Awareness and training

Training for Disaster Management Stakeholders

Disaster management training is one of the activities undertaken to maintain or enhance the Queensland disaster management arrangements.  Section 16A(c) of the Disaster Management Act 2003, provides the legislative requirement for those involved in disaster operations to be appropriately trained. Disaster management training is also identified in the key outcomes of the capability integration component of the Standard for Disaster Management in Queensland, under the Emergency Management Assurance Framework.

To support these requirements and outcomes, training for Queensland disaster management stakeholders is undertaken in accordance with the Queensland Disaster Management Training Framework.  The Framework outlines the learning pathways, incorporating core training courses and inductions relevant to the key disaster management stakeholders to support the effective performance of their role.

The main principle of the Framework is to provide a standard foundation level of knowledge and understanding for disaster management stakeholders.  This core level of training applied consistently across all agencies enables and supports interoperability.

Queensland Disaster Management Training Framework (PDF, 121.7 KB)

Disaster Management Training Handbook (PDF, 6.6 MB)

Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements Participant Guide (PDF, 2.3 MB)

For further information on disaster management training, please contact Emergency Management Training at DMTraining.Feedback@qfes.qld.gov.au.

Exercise Support Network

An Exercise Support Network has been developed to provide disaster management stakeholders with the support and guidance to share, plan, implement and evaluate their program of exercises.
To access the Exercise Support Network, you must be a current Queensland disaster management stakeholder from local government, State government, the Australian Government or a non-government organisation.

To receive access to the Exercise Support Network site, please complete the web form outlining your details including your disaster management role or function within Queensland.