Disaster Management Training Design for NSS Key Functionaries and Program Officers

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1 Ver :51 PM Tripurainf Disaster Management Training Design fr NSS Key Functinaries and Prgram Officers 1. CLIENT The clientele fr this training mdule are Key Functinaries and Prgram Officers f Natinal Service Scheme. This design can be adpted by ther vlunteer rganizatins such as NYKS if the rles and respnsibilities assigned are similar at varius phases f disaster management. 2. AIM The aim f this training prgram is t imprve the perfrmance f the Key Functinaries and Prgram Officers f NSS in disaster management. 3. CONTEXT The Natinal Service Scheme (NSS) has been setup with an bjective f prmting the mtive f scial service amng the citizens f the natin. Since its inceptin, the NSS, which becme a kind f mvement in itself, has undergne changes in its frm and design fr suiting t the changing needs f the natin. Tday, the NSS rganizatin has mre than 24,000 NSS fficers (Key Functinaries r Prgram Officers) acrss the cuntry which has been playing a vital rle in NSS activities. These Key Functinaries are invlved in rganizing lcal NSS training prgrams and camps fr carrying ut NSS activities at cmmunity level. There is a need fr re-rienting the rles and respnsibilities f NSS Key Functinaries. It has been envisaged that this large cntingent f Key Functinaries culd prve resurceful if they are trained t train NSS vlunteers n varius aspects f disaster preparedness and mitigatin and encurage the vlunteers in disaster risk reductin. The fllwing disaster management rles have been identified fr NSS Key Functinaries: Training f NSS vlunteers n disaster respnse, preparedness and mitigatin. Advise the state level disaster management mechanism by being part f district/state disaster management cmmittees and authrities. Organize NSS vlunteer frce during the times f disasters, depending n the available skills amng the vlunteers, t help the lcal administratin in rescue, evacuatin, and relief peratins. The NSS Key Functinaries and Prgram Officers needs t be trained n varius aspects f disaster management t make sure that these new rles are perfrmed in a prfessinal manner. This training mdule design wuld help the trainers and training institutins f NSS in cnducting such a training prgramme.

2 4. ENTRY BEHAVIOUR Age grup: yrs Educatin: M Sc and abve Expsure t knwledge and skill areas f DM: Nil/limited 5. PERFORMANCE PROBLEM N rientatin t disaster management N skills such as basic survival skills, relief and rescue management, stress management, PR skills, persnnel management etc Nn-training implicatins Lack f cperatin frm cllege administratin fr carrying ut NSS camps and training prgrams. Schls are nt much riented twards NSS activities as the pririty is mre n academic activities. Budgetary cnstraints fr rganizing training prgrams and camps. 6. TRAINING NEEDS The fllwing training needs have been identified fr the NSS Key Functinaries and Prgram Officers. The needs are ranked n 1-5 scale t priritize the knwledge and skill areas t be cvered in the training prgram. Knwledge & Skill Areas Preference ranking Hazards and their impacts 5 Disaster management: Principles and Practices 5 Disaster management status in India 5 Disaster management legislatin 5 Cmmunity based DM planning 5 Risk and vulnerability assessment 5 Schl safety planning at varius levels 5 Search, rescue and relief management 5 Strategies fr mass awareness generatin 5 Trainers training 5 Basic survival skills 5 Crdinatin and emergency cmmunicatin 5 Supervisin skills 5 Team-building skills 4 Public Relatins 4 Panic and Rumr Management 4 Emergency Health and Hygiene management and first aid 3 Participatry Rural Appraisal (PRA) 3 Cunseling 3 Reprting skills 3 Persnal management 3 2

3 7. TARGET POULATION A ttal f NSS Key Functinaries and Prgram Officers need t be trained as trainers wh can further train NSS vlunteers n disaster management. 8. IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES This training design prpses t be implemented in tw parts i.e. in Distance Educatin mde and in Cntact Prgram mde Distance Educatin mdule The Distance Educatin mdule is aimed at prviding learning experience t the participants. This mdule, delivered either thrugh nline Virtual Learning Envirnment (VLE) r thrugh sending the curse material, wuld prvide a gd platfrm fr interactin amng the participants thrugh cmmunicatin mdule prvided in the VLE. The Distance Educatin mdule prvides knwledge n varius aspects f disaster management with useful exercises/assignments fr the participants. Distance Educatin mdule culd be hsted at NIDM r NSS website with tw fcal pints representing NIDM and NSS as curse rganizers. Reginal mdules culd be designed based n the need. T facilitate the distance learning prcess, varius institutins (ATIs, SIRDs, TOCs, Universities, Rajiv Gandhi Institute f Yuth Develpment etc) culd act as lcal level facilitatrs by cnducting interactin sessins as per the nline learning schedule in the institutin every weekend. The details f Distance Educatin mdule are prvided in the Learning Units sectin Cntact Prgram The Cntact Prgram f the training mdule wuld be used t impart disaster management skills where instructrs frm varius specializatins wuld train the participants n skills such rescue and evacuatin, relief distributin, first aid, basic survival skills etc. Refer t the Learning units sectin fr mre details. ATIs, SIRDs, District headquarters, NSS training institutins (TOTs), Training & Orientatin Centers, Universities, NIDM (TOTs), Rajiv Gandhi Institute f Yuth Develpment wuld hst the Cntact Prgrams. 9. DURATION Distance Educatin: 3 weeks Cntact Prgram: 4 days 3

4 10. TIMINGS Cntact Prgrams have t be cnducted twice in a year, immediately after the cmpletin f Distance Educatin mdule. The Cntact Prgram schedule wuld be infrmed t the participants at the beginning f the Distance Educatin mdule. 11. CONSTRAINTS Budgetary cnstraints Time cnstraints Availability f resurce persns fr cnducting Cntact Prgrams Infrastructural prblems 12. BENEFITS Enhanced knwledge and skills in disaster management Better management f vlunteer frce during the times f disasters Better crisis management Better management skills amng NSS Key Functinaries Enhanced scial perceptin n the rle f NSS Cnservatin f resurces due t better planning 13. LEARNING UNITS Distance Educatin mdule (3 weeks) 1. Hazards and their impacts 2. Disaster management: Principles and Practices 3. Disaster risk mitigatin measures fr imprtant disasters 4. D s and Dn ts f disaster management 5. Disaster management in India and elsewhere 6. Disaster management legislatin in India 7. Cmmunity based disaster management 7.1. Participatry Rural Appraisal (PRA) 7.2. Hazard, risk and vulnerability assessment 7.3. Cmmunity mbilizatin 7.4. Frmatin & training f disaster management teams 7.5. Sustaining the planning prcess 8. Schl safety preparedness 8.1. Creating schl safety advisry cmmittee 8.2. Preparatin f schl emergency preparedness and respnse plan 8.3. Linking schl safety with the district level preparedness mechanism 9. Mass awareness generatin n disaster management 9.1. Types f mass media available fr awareness generatin 9.2. Strategies fr mass awareness generatin 10. Principles and practices in search, rescue and evacuatin during emergencies Deplying NSS vlunteers fr search, rescue and evacuatin 4

5 10.2. d s and dn ts in search, rescue and evacuatin 11.Emergency health and hygiene management Organizing first aid facilities fr the field teams Organizatinal linkages fr facilitating vlunteer teams in delivering first aid 12. Trauma cunseling and psych-scial care 13. Management skills Basic survival skills Panic and rumr management including crwd cntrl Team-building skills Supervisin skills Public relatins Reprting skills Crdinatin and emergency cmmunicatin Cntact Prgram mdule (4 days) 1. Day I Basic presentatins n hazard vulnerability and mitigatin measures Feedback n the nline curse Training f trainer skills 2. Day II Cmmunity based disaster management plans Schl safety planning Mck exercises fr preparatin f schl and cmmunity safety plans 3. Day III Search, rescue and relief management Emergency health and hygiene management Trauma cunseling & psych-scial care 4. Day IV Emergency crdinatin and cmmunicatin Basic survival skills Team building skills Crwd/Panic management Emergency cmmunicatin Public relatins Reprting skills 14. LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION Lcal language r English, depending n the lcal preferences. 15. EXPECTED OUTCOMES By the end f the training, the participants wuld be able t Enlist essential traits required fr t be an effective trainer Identify suitable training methds fr delivering the training n disaster management Explain varius cncepts in disaster management 5

6 Enumerate the factrs fr vulnerability f India t majr disasters Identify institutinal mechanism fr disaster management in India Enlist mitigatin measures fr disaster risk reductin Identify essential cmpnents f disaster management planning including cmmunity based disaster preparedness and schl safety planning Identify varius stakehlders in disaster management and enlist their functins Demnstrate skills n team building, human and material resurce management, emergency cmmunicatin etc. 16. EVALUATION Bth internal evaluatin and external evaluatin is pssible. It is suggested that the trainees be evaluated fr their knwledge befre initiatin f the Cntact Prgrams t make sure that they imbibed the principles and practices f disaster management in India. 17. VALIDATION OF TRAINING Internal Validatin Tests/ Assessments designed t ascertain whether this training prgramme has achieved the utputs specified culd be used fr the internal validatin. Participants will be given prgramme assessment questinnaire fr each f the learning event and fr the entire prgramme. External Validatin The external validatin is dne by the rganizatin frm where the trainees have cme. Hwever, sme guidelines will have t be prvided t the institutin fr ding this external validatin. Tests/assessments designed t ascertain whether this training prgramme has achieved the bjectives specified will be used. 18. TRANSFER OF LEARNING Official rders frm NSS t facilitate the functins f NSS Prgram Officers and Key Functinaries as a trainer/facilitatr f NSS vlunteers in disaster management and t take active participatin in disaster management initiatives at varius levels. Financial and administrative prvisins fr facilitating regular training cycle t cntinue. 19. COST OF TRAINING Cst t be ascertained based n the number f fficers t be trained, availability f infrastructural facilities etc. 6