Formal qualification in Disaster Risk Management
Are you interested in gaining a formal qualification in Disaster Risk Management?
Fiji National University is pleased to announce that from Semester 1, 2013 it will be offering a Post-Graduate Certificate in Disaster Risk Management. The programme has been developed in partnership with the Disaster Reduction Programme at the Applied Geoscience and Technology Division of SPC and consists of four post-graduate level courses: PCP806 Disaster Risk Management Concepts; PCP807 Disaster Risk Reduction; PCP808 Emergency Response Management; and PCP809 Emergency Recovery and Evaluation. All courses are taught online and open to students from across the Pacific region.
Scholarships available
A limited number of scholarships are available to students under the World Health Organisations’ Pacific Open Learning Health Network (POLHN). If you would like to apply for a scholarship to undertake this programme, please complete the attached scholarship application form and return it with your Application for Admission to Postgraduate studies at FNU. Applications should be submitted no later than December 31st, 2012 .
For further information about the programme and application procedures, please contact Railala Nakabea at Railala.Tavui@fnu.ac.fj (+679 3233 290) or Kirstie Méheux at kirstiem@spc.int (+679 338 3177).
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Warm Regards,
Kirstie
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Kirstie Méheux
Senior Adviser, Disaster Risk Management Training and Capacity Building
Disaster Reduction Programme
