
Monthly Q&A sessions
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Wednesday 15 May 2024 6.00 pm
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Wednesday 19 June 2024 6.00 pm
For access free online training, online workshops, handbooks and guidance visit their website at www.communitiesprepared.org.uk and register with the Communities Prepared Hub.
Met Office online community resilience course prospectus 2024
Community responders and the voluntary sector play a crucial role in the resilience of the UK. Our training prospectus is aimed at those who work or volunteer in the local community to make them more resilient to severe weather events.
The Met Office have a key role under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to provide information to Category 1 and 2 responders but also to warn and inform the public around severe weather. The courses contained in the prospectus will provide an opportunity for community responders and the voluntary sector who work closely with local responders to increase their knowledge and find sources of information to assist them as they respond to severe weather.
Courses include three 2-hour courses on Summer Weather Hazards (covering Hot weather and Heatwaves, Thunderstorms, Drought, Air Quality, Pollen, Wildfires, Weather Ready Campaign) scheduled for:
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Tuesday 7 May 1800-2000
Download the 2024 prospectus here