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Courses and workshops

Community resilience training 

Free learning resources for community volunteers to help you and your community become better prepared for emergencies.

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Communities Prepared free online courses

For access free online training, online workshops, handbooks and guidance visit their website at www.communitiesprepared.org.uk and register with the Communities Prepared Hub.

​New courses - sign up for free training sessions​​​​ this Winter

Storms Training

Wednesday 25 February 2025, 6.00pm

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Wednesday 19 March 2025, 6.00pm

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Join our new Storms Training, a comprehensive course combining beginner and intermediate content to suit all levels. This session equips UK individuals and communities with essential knowledge and practical skills to face increasingly frequent and intense storms.

 

​​Flood Volunteer Training Sessions

Wednesday 26 March 2025, 6.00 PM

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The Flood Volunteer Session is designed to teach you how to prepare and take actions before, during and after a flood. As we all know, recent storms have brought flooding to thousands of homes, leaving many families vulnerable across the UK. It's crucial to prepare communities against this threat.

In this online session  learn preparation strategies and actions during a flood. Don't assume it won't happen to you and be prepared beforehand.

The Flood Volunteer session aims to give participants an;

  1. Introduction to the hazard flooding may pose

  2. Understand who the key resilience partners within flooding are

  3. Understand what actions you as a community volunteer may want to consider and plan to carry out.

Introduction to Resilience

Wednesday 5 March 2025, 6.00pm

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The Communities Prepared team is excited to launch their new session, "Introduction to Resilience."

This session will address key questions about resilience in the context of floods and emergencies, exploring its importance and how to cultivate it. Attendees will also see case studies showcasing community resilience, offering best practices and insights. This session is perfect for those new to the topic, emphasising that a resilient community not only mitigates risks but also focuses on the well-being and sustainability of its members.

Community Emergency Planning (two part workshop)

Part 1 Wednesday 26 February 2025, 5.15pm

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Part 1 Thursday 27 March 2025, 5.15pm

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Part 2 Thursday 13 March 2025, 5.15pm

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Part 2 Wednesday 9 April 2025, 5.15pm

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The Community Emergency Planning two part workshops aim to empower community volunteers, especially those with limited experience, in creating effective Community Emergency Plans.

These sessions cover essential elements and diverse plan formats, facilitating discussions on real-life scenarios. The desired outcomes include participants recognising the ongoing importance of plan development, understanding key considerations, and gaining clarity on the steps involved in creating and maintaining their community emergency plans.

Seasons Prepared

Thursday 10 April 2025 6.00pm

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Being prepared is about thinking ahead and Communities Prepared want to encourage everyone to think this way, as this is how we will grow community resilience. Right now you might not feel it’s necessary to think about warmer sunnier weather, but soon enough our seasons will change and we could be faced with heatwaves, droughts and wildfires.   

This session is for anyone who wants to get ahead and be prepared for the environmental challenges ahead. Perhaps you have experienced challenges in the spring and summer months before and want to be better prepared this time round.  Or maybe you are new to communities prepared and want to find out what’s coming up? Maybe you want a seasonal refresher?

Met Office Online Community Resilience Training

The Met Office Civil Contingency Advisor team is running a series of online courses for community resilience and voluntary sector partners.

The online sessions last for no more than 90 minutes and run in the late afternoon on weekdays. 

 

Here is the prospectus for January to June 2025.

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Enquiries to the Kent Resilience Team hosted at: 

Kent Fire and Rescue Service HQ

Straw Mill Hill

Tovil, Maidstone ME15 6XB

Email: KRF@kent.fire-uk.org

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