Emergency Response and Risk Management for Youth

Emergency Response and Risk Management for Youth

Programme objectives

• Recruitment pathway/workforce sustainability: developing a pathway into career and volunteer emergency and rescue work.

• Work ready: pre-trades training for senior secondary students

• Community resilience: safety and risk awareness for senior secondary students.

• Identify learning needs: preparing for the next generation emergency and rescue workers.

Working with Careers Advisors: managing successful transitions

Students need to be supported in developing the capability to self-manage their life and learning to enable them to successfully transition from school to further learning and work.

-(Career Education benchmark self review

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What they said…

“Everything was awesome.”

“I enjoyed learning heaps of new skills.”

“Real fun while you learn.”

“The physical demands were good.”

“It makes me think girls can do it.”

“I wouldn’t usually do something like this. It’s good to do it and I’ve made good friends over the week.”

 “It’s been exciting.”

“Awesome.”

“It was good to learn and do.”

Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management L2

Unit Standard

Title Level Credit

16798 Take preventative measures against emergencies in the workplace

2 3

3271 Suppress fire using hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels 2 116797 Identify, prepare for, and take action in a workplace 2 3

497 Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements

1 3

16800 Take action to control small emergency situations in a workplace 3 43270 Establish and deliver water supplies for fire fighting

(Not currently on this LCP) This will allow the meeting of the Objectives set out in the discussion document

2 3

17593

Apply safe practices in the workplace 2 4

   TOTAL   21 

A few facts and stats

I am confident I have the skills and knowledge to help others in an emergency situation

I feel able to participate effectively in a group

I am interested in joining an emergency response organisation sometime in the future.

I am confident about using a fire extinguisher and other basic emergency equipment

I feel confident about taking the lead in an unfamiliar situation.

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

63

83

61

70

64

87

96

76

87

83

Newlands and HeretaungaStudents

post-evaluation pre-evaluation

Success factors

• Students exhibit safe behaviours and make safe choices

• Students achieve unit standards

Success factors

• Positive feedback from students parents

• TEC, NZQA and Ministry of Education requirements met

Success factors

Success factors

• Students volunteer for fire and rescue emergency management

• Employers recognise value of programme

Success factors

Learn new skills and open opportunities

Work in police or fire service

Progression and direction

Potential partnershttp://upperhuttleader.realviewdigital.com/?startpage=1&iid=82381

http://thewellingtonian.realviewdigital.com/?startpage=14&iid=82435