Crisis Management

In the age of digital communications, information, true or false, travels at high speed. Since reputations are fragile, in the event of a crisis, organizations must react and make appropriate decisions very quickly.

Viable organizations need to be ready for emergencies because they are a fact of doing business. The worst plan is not to have any kind of plan at all, and the best plans are tested and adjusted so that they work over time.

Viable organizations need to be ready for emergencies because they are a fact of doing business. The worst plan is not to have any kind of plan at all, and the best plans are tested and adjusted so that they work over time. Fortunately, you do not need separate plans for fire, weather disasters, an...

Offered by NAIT's Centre for Applied Disaster and Emergency Management (CADEM), our Crisis Management Essentials Certificate provides you with the leadership skills needed before, during and after a crisis to effectively address the needs of a complex organization.

An effective foundation for concepts and skills employed in crisis or disaster situations is explored. Students learn about group behaviour, psychological response to crisis, crisis communication, as well as gain a solid grounding in understanding and managing critical incident stress reactions.