NCDC – GIZ cooperation 2011 – 2012 (13)

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, 17th November 2011

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

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

5. 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 www.thw.de

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

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

8. 8 state associations 2 training centres 66 regional offices 1 logistic centre Federal Agency for Technical Relief founded in 1950 THW-President Albrecht Broemme headquarters 800 paid staff 668 local sections with app. 80.000 volunteers 99% voluntary commitment www.thw.de

9. Volunteers vs. paid staff (10 : 1) Ger: 357 111 km² > 81 Million Inhabitants MAHARASHTA: 307.762 km² > 112 Million Inhabitants. www.thw.de

10. THW‘s capacities... www.thw.de

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

12. 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 www.thw.de

13. Consequences for civil protection training • 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.) www.thw.de

14. 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) www.thw.de

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

16. THW training center Hoya www.thw.de

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

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

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

20. The „modular system“ 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) 129 69 154 www.thw.de

21. 3 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“ 24 14 www.thw.de

22. Hoya Neuhausen Challenges for THW Quantity: dynamic qualification of appr. 80.000 volunteers Nationwide deployed THW HQ, Bonn Ger: 357 111 km² > 81 Million Inhabitants MAHARASHTA: 307.762 km² > 112 Million Inhabitants. www.thw.de

23. Experiences or lessons learnt www.thw.de

24. Experiences or lessons learnt for THW • 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 www.thw.de

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

26. And this is what we train for... • We train for • efficient, • competent, • well organized and coordinated • interventions for the benefit of • people in need www.thw.de

27. heavy floods 2002, Elbe desastrous snow catastrophe 2005, Münster Relief response after ... www.thw.de

28. Relief response after Hurricane „Kyrill” Germany, January 2007 7.489 THW volunteers in total • Electricity supply, • clearance of streets and railways, • illumination... www.thw.de

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

30. Capacity Development in DRM: Needs and Dimensions • 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

31. Capacity Development in DRM: Needs and Dimensions • 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

32. Thank you and afruitful cooperation