Global ETC Training and Simulations for Humanitarian Responders
The ETC works on building the capacity of humanitarian responders through trainings and simulations. ETC training and exercises target different skill sets and are scheduled regularly to meet the capacity building needs on the ground and keep pace with evolving technologies. Simulations put participants through intensive field conditions over the course of several days and reinforce skills covered in other ETC training courses, putting them into practice in a true-to-life emergency simulation.
The ETC currently supports the following global training and exercises:
- ETC Coordination Course: The ETC Coordination Course is designed to equip humanitarian responders with the knowledge and tools to coordinate or support the coordination of inter-agency ICT emergency response operations.
- Let's Net: Let's Net provides humanitarian ICT staff with the skills to deploy, manage and support the ETC Internet connectivity and telephony services during emergency operations.
- Let's Comm: Â Let's Comm training provides humanitarian ICT staff with skills to deploy radio-based security communications systems.
- Services for Affected Populations: This training equips humanitarian responders with the tools and an awareness of the technologies for delivering and sustaining ETC services for the affected population in an emergency context. (Name pending)
- Preparedness: This is designed to equip humanitarian actors with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and tools to enable them to undertake ETC preparedness activities in-country. (Name pending)
- gear.UP: This is a large-scale inter-agency simulation which is designed to further advance the emergency response capabilities of the ETC, where participants work in teams to deploy the ETC services under challenging conditions and timeframes. The exercise is held jointly with the Logistics Cluster to strengthen the cooperation between the Clusters and to foster joint approaches in inter-Cluster coordination and access to funding mechanisms.