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Institute for Social Sustainability

Short Courses for Professionals and Students

We run professional development courses, intensive workshops and specialist short courses from time to time.


Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Short Course

28 June- 1 July Murdoch University South Street campus

This short course for practitioners involved in Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency Response, or Recovery aims to:
1. develop practical skills around the Disaster Risk Management Cycle
2. Provide knowledge of broader DRM issues and best practice scenarios

It is a 'hands on' workshop facilitated by Mr Chis Piper, Director of TorqAid (www.torqaid.com)

Who can participate?

Anyone who has a tertiary qualification can attend the short course.
Students enrolled at any university can enroll in this Murdoch University Winter Term unit (which incorporates the short course) within their undergraduate or postgraduate study program.

Fees

Short Course fee: AUS $1,440 for participant not seeking academic credit (no assessment)
Short Course fee: AUS $1,660 for participants completing assessment tasks for advanced standing at Australian Universities.

Students currently enrolled at a university may enroll in STP333 (undergraduate) or STP633 (postgraduate) and pay through normal university enrollment. (Cross-intitutional enrollment from your University if you are not at Murdoch University.)

Download a brochure from here


Resilient Regions STP311/611
- was held in Denmark in February and December, 2010
It will be back in 2011

Case studies from Sustainability for Professionals 2007 can be seen here

Sustainability for Professionals will not be offered by Murdoch University. There is a cross-institutional offering from Curtin University.