Practical disaster response: how to develop table top simulation exercises (TTX)

This course is aimed at providing guidance for developing table top simulation exercises which will help to test if NETPs and other national strategies for disaster preparedness and response are ready to be used when disasters strike.

Topics

SDG
SDG11: Sustainable cities and communities
SDG17: Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17: Capacity-building
Subject
simulation exercises for practical disaster response
Keywords
disaster management
disaster risk reduction
simulations

This course is based on the 'Emergency Telecommunications Table-Top Simulation Guide' developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) which is available on the ITU website and referenced throughout the course. Emergency Telecommunications simulation exercises are coordinated at a national level between different stakeholders, you can find examples of past events here.

It will take approximately 2 hours to complete all five modules.

Target Audience

Target audience: This e-learning course has been developed to assist Member states and stakeholders working on disaster management and disaster risk reduction at a national level to plan, design, and conduct table-top simulation exercises. 

Learning Objectives

The objective of this e-learning course is to increase the understanding of table-top simulation exercises that test ICT capacity and capability in a scenario to uncover best practices and fix gaps so participants are able to respond better to a real disaster event.

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