The CorePass® International Disaster Management I certification delivers a foundation level assessment of candidates’ understanding of the essential principles, terminology, and frameworks vital for effective disaster management in a global context. Candidates holding this certification demonstrate readiness to engage in international disaster response, planning, and coordination with clear grasp of foundational concepts, major frameworks, and key operational strategies.

With its emphasis on recognised standards and best practices, this certification validates the candidate’s ability to contribute meaningfully across all phases of disaster management—mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery—while recognising the complexity of cross-sector and multinational operations.

Syllabus Highlights

• Define disaster, hazard, risk, vulnerability, and resilience in global emergency contexts
• Explain the four phases of disaster management: mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
• Describe historical roots of emergency management and civil defense systems
• Summarize major global disaster risk reduction (DRR) frameworks: Yokohama, Hyogo, Sendai
• Identify types of hazards: natural, technological, intentional, and outline profiling methods
• Construct basic risk statements and build jurisdictional risk profiles
• Distinguish factors of likelihood, consequence, and vulnerability in risk analysis
• Compare structural and nonstructural mitigation approaches
• Describe the structure of Emergency Operations Plans (EOP): basic plan, annexes, appendices
• Differentiate between drills, tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises
• Identify key response functions and understand ICS/Cluster coordination frameworks
• Summarize short- and long-term recovery goals and components
• Recognize the roles of government, NGOs, UN agencies, and international financial institutions (IFIs) in disaster management
• Discuss special issues: interagency coordination, media involvement, corruption, and climate impacts

Target Candidates

• Emergency management professionals working internationally
• Humanitarian and disaster response personnel
• Public safety officials engaging in cross-border or multi-agency operations
• Policy makers and planners developing global disaster management strategies
• Candidates seeking recognised validation of foundational disaster management expertise

Set the standard for international preparedness with CorePass® International Disaster Management I—establishing your credentials in global resilience and response.