Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Last updated 6 July 2023
Last updated 6 July 2023

The Emergency Management Fund supports volunteers in civil defence emergency management to get the training and accreditation they need to perform emergency management operations.

The Emergency Management Fund focuses on training volunteers. We prioritise funding for targeted, skills-based programmes that lead to credits and unit standards, short awards and micro-credentials.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been selected as the emergency management coordination body for the civil defence emergency management sectors. It also advises us on volunteer training needs and funding.

We fund NEMA to provide emergency management training to learners who are enrolled in quality-assured training courses or activities that NEMA nominates.