Disaster Preparedness Workshop - Durban - 14-15 Dec 2010

[Esther Josias]

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE WORKSHOP

St Anne’s Guest House - Durban

14-15 December 2010

Learners will receive a certificate of attendance.

R4 810 pp until 25 Nov / 10% surcharge from 3 Dec / Payments received after 13 Dec will carry an additional 5%

 

Disaster preparedness includes all of the activities that are carried out prior to the advance notice of a catastrophe, in order to facilitate the use of available resources, relief, and rehabilitation in the best possible fashion.

 

Disaster mitigation is the ongoing effort to lessen the impact disasters have on people and property. Property includes intellectual property, like knowledge and information. The varying degree of each natural disaster necessitates different mitigation strategies for each.

 

Who should attend?

Managers, record managers, knowledge managers, information managers, archivists, librarians and all those who want to learn about disaster mitigation and recovery.

 

Presenter: Prof Patrick Ngulube - UNISA

Prof Ngulube is Professor of Information Science at UNISA.  He is also Chair of the South African Society of Archivists (SASA). He has extensive experience in records, archives and disaster management. He consulted with Mr B Abbot from the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda regarding information and knowledge management. Prof Ngulube is a rated NRF researcher and has done extensive editorial work for various journals of information science. He has published numerous articles in scientific journals. Prof Ngulube worked for seventeen years as a records manager at the National Archives of Zimbabwe. He lectured archives and records management at the Harare Polytechnic College from 1995-2000 and at UKZN from 2000-2007.

 

Aim

To develop the skills and knowledge of learners in disaster mitigation and recovery.

 

Workshop contents

- Impact of major disasters across the globe

- Need for workplace disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness plans

- Conceptual framework of disasters and disaster management:

understanding hazards

the local context

risk and vulnerability profile

disaster management cycle

relief, recovery and rehabilitation

preparedness, mitigation and prevention

- Elements of disaster planning

- Conducting a business impact analysis

- Writing disaster plans

- Ethical issues and standards in disaster management

 

Outcomes

At the end of the workshop, the learner will be able to:

- Critically examine existing theories and practices of disaster mitigation

- Assess problems and evaluate alternative solutions

- Apply socially responsible mechanisms of disaster management in a systematic and creative manner

- Manage knowledge transfer and integration practices in disaster management strategies

- Resolve complex challenges in the practice of disaster management

- Recognise and appreciate the professional and ethical responsibilities of information

 

Queries:

Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the registration form, please contact:

Orion: E-mail: or...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617 7832

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Disaster Preparedness & the Strategic Management of Information & Knowledge Workshop - 14-15 Dec 2010

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Management Workshop for Supervisors, Junior & Middle Managers - 17 Nov 2010 - R1 140 pp - Registration closes 3 Nov - 10 % late fee applies

Assertiveness Workshop - 18 Nov 2010 - R1 140 pp - Registration closes 4 Nov - 10 % late fee applies

Stress and Time Management Workshop - 7 Dec 2010 - R1 140 pp - Registration closes 23 Nov - 10 % late fee applies

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Assertiveness Workshop - 17 Nov 2010 - R1 482 pp - Registration closes 3 Nov - 10 % late fee applies

Receptionist/Frontline Staff Workshop - 18 Nov 2010 - R1 482 pp - Registration closes 4 Nov - 10 % late fee applies

Management Workshop for Supervisors, Junior & Middle Managers -1 Dec 2010 - R1 482 pp - Registration closes 17 Nov - 10% late fee applies

Stress and Time Management Workshop - 7 Dec 2010 - R1 482 pp - Registration closes 23 Nov - 10 % late fee applies

 

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FULL DETAILS

Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the course information or a registration form, please contact: Orion:  E-mail: or...@pdesa.co.za   Tel: 021 906 6041     Fax: 086 617 7832