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1. e-Newsletter Vol 3
THE ROLE OF TRAINING IN DISASTER RISK
MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESSES
Did you know? 3
Trainers’ corner 4
Company’s corner 5
Project News / News in brief 7
Upcoming activities 7
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2. Literature review of training materials and
programs from other countries.
Training needs assessment in three provinces
Organized three Training of Trainer (TOT)
courses for 62 participants, of which 20 key
trainers were selected.
Organized 16 training courses for 474 train-
ees from 340 enterprises/companies.
Developed training materials for trainers
and businesses
Published seven DRM handbooks and
publications.
2011-2012
Refresh training for 20 selected key trainers.
Organized 18 training courses for 527
trainees from 374 enterprises/ companies.
Compiled and developed four publications
on DRM.
2012-2013
Training needs assessment in 5 provinces.
Conducted surveys, assessed the possibility
of integrating DRM into training programs
of universities, colleges, and training
institutions.
Organized 32 training courses for 1,008
participants from 672 enterprises.
Organized a Train-the-Trainer course for 30
participants
Organized 20 integrated training courses
for 170 enterprises/ companies.Compiled and developed 2 publications on
DRM.
Organized two training courses for 80 train-
ees from 60 enterprises in Dung Quat
Economic Zone and Hiep Phuoc Industrial
Park.
2013-2014
Organized 54 training courses for 1647
participants from 1013 enterprises.
Organized a Train of Trainer (TOT) course for
22 participants.
Organized 30 integrated training courses
for 456 participants from 227 enterprises.
Organized three training courses for 120
participants in Dung Quat Economic Zone
and Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park.
2014-2015
Organized 6 forums for 731 students.
Organized two training courses for 120
participants from 80 enterprises in Nam Cam
and Dien Nam – Dien Ngoc Industrial Park.
Compiled and published 2 publications.
On 27/10/16, DRM Trainer’s Club was
established with 23 participants.
2015-2016
Training needs assessment in four provinces
in Northern Vietnam.
Developed online courses for trainers and
for business.
Strengthening Capacity on Disaster Preparedness and Response for Vietnamese businesses
“Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience in Vietnam” is the
first project in Vietnam engaging the business community.
In order to achieve initial results, the project has spent 5 years of implementating many training activities, which has
brought positive results to the business community nationwide.
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3. 2.807 lượt xem
The Number of enterprises trained by the project on DRM:
Objectives of the training course: Participants learn basic knowledge and skills to plan
for a response to disaster and climate change; develop a number of planning tem-
plates for trained enterprises as a basis for further development and improvement
after the training.
To date, the project has organized 129 courses for 3,780 participants from 2,630
enterprises/ companies in the northern, central, and southern provinces. Each
training course lasted for 2 days with the following contents: What is DRM? DRM
Process, Exercise to plan for disaster response in emergencies, and disaster drills
plan. See the course details at: https://goo.gl/argmW4
Number of students attending the training
Up to now, the project has trained 1,051 students over 8 courses from universities and colleges
in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. For details, please see: https://goo. gl/01bipv
Number of participants in online training
So far, the online course has reached 2,807 views. The content consists of two parts
- Part I: Concepts and basic information on disaster risk management and climate
change in enterprises; Part II: Formulate disaster preparedness and response plans.
To learn all the content of the online course, participants should spend at least 2
hours (part I in 30 minutes and part II in about 1.5 hours). See online training details
at: https://goo.gl/EXPD1n
Number of people from Economic Zones and Industrial Parks participating in the
training
Four courses for 320 participants from Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park, Dien Nam Dien Ngoc
Industrial Park, Nam Cam Industrial Park, and Dung Quat Economic Zone. Duration of the
training course is one day with the content including 2 parts:
Part I: Introduction to disaster preparedness and response planning; Part II: Formulate
disaster preparedness and response plans. For details please see: https://goo.gl/8Kx6KK
DRM trainers club for enterprises
“Maintaining the club activities is an initiative to connect the SME community in Vietnam, raising their awareness on
climate change, and active vision in DRM in SMEs”
For five years (2011-2016), the Asia Foundation in collaboration with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(VCCI), the Center for Education and Development (CED), and the Center for Small and Medium Enterprise Develop-
ment Support Center 2 (SMEDEC2), has implemented five phases under the project: “Strengthening Public-Private
Partnerships for Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience in Vietnam.”
The phases are to maintain and sustainably develop the project, to create an environment, and to support trainers to
organize training courses on strengthening DRM for SMEs in Vietnam. SMEDEC2 organized the DRM Trainers Club for
SMEs.
The club’s activities aim to connect and assist individuals, businesses, and organizations in approach-
ing information on active DRM for SMEs in Vietnam.
Up to now, the project has trained 114 trainers, with the DRM Trainers Club being established
on 27/10/2016 with 23 participants so far. The project continues to invite trained trainers to join
the club. See more details at: https://goo.gl/1l5hYt
Did you know?
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4. Trainer’s corner
“There is an increasing necessity for professional trainers and consultants on disaster risk
management and climate change for businesses. Since 2011, the project has trained
thousands of participants and trainers, but many trainers do not have the opportunity
to practice and improve their capacity. Should it be time to think about a course on di-
saster risk management and climate change for businesses”? (Mr. Nguyen Dien, Deputy
Director of VCCI Da Nang)
“It should be included in the university curriculum as a part of business risk Management
in MBA courses. For trainers in the field of disaster risk management and climate change
adaptation, the first thing is to help participants become aware of the importance of disas-
ter risk management and take actions to manage disaster risks.” (Nguyen Thai Thuy Hoa,
Head of Training Division SMEDEC 2).
“The classroom atmosphere is very exciting. This is a great effort from both the trainers
and the participants. The necessity of including DRM in business into university educa-
tion is becoming obvious. There should be more training courses like DRM in SMEs so
that trainers have more tools to quickly bring this issue into the curriculum.” (Tran Dang
Nhan, Lecturer, Da Nang University of Economics).
“The students were very interested and had positive responses during the course. They
expressed strong interest in the program, especially the clips of the project that we have
or developed by ourselves in Ho Chi Minh City of SMEDEC 2. This shows that these images
have a great impact on the concerns about climate change and disaster response in the
coming times of Vietnamese enterprises.” (Nguyen Truong Son, Senior Lecturer, ILO).
“If there is a course on disaster risk management as part of business risk management to
meet the demand of the labor market that would be great. Currently, the Department of Cli-
mate Change and Sustainable Development under the University of Natural Resources and
Environment has strived to diversify training programs, encourage students to study two
degrees at a time, to equip students with technical and professional skills, and to be able
to work in the fields that they have been trained. Training on climate change adaptation
and green growth is taking precedence over disaster risk response but in the near future,
the university will integrate more activities to improve student skills. Meanwhile, many ac-
tivities will be organized to connect students to businesses.” (Dr. Tong Thi My Thi - Lecturer
in Department of Climate Change and Sustainable Development , University of Natural
Resources and Environment)
“As a trainer, I am very happy with the training materials that the project has developed. I
think the training materials are of good quality and clarity. Each company can apply different
parts depending on their own situation and actual capacity to formulate a suitable plan.” (Ms.
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha - Senior Lecturer in Nghe An).
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5. Company’s Corner
“I am very supportive of student-centered learning and teaching. I myself have
participated in various courses and exams, but I feel that this course made the
learners more active. The way the course was organized, taught and practiced
was great, practical, and close to the theory. The program provided specific in-
structions on how to implement and practice DRM.” (Tran Ngoc Hoang - Head
of Central Hydropower Joint Stock Company, Da Nang).
“The content of the lessons is useful and beneficial to the business. In Khanh
Hoa, disaster risk management in enterprises is still vague. If a disaster hap-
pens, there is no plan or ability to coordinate with different parties to solve
the incident. After the course, companies have a better understanding of
these risks” (Nguyen Thi Bich Hai - Director of Khanh Hoa Garment Joint
Stock Company).
During the course, I highly appreciated the DRM process. If I had not learned
this, I would not have been able to comprehend it. The training program
provided us with useful insights such as how to identify strengths, weak-
nesses and calculate vulnerability index using the formula Disaster Risk =
Hazard x Vulnerability/Capacity. In addition, we were also instructed to de-
velop a list of hotlines of supporting relevant organizations.” (Mr. Le Dinh
Tuyen - Thien Phu Co., Nghe An).
“The training helped me realize that DRM is for the whole business and not only for
the business owner. In the past, I thought flood prevention and preparedness was
the leader’s task and so I had to worry about it myself. However, after the training,
I changed the view that this is the responsibility of the whole business, I cannot
do it alone and it is also inefficient doing so. The training also provided useful
knowledge such as how companies can recognize disaster risks or how to prevent
and prepare for the risk, what to do during the disaster and after that.” (Nguyen
Van Thao, Director of Viet My Co. Ltd, Nghe An).
“I found the training very useful for myself. The trainers were able to
provide knowledge clearly, give understandable examples, and so it was
not boring for participants to acquire that knowledge.” (Nguyen Phu
Hoang, Deputy Director, Organization and Administration Department,
Danameco Health Joint Stock Company, Da Nang)
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6. “The Guest Speakers presented in an appealing and clear way. When
this subject is included in the curriculum, it should be a practical, ex-
periential, and realisitc course rather than just another conventional
and theoretical subject.” (Lê Thị Tiên Chi)
“I have been aware of environmental issues from watching television,
but have never attended a seminar with speakers who have such en-
gaging talks and I learned so much today. Climate change is mentioned
in the Environmental Economics subject, but the knowledge is not
continuous throughout the semester. I think this subject should be or-
ganized in constant seminars to provide more knowledge for students.”
(Nguyễn Thị Ly Na).
“Climate change is a hot topic not only in Vietnam but globally, not only for
the insiders but also for the community.
Our teachers have shown us the importance of climate change, the
impact of sustainable economic development, and thus open to us
what we need to do right now and in coming time.” (Bui Minh Chi,
40K20 class at the Climate Change Conference for Students held on
29/10/2016 at Da Nang University of Economics.)
Students’ corner
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7. Project News/News in brief
On 15/12/2016, VCCI, in association with The Asia Foun-
dation (TAF), organized the forum “Vietnam Enterprises
with Disasters and Climate Change - Opportunities and
Challenges for Enterprises” with the participation of 80
delegates from businesses, social organizations and uni-
versities across the country.
On the afternoon of 15/12/2016, there was a discussion
“Get expert opinion on the White Paper outline for Viet-
namese SMEs response to natural disasters and climate
change.” Many experts from Danang
Department of Natural Resources
and Environment, civil society or-
ganizations, national insurance
companies and business associa-
tions in Danang contributed their
ideas to the discussion. For details
see: https: // goo.gl/91TRTi
SMEDEC 2
On 23/12/2016, the Disaster Risk
Management Trainer Club (DRMT
Club) was convened for the first
time with the participation of 15
lecturers from universities and
Training centers. For details see:
https://goo.gl/3ZsjAI
On 23/11/2016, a dialogue workshop
was organized with students in local universities. For de-
tails see: https: // goo.gl/Avhq7u
In November 2016, CED, in cooperation with the
Management Board of Southeastern Nghe An Eco-
nomic Zone, supported 4 enterprises in Nam Cam
Industrial Zone to complete the Disaster Prevention
and Preparedness plan.
In December 2016, CED, in cooperation with the
Management Board of Quang Nam Industrial Parks,
supported 8 enterprises in Dien Nam - Dien Ngoc in-
dustrial zone to review, supplement and complete 8
copies of the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness
plan.
From November to December 2016: developed the
framework and structure of the English website,
translated project documents into English for the
content on http://readyasia.com/
26-27/11/2016: attended and contributed to the
workshop “Disaster Risk Insurance for Small and Me-
dium Enterprises in Vietnam”. The objective of the
workshop was to collect opinions about supporting
SMEs on disaster risk insurance and promoting SMEs
support activities in Vietnam.
Attending the workshop, Mr. Tran Hai Nguyen, Risk
Management Officer - Vietnam Insurance Corporation
(VINARE) said: “Insurance is a good fi-
nancial instrument helping to man-
age risks for the enterprise itself”.
“Disaster risk insurance for busi-
nesses in Vietnam is generally
underdeveloped, and the level of
awareness and purchase of this
insurance is not high. In reality, for
long-term sustainable development,
insurance is a very necessary and a useful risk manage-
ment channel for businesses. Citizens, governments, and
businesses need to better understand the nature of insur-
ance as a good financial instrument for managing risk.”
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Upcoming activities
VCCI
Tentatively on 02/03/2017: a discussion to collect com-
ments for the White Paper with it being completed at the
end of March.
SMEDEC 2
Expected in February 2017: the 3rd DRM Trainer Club
meeting at SMEDEC2 office and the 3rd and 4th student
workshop on DRM and and climate change.
By the end of February 2017: develop and broadcast
30-second short films on disaster management, and by
the end of March 2017, organize the Mekong River Delta
workshop for roughly 150 participants.
CED:
By the end of February 2017: a meeting to collect ideas for
the draft guidelines on DRM for Industrial Zones, Export
Processing Zones, and Economic Zones. Furthermore, it
is expected that at the end of March 2017, documents
will be added according to collected comments, to finalize
and publish guideline in April 2017.
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