Mechanism Introduction Course for EU Delegations and ECHO Field Offices staff

A few hours
Novice

Course details

This course focuses on strategic issues and the primary audience for this online learning is:

Target audience

- EU Delegation staff, in particular consular correspondents and civil protection focal points; 
- DG ECHO Field Offices, Logistics and Security Coordinators, Rapid Response Coordinators and Regional Information Officers; and
- Member and Participating States Embassies.

Learning objectives

This online course aims to provide participants with the necessary knowledge about the following topics:

1 Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM);
2 Disaster management principles;
3 Legal framework for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid; and
4 Role of EU Delegations and ECHO field offices in supporting and working with certain operational aspects of the UCPM.
After the course, you will understand the specificities of the UCPM prevention, preparedness and response to disasters in an international context and the roles expected from the EU Delegations and ECHO Field Offices staff.
This course is available only in English, French and Spanish. Please choose one of these languages!

Offered by

This content is offered by the European Commission. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

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Schedule

  1. Introduction
  2. 1. Lesson
  3. 2. Lesson
  4. 3. Lesson
  5. 4. Lesson
  6. 5. Lesson
  7. Final Test