CADEM is excited to announce the launch of a new workshop in partnership with University of Alberta Augustana Campus: Comprehensive Emergency Management Program Development. Register now.
Crisis Communications, Incident Command System (ICS) training and the Crisis Management Essentials Certificate are available for open enrolment. Gain the leadership skills you need to address the needs of a complex organization before, during and after a crisis.
Through education, knowledge transfer and outreach, CADEM continues to work closely with key Emergency Management stakeholders to grow the Centre and its mandate. CADEM's Advisory Council ensures all programming adheres to relevant regulations, standards, and protocols, and reflects the needs of industry, government, and professional bodies to improve individual, organizational, and community resilience. CADEM uses the Incident Command System of training to ensure our course material is relevant, up-to-date, and highly effective.
Active Courses
ICS Canada Training
Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 6
Fees: $120
This course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training.
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 14
Fees: $375
Upon successful completion of this course you will have the skills needed to manage single resources and establish command using the Incident Command System model.
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 21
Fees: $495
This course builds on previous incident command knowledge and defines the unique qualities of ICS as an event or incident management system in an expanding situation.
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NAIT ICS Training
Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 14
Fees: $475
In this interactive two-day course, participants will learn about the roles, responsibilities, and organization of an Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC).
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 14
Fees: $475
The Incident Commander and the Command Staff are essential roles in emergency management.
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Delivery Options: Day, Online
Hours: 7
Fees: $285
Under the Incident Command System (ICS) model, the Operations Section directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations.
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 7
Fees: $265
Under the Incident Command System (ICS) model the Planning Section is responsible for the collection and display of incident information including the status of all resources and overall status of...
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Crisis Management Essentials Certificate
Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 7
Fees: $285
From a crisis leadership perspective, the most important aspect of the crisis and response is not about the crisis at all. It is about you, the crisis leader.
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 7
Fees: $285
Leading a complex organization, especially during times of crisis or extraordinary events, can be a daunting task.
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 7
Fees: $285
The ability to influence people is an essential skill for any effective leader.
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Delivery Options: Online, Day
Hours: 14
Fees: $570
Completing complex high-risk projects can be laborious, especially in emergencies and crises.
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Certificates
- We have recently launched our Crisis Communications certificate.
- Complete six core courses and be ready with a communications plan when disaster strikes.
Emergency Management Planning
Workshops
AHIMT Academy
In Spring 2022, the All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) Academy will bring together Emergency Management professionals from across Canada representing the public and private sectors to engage in a week-long training event.
Learn more about AHIMT Academy
Training exercises provide an opportunity to test plans and processes in a learning-focused environment. Leveraging CADEM’s Emergency Coordination Centre Simulation Lab and faculty expertise, CADEM is uniquely positioned to design, facilitate, and evaluate training exercises to ensure client compliance with professional body requirements and provincial and federal regulations. CADEM supports the spectrum of discussion-based and operation-based exercises using full simulation in our Lab, in classroom settings on Campus, and through custom exercise delivery at the client’s site. CADEM follows the industry-leading Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) for the development, facilitation, and evaluation of its exercises. All exercises include a full debrief with participants.
Tabletop Exercises (TTX)
A TTX is typically held in an informal setting intended to generate discussion of various issues regarding a hypothetical, simulated emergency. TTXs can be used to enhance general awareness, validate plans and procedures, rehearse concepts, and/or assess the types of systems needed to guide the prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to, and recovery from a defined incident. Generally, TTXs are aimed at facilitating conceptual understanding, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, and/or achieving changes in attitudes.
Games
A game is a simulation of operations that often involves two or more teams, usually in a competitive environment, using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or hypothetic situation. Games explore the consequences of player decisions and actions and are therefore excellent tools to use when validating or reinforcing plans and procedures or evaluating resource requirements.
Functional Exercises
Functional exercises are designed to validate and evaluate capabilities, multiple functions and/or sub-functions, or interdependent groups of functions. Functional exercises are typically focused on exercising plans, policies, procedures, and staff members involved in management, direction, command, and control functions. In functional exercises, events are projected through an exercise scenario with event updates that drive activity at the management level. A functional exercise is conducted in a realistic, real-time environment; however, movement of personnel and equipment is usually simulated.
Meeting Regulatory Requirements
CADEM’s team works directly with clients to ensure that all of our exercises are designed to meet regulatory requirements applicable to each client’s unique situation. CADEM will also provide a lessons-identified report delivered to the client upon request.
To arrange a consultation, please contact CADEM@nait.ca.
CADEM specializes in advancing the disaster and emergency management profession through collaboration, networking, and training. In addition to our education, training, and exercise offerings, we are proud to host annual events and conferences to bring together the emergency management community and promote best-practices and continuous learning.
CADEM has created a Facility Re-entry Guide that is available for download. The guide is designed to assist organizations with restarting their operations amid the COVID-19 challenge.
Download Facility Re-Entry Guide (pdf)
Emergency Management Stakeholder Summit
NAIT’s Centre for Applied Disaster and Emergency Management (CADEM) hosted the 2021 Emergency Management Stakeholder Summit virtually. It was held on March 23 and 24, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
This year's conference was a great success. This vital and popular networking opportunity provided emergency management partners with a platform to build and strengthen relationships and keep up to date with the latest trends in emergency and disaster management.
2020 EMSS Information
EPIC podcast provided an amazing review of the 2020 conference. Listen to the podcast:
Additionally, several speakers from the 2020 Emergency Management Stakeholder Summit (EMSS) have provided their presentations for download.
Download EMSS Speaker Presentations (zip)
Covid-19 Evacuation Guidebook
CADEM has written a guidebook for evacuation planning during a pandemic. The document is written to help organizations manage emergency social services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn more