EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES (ESS) TRAINING PROGRAM

The ESS Training Program offers a variety of courses to ESS volunteers and others. Courses are summarized below with more detailed information available in the ESS Training Brochure including course descriptions, registration process; and whether a course fee applies.

For a course near you, please refer to the ESS Training Schedule for training sponsored by the Provincial Emergency Program for the period of September 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

If you would like to participate in ESS training that is being held in a neighboring community, please consult with your local ESSD, as they should be able to provide you with more information through their contact with the host community through the Regional Manager at the PEP regional office, or thorugh the ESS Training Specialist at EMBC/PEP bob.kennedy@gov.bc.ca.

ESS courses offered by the Justice Institute

• Introduction to Emergency Social Services:
  
  • Distance training package
    
  • On-line Introduction to ESS

• Reception Centre Course
• Registration and Referrals
• Documentation Unit
• Managing Walk-In Disaster Volunteers
• Group Lodging Course
• ESS Resource Acquisition: Food, Clothing & Lodging
• ESS Site Management
• ESS Directors Course

Other ESS supplements to training:

• ESS in a BCERMS Environment
• Referrals Unit On-Line
• Level One ESS - Online
• Level One ESS Supervisors Guidelines

In addition to the ESS Training Program described above, ESS volunteers and staff may be able to access other courses offered through the Emergency Management Division (EMD).

The EMD also offers an Emergency Management Certificate Program which was developed to train emergency professionals. It provides the learner with the up-to-date technical and theoretical training required to fulfill the increasing demands of emergency management.

LINK: www.jibc.ca/emergency/programs/EM_Certificate/

For more specific information about any of the above noted courses or the Justice Institute Emergency Management Division please visit the link below.

LINK: www.jibc.ca/emergency/index.htm

Page Updated: 2010 July 22