We are developing programs, activities, sustainable tools and resources to build the capability of councils in performing their emergency management role.
Local government emergency management handbook
We are working with the Municipal Emergency Management Enhancement Group to redevelop the Municipal emergency management orientation kit, first published in 2004.
The new document will be called Local government emergency management handbook – orientation, recruitment and professional development kit.
It will provide local government emergency practitioners with a resource that covers:
- orientation and induction for staff new to municipal emergency management
- model position descriptions for recruitment of key municipal emergency management roles
- professional development for staff with emergency management roles
This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Natural Disaster Resilience Grants Scheme which is administered in Victoria by the Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner.
Local government emergency management e-library
We have developed a secure online resource that will enable municipal emergency management practitioners to access and share tools and documents.
It will also provide a forum that enables practitioners to engage with colleagues in other councils to discuss emergency management topics and seek advice.
For more information email Claudia Laidlaw, project manager, at claidlaw@mav.asn.au
Future projects and activities
The Capability Building Project will focus on developing:
- training needs and programs
- templates for exercise plans
- best practice systems and tools
- resources guides and checklists
- tools for individuals including role statements
- a centralised repository for capability building resources
- dictionaries of standard terminology and classification of emergency management concepts
- collaboration networks to share and support innovation, change and consistency of operation