Training
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Chris Piper is our Principal Trainer, although we also draw down on the expertise of our Global Humanitarian Practitioner (GHP) network. Chris is a qualified teacher and adult educator, as well as university lecturer. Our training centres around two main programs, namely the Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) program, as well a Participatory Project Management (PPM) program. Since 2002, over 115 PDRM and PPM workshops have been facilitated across Australia and overseas, with online training having also been offered annually since 2016. Our latest online 2025 accredited PDRM is being offered from the 28 July through to the 14 November 2025.
HUMANITARIAN TRAINING 2025
Our 2025 humanitarian training program consists of accredited Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) workshops and online teaching. This consists of ten topics. Our latest 2025 online program is running from the 28 July through to the 14 November, with Zoom teaching sessions held over a ten week period (check brochure for dates) at 8pm on a Thursday evening Melbourne time. The online PDRM brochure and assessment details are given below.
PDRM Workshop & Online Topics
The ten topics covered in the 2025 PDRM workshop and online course are:
- TC01: Key Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Diagrams & Issues
- TC02: Global Natural Disaster Trends & Case Studies
- TC03: DRM & Climate Change
- TC04: Humanitarian Attributes & Competencies
- TC05: Humanitarian Standards & Codes of Conduct
- TC06: The Ten Seed Technique (TST) Ranking Tool
- TC07: Risk Management
- TC08: Complex Emergencies & Asian Case Study
- TC09: Complex Emergencies & Middle Eastern Case Study. Also the 2020-2023 COVID-19 Pandemic
- TC10: DRM & the Sustainable Development Goals
Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) Workshops
Since 2002, over 40 Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) workshops have been facilitated across Australia, and overseas. The latter locations have included Vanuatu, PNG, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the UK, Madagascar and South Africa. TorqAid can be contracted by clients to implement and facilitate customised PDRM workshops across Australia and overseas. Contact Chris Piper at chris@torqaid.com for more details.
Participatory Project Management (PPM) Workshops
Since 2002, 70 Participatory Project Management (PPM) workshops have been facilitated across Australia and overseas. The work in Australia has included interaction with Development Practitioners working with Aboriginal Communities across remote Australia. The overseas locations have included Fiji, PNG, Indonesia, Singapore, Afghanistan and Albania.