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Sunday, August 10th 2008

17:38

DERT Training Programme Concludes



The District Emergency Response Team (DERT) training programme for District Emergency Organisations (DEO) officially ended yesterday at the Princess Margaret Secondary school, St. Philip. The pilot programme was designed to provide DEO members with the basics skills that they will need to respond to their community's immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster when the emergency services are not immediately available.

The programme concluded with a simulation and assessment exercise yesterday, during the exercise facilitators were able to assess the effectiveness of the course. The participants operated under simulated emergency conditions and were evaluated on all six modules of the training programme. The District Emergency Response Team training course is expected to be extended to the other DEOs.
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