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Further Education and Training Certificate: Generic Management: Disaster Risk Management
Management practice in the context of disaster risk and organisational preparedness.
The programme
Programme overview
Expanded indicative outline. The subject areas are described below; proposed activities and final delivery requirements are confirmed with Ratomac before booking.
Management practice in the context of disaster risk and organisational preparedness.
The programme brings together management foundations, risk context, operational coordination and performance review. The expanded outline below shows how these areas can be explored through explanation, discussion and the preparation of relevant work products.
A proposed workshop runs through the programme: A team leader must coordinate people and information during a fictional organisational disruption. Participants would examine the situation in stages, use the information provided and explain the basis of their decisions. The workshop is fictional and can be adapted when the final training plan is agreed.
64870 is a recorded learning programme under qualification 57712. Confirm the current intake and programme requirements with Ratomac.
Who should attend
Is this programme for you?
This outline is relevant to the following roles. Suitability and any formal entry requirements should be checked for the selected programme.
- Supervisors, junior managers and disaster-risk programme participants.
- Individuals preparing to take on responsibilities in this area.
- Teams seeking a shared approach to the work described in the programme.
Purpose of the learning
Intended learning outcomes
- Prepare a management briefing with clear priorities.
- Map the disruption’s implications for people and planned work.
- Develop an operational coordination and communication plan.
- Review the response and identify management improvements.
- Combine the module outputs into a reasoned response to the programme’s workplace scenario.
5 learning blocks
Detailed programme outline
01Management foundations
This part of the programme examines management foundations, with attention to communication, decisions and team effectiveness. The practical task connects the subject to the programme’s workplace scenario and gives participants a specific output to discuss.
Topics to explore
- Communication.
- Decisions.
- Team effectiveness.
- Applied work: prepare a management briefing with clear priorities.
Illustrative practical exercise
Prepare a management briefing with clear priorities. Explain the information used, identify any assumptions and take part in a review of the proposed approach.
02Risk context
This part of the programme examines risk context, with attention to understanding disaster-related management needs. The practical task connects the subject to the programme’s workplace scenario and gives participants a specific output to discuss.
Topics to explore
- Understanding disaster-related management needs.
- Identifying which work priorities change when an organisation is disrupted.
- Communicating responsibilities and escalating matters beyond the team leader’s authority.
- Applied work: map the disruption’s implications for people and planned work.
Illustrative practical exercise
Map the disruption’s implications for people and planned work. Explain the information used, identify any assumptions and take part in a review of the proposed approach.
03Operational coordination
This part of the programme examines operational coordination, with attention to planning activities and managing people. The practical task connects the subject to the programme’s workplace scenario and gives participants a specific output to discuss.
Topics to explore
- Planning activities.
- Managing people.
- Applied work: develop an operational coordination and communication plan.
Illustrative practical exercise
Develop an operational coordination and communication plan. Explain the information used, identify any assumptions and take part in a review of the proposed approach.
04Performance review
This part of the programme examines performance review, with attention to monitoring results and improving working practices. The practical task connects the subject to the programme’s workplace scenario and gives participants a specific output to discuss.
Topics to explore
- Monitoring results.
- Improving working practices.
- Applied work: review the response and identify management improvements.
Illustrative practical exercise
Review the response and identify management improvements. Explain the information used, identify any assumptions and take part in a review of the proposed approach.
05Integrated workplace workshop
A team leader must coordinate people and information during a fictional organisational disruption. The final workshop connects the earlier work rather than treating each topic as an isolated activity.
Topics to explore
- Bring together the outputs from the earlier modules into one coherent response to the scenario.
- Check that the recommendation addresses the original problem and is supported by the information available.
- Identify responsibilities, dependencies and matters that require specialist input or further evidence.
- Present the proposed response and revise it after questions from the facilitator and other participants.
Illustrative practical exercise
Prepare a concise presentation for the fictional organisation. Include the proposed response, the evidence supporting it and the decisions still required. Finish with a reflection on which aspects could be relevant to your own work.
From discussion to application
How the programme could be delivered
The proposed learning approach combines facilitator-led explanation, discussion of the subject areas and guided work on the fictional scenario. Each module produces a practical output that can be reviewed and improved.
Participants can work individually or in small groups to compare interpretations, explain their decisions and identify missing information. Feedback focuses on the connection between the task, the evidence used and the proposed response.
The final workshop brings the module outputs together. Ratomac will confirm the delivery format, learning resources, entry requirements and any formal assessment or certification arrangements for the selected programme.
Discuss your requirements
Dates, duration & arrangements
Contact Ratomac to agree the final programme, duration and delivery format. Include your preferred timing, location and whether the enquiry is for yourself or a team.
Discuss this programme ↗Qualification content summarised from SAQA. Delivery and enrolment arrangements are confirmed by Ratomac. The expanded learning activities and workplace scenario are original proposals for discussion with Ratomac.