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Learning Outcomes (LO)
At the conclusion of this unit, students will have sufficient skills to enable them to:
1. Explain the value of exercises to improve the four phases of comprehensive emergency management.
2. Learn about exercise types - benefits and limitations
3. Identify the major reasons to conduct exercises.
4. Explain the importance of designing a comprehensive and progressive exercise programme to meet the needs of an organisation or community
5. Identify the basic components of a comprehensive exercise programme
6. Identify the five major accomplishments in designing and implementing an exercise.
7. Describe the organisation of an exercise design team.
8. List and explain the eight exercise design steps.
9. Describe the purposes and characteristics of a tabletop exercise.
10. Describe the steps in facilitating a tabletop exercise.
11. Describe the purpose and characteristics of a command post exercise
12. Explain how designing a command post exercise differs from designing a tabletop exercise.
13. Describe the physical requirements and participant roles in a command post exercise.
14. Describe the purpose and characteristics of a full-scale exercise.
15. Explain how designing a full-scale exercise differs from designing a command post exercise.
16. Identify planning considerations for site selection and scene management for a full-scale exercise.
17. Be able to demonstrate effective management and control of exercises
18. Describe the systematic approach to exercise evaluation.
19. Identify and explain the tasks in the exercise evaluation process.
20. Define the purpose of exercise enhancements.
21. Design a small command post exercise using the eight-step design process.
22. Compile a written report of the exercise evaluation and debrief
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