Hong Kong Red Cross Disaster Response Practical Workshop (DRPW)
The Hong Kong Red Cross "Community Resilience Service" is dedicated to enhancing the confidence and capabilities of different community groups in responding to disasters, thus improving community resilience.
Emergencies such as pandemic, major car incidents, building fires, and large-scale power outages would affect our daily lives and business operations at any time. In addition, increasingly frequent extreme weather have caused various disasters, including the record-breaking hottest summer in 2023, "once-in-a-century rainfall," severe flooding and landslides. All of these events remind us the need to be prepared for emergencies as early as possible.
Course Introduction:
Target audiences include the frontline personnel in social services sector, education sector, property management, tourism industry, uniformed groups, public institutions, and government departments. Participants will be better equipped to respond to emergencies at an individual or organizational level, and to master the disaster preparedness skills in their workplace.
Course Structure:
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1. The theory of disaster management and emergency mechanisms
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Participants will learn the disaster theory and the disaster management cycle, and how to establish emergency mechanisms.
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2. Responsive strategies of common natural and urban disasters in Hong Kong
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An introduction to the various common natural and urban disasters in Hong Kong, along with their impacts and practical response strategies.
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3. Universal principles for disaster response
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Introduce the universal principles for disaster response, including how to conduct a risk assessment of the work environment to develop appropriate preparations and responses.
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Course Duration: 5 hours
Class Size: 12 to 30 candidates per class
Entry Requirement:
1. Aged 18 or above and
2. Personnel involved in crisis response in sectors such as social welfare, tour guides/leaders in the tourism industry, hotel front desk staff, property managers/security officers, members of uniformed teams, and frontline personnel in public institutions and government departments.
3. Provide reference on job position, e.g. staff card or company reference letter.
Medium of Instruction: Cantonese, supplemented by Chinese materials
Instructor: All classes are taught by qualified trainers and experienced humanitarian workers
Course Fee: HK$900 (Including course notes) and extra HK$17 for online registration administration fee.
Certificate: Students with a 100% attendance rate will receive a certificate of attendance.
Enrollment Method: Online application only
#Note: HKRC reserves the right to make changes to the course content, schedule, and admission procedures.
Enquiry: Hong Kong Red Cross Community Resilience Service
2507 7069 (Winnie Siu) / 2514 2249 (Thomas Yip) / cr@redcross.org.hk