Press Stop – TorqAid

The 2023 online, accredited, Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) program is running from the 24 July through to the end of November. It consists of ten topics as outlined below.

o TC01: Key Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Diagrams & Issues

o TC02: Humanitarian Attributes & Competencies

o TC03: Humanitarian Standards & Codes of Conduct

o TC04: Natural Disaster Trends & Case Studies

o TC05: The Ten Seed Technique (TST) Ranking Tool

o TC06: Risk Management (ISO 31000)

o TC07: Complex Emergencies/Crises & Case Studies

0 TC08: Covid-19

o TC 09: DRM & the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

o TC10: DRM & Climate Change

There are three stages to this online PDRM:
0 Stage 1: Teaching of Topics 1-6, 24 July to 1 September

o Stage 2: Teaching of Topics 7-10, 2 -27 October

o Stage 3: Mentoring. Completion & Marking of Assignments

The link to the online PDRM brochure is given below.

Download

The 2023 PDRM Registration Form can be downloaded below. It includes details of the costs of the topics and assignments (if the latter are being taken), together with discounts for particular stakeholders.

Download

The link to the 2023 assignment questions can be accessed below. This also gives details of Murdoch University staff who handle Advanced Standing details.

Download

The TorqAid Toolkit is a really useful, practical and easy-to-use resource for the development or humanitarian practitioner, tertiary/secondary student, or other interest individual. It consists of two sections:

The TorqAid 2023 Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) training program. This covers ten topics and can be taught in either face-to-face workshop, or as an online format.
Some key TorqAid Resources. These include a Global Humanitarian & Development Agency Direcory, a Global Humanitarian & Development Bibliography, and a key article on the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Framework.

The link to the Toolkit (updated for July-September 2023) is given below:

Download

The Global Humanitarian & Development Agency Directory can be accessed either directly from the TorqAid Toolkit or from the link below :

Download

The Global Humanitarian & Development Bibliography similarly can be accessed either directly from the TorqAid Toolkit or from the link below:

Download

The DRM Framework article can also be accessed directly from the link below:

Download

Much of this material covered in the Agency Directory and Bibliography is utilised in the 2023 PDRM training program – for details see:

Download

Details of the online accredited PDRM program running from the 24 July through to the end of November 2023 can also be found here:

Download