Seite 1 Page Seite 1 cdDRM Voluntarism as learning Tool for disciplined approach to emergency management- The enrolment of young volunteers in Germany for Civil Protection NCDC – GIZ cooperation 2011 – 2012 (13) F. Bemmerlein-Lux, Dr. Sandhya Chatterji GIZ Senior Advisors of the cdDRM Programme under the Indo-German cooperation programme ASEM Nagpur, 17 th November 2011

Seite 2 Page Seite 2 Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) (Federal Agency for Technical Relief) THW Training Centre Neuhausen

Seite 3 Page 3www.thw.de Structure The German civil protection system Consequences for civil protection training Strengths and challenges of the THW training system Experiences or lessons learnt

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Seite 5 Page 5www.thw.de Volunteers in civil protection in Germany  Germany has a long tradition of voluntary based civil protection  1,7 million volunteers  majority (1,3 million) in volunteer fire brigades  Germany has a long tradition of voluntary based civil protection  1,7 million volunteers  majority (1,3 million) in volunteer fire brigades

Seite 6 Page 6 responsible for national civil defence & protection of the population supervising respective offices and agencies BBK Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance Ministry of the Interior Berlin THW Federal Agency for Technical Relief 16 federal states (responsible for disaster protection) A decentralized system Federal The German civil protection system

Seite 7 Page 7www.thw.de Civil protection International operations on behalf of the Federal Government Local and national disaster prevention on request of the responsible authority (police, fire brigade) THW‘s legal mandate

Seite 8 Page 8 headquarters 668 local sections with app volunteers 1 logistic centre 99% voluntary commitment THW-President Albrecht Broemme 800 paid staff founded in 1950 Federal Agency for Technical Relief 8 state associations 2 training centres 66 regional offices

Seite 9 Page 9www.thw.de Volunteers vs. paid staff (10 : 1) Ger: km² > 81 Million Inhabitants MAHARASHTA: km² > 112 Million Inhabitants.

Seite 10 Page locates...rescues...vacatescoordinates...repairs...pumps...catersilluminates...wires...blasts...builds...purifies...cleans but not: THW‘s capacities...

Seite 11 Page 11www.thw.de Consequences for civil protection training

Seite 12 Page 12www.thw.de Key elements to keep in mind In Germany: Civil protection = state (Länder-) responsibility THW = only federal organisation in this field, but not as first responder THW = volunteer-based civil protection work THW = nationwide deployed, same modular system everywhere

Seite 13 Page 13www.thw.de In Germany: Decentralized training Each organization e.g. fire fighters, Order of the Maltese, St. John‘s Ambulance has own training system and curricula At THW: 90% of training on local level, standardized training 10% of specialized training at the 2 THW – schools, e.g. international training (EU-OPM etc.) Consequences for civil protection training

Seite 14 Page 14www.thw.de  Dynamic qualification  334 different courses  Modern training materials and teachware  28 trainers  Assisted by volunteer training staff  9000 participants (2009)  4,4 Mio. Euro (2009)

Seite 15 Page 15www.thw.de for UN:  Workshop for Emergency Management (WEM) / UNHCR  Global Logistics Cluster Support Cell /WFP Support Staff Course  Team Leader Training / Info-Management UN- OCHA OCHA

Seite 16 Page 16www.thw.de THW training center Hoya

Seite 17 Page 17www.thw.de Basic Training I Basic Training II Team leader (basic) Local Adm. Training Center Group leader (8 P) Team leader Training I Team leader Training II Public relation Training Center Team leader (3-5 G) Staff Org. (operation controll) Liaison officer Communication officer Coordination Head Basic Training – Command level Logistic officer Team member Step 1 - National Training

Seite 18 Page 18www.thw.de Basic Training I Basic Training – Specialist Basic Training II Special Training I Local Adm. truck driver radio comm blastingdredger driver youth leader breathing protection welding Machinist/ water purification/ electric generator Training Center Step 2 - National Training (technical)

Seite 19 Page 19www.thw.de Strengths and challenges of the THW training system

Seite 20 Page 20www.thw.de High standards re technical equipment Training concept emphasizes practical experience (local, regional, national exercises) Strong international network (EU, UN) Basic modular intervention unit is nationwide the same Strengths of the THW system

Seite 21 Page 21www.thw.de Local units  are deployed in all 668 local section  are the basis of the THW units  are standardized all over Germany The „modular system“

Seite 22 Page 22www.thw.de Supra-local units,  Deployed in every of the 66 regional offices  Special units for special tasks (for instance Water Hazards, Search and Rescue, Debris Clearance) The „modular system“

Seite 23 Page 23www.thw.de Supra-regional units,  deployed on the level of the 8 state associations  for very special interventions, in particular international missions  Water Supply and Treatment, Bridge Construction The „modular system“

Seite 24 Page Hoya Neuhausen THW HQ, Bonn Quantity: dynamic qualification of appr volunteers Nationwide deployed Quantity: dynamic qualification of appr volunteers Nationwide deployed Challenges for THW Ger: km² > 81 Million Inhabitants MAHARASHTA: km² > 112 Million Inhabitants.

Seite 25 Page 25www.thw.de Quality:  Highly specialized training goals  Very diverse target group (volunteers with different professional backgrounds!)  Time restrictions, training in free time, weekends or on holidays  Attractive training keeps volunteers interested/ motivated Challenges for THW

Seite 26 Page 26www.thw.de Experiences or lessons learnt

Seite 27 Page 27www.thw.de Training is the essential motivator for volunteers belonging to a cluster of excellence As a volunteer: handling state of the art equipment professionally Through the international network: participating in EU trainings and exercises As a result: work is highly appreciated Experiences or lessons learnt for THW

Seite 28 Page 28www.thw.de The technical and logistical Federal intervention agency THW interventiontraining highly qualified, flexible units successful partner of EU and UN equipment modern, state of the art equipment Modular system Modern teaching methods (e-learning) Training = link between equipment + intervention

Seite 29 Page 29 We train for efficient, competent, well organized and coordinated interventions for the benefit of people in need And this is what we train for...

Seite 30 Page Relief response after... heavy floods 2002, Elbe desastrous snow catastrophe 2005, Münster

Seite 31 Page Relief response after Hurricane „Kyrill” Germany, January THW volunteers in total Electricity supply, clearance of streets and railways, illumination...

Seite 32 Page 32www.thw.de 32 Floods in Arles France 2003 Hurricane „Katrina“, USA, 2005 International missions

Seite 33 Page Prevention without receivers who are informed and understand is useless -> Awareness Building Informed people without knowledge what to do are helpless -> Knowledge transfer Knowing what to do without skills and the possibility and the infrastructure to use the knowledge is desperate -> Development of infrastructure and processes Capacity Development in DRM: Needs and Dimensions

Seite 34 Page The technical and informational infrastructure without key persons to plan, implement, use and to guide is ineffective -> technical and managerial Skills Training Key persons and institutions without a clear mandate and support from the society and politicians are isolated -> Dialogue, institutional cooperation and participation Awareness, knowledge and skills not passed to more people and the next generations are not sustainable -> Network of (Training) Institutions Capacity Development in DRM: Needs and Dimensions

Seite 35 Page Thank you and a fruitful cooperation