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Contingency and Emergency Response Plan Development

Many African organisations own a dusty emergency plan that no one has tested, updated or read since it was written to satisfy an inspector. This course teaches teams to build practical contingency and emergency response plans that people can actually use when things go wrong. Participants learn to identify likely scenarios, assign clear roles, write usable procedures and keep plans alive through drills and regular review.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify the emergency scenarios most likely to affect an organisation.
  • Structure a contingency and emergency response plan that staff can follow.
  • Assign clear roles, responsibilities and command arrangements for emergencies.
  • Write procedures, call trees and checklists that work under pressure.
  • Test plans through drills and tabletop exercises to expose weaknesses.
  • Keep plans current through scheduled review and lessons learned.

Course outline

  1. 01Purpose of emergency and contingency plans
  2. 02Scenario identification and prioritisation
  3. 03Roles, responsibilities and command
  4. 04Writing usable procedures and checklists
  5. 05Communication and call trees
  6. 06Drills and tabletop exercises
  7. 07Reviewing and maintaining plans

Who should attend

Emergency and business continuity coordinators, safety officers, security managers and operations staff responsible for developing and maintaining response plans.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 7 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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