CPD9: Disaster Management for Business Professionals

Event Date: 23/03/2026 - 27/03/2026

Time: 09:00-17:00

Description: Enhance your expertise in crisis and disaster management with this 5-day CPD course designed for professionals in the private sector. Gain in-depth knowledge of the concepts, theories, and practices essential for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from crises. With a special focus on the role of international disaster management, this course equips participants with the tools to strengthen business resilience through both theoretical insights and practical applications.

During this 5 day CPD course, students will gain a detailed appreciation of the concepts, theories, challenges and practices of the private sector when preparing for, responding to and recovering from crises and disasters. The course has a particular focus on how international disaster management contributes to business resilience in both theory and practice.

Audience:

• Middle to Senior management with training/ training development or security and risk management responsibilities.

• Disaster Manager Professionals.

• Travel & Tourism Employees

• Hospitality Staff

• Resettlement Officers – 2nd career development

• Education Sector

• Local business forums.

Benefits of Attending:

• Understand the business of disasters.

• Learn how to provide strategic leadership to ensure business resilience and continuity.

• Consider how international disaster management impacts businesses.

• Understand how small and medium enterprises are affected differently to larger corporations by crisis and disasters.

• Learn how training development can enable resilience.

https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/continuing-professional-development-training/management-cpd

https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/disaster-management-centre

For further information on this event please contact lgreen@bournemouth.ac.uk

How to get to BU:

Lansdowne campus is located in the city centre and is easily accessed via bus and train links. For more travel information please see this link. There is no parking on site, however if public transport isn't possible for you there are a number of local pay and display car parks at Cotlands Road and Madeira Road.

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