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Emergency Planning & Preparedness skills assessment

Emergency planners prepare communities before disasters strike. This scorecard covers risk assessment, planning, exercises, agency coordination and community engagement so councils, agencies and organisations can build reliable preparedness capability.

  • 10 skills to score
  • 1–10 scale on every skill
  • 6 starting levels

The 10 Emergency Planning & Preparedness skills you can score

These are the default Emergency Planning & Preparedness skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every officer, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.

  1. Hazard and Risk Assessment

    Identifies hazards and assesses community risk and vulnerability.

  2. Emergency Plan Writing and Maintenance

    Writes clear, practical plans and keeps them current.

  3. Exercise Design, Delivery and Evaluation

    Designs and runs exercises and captures lessons.

  4. Stakeholder and Agency Coordination

    Coordinates with agencies, councils and community groups on planning arrangements.

  5. Community Preparedness Programs

    Designs and delivers community programs that improve preparedness.

  6. Understanding Emergency Legislation and Arrangements

    Understands emergency legislation and arrangements and applies them to plans.

  7. Vulnerable People and Inclusion Planning

    Includes vulnerable people, such as the elderly and people with disability, in emergency plans.

  8. Business Continuity Links

    Links emergency plans with business continuity planning.

  9. Communication and Warning Systems Knowledge

    Understands warning systems and how to communicate before and during emergencies.

  10. Documentation and Lessons Learned

    Records plans and lessons learned so they improve future preparedness.

Levels included with Emergency Planning & Preparedness

Emergency Planning & Preparedness starts with 6 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Rank” for emergency management & disaster recovery, so officers can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.

  • Trainee
  • Officer
  • Senior Officer
  • Coordinator
  • Controller
  • Emergency Manager

How Emergency Planning & Preparedness works in SkillScorer

Score

Each officer in a team is scored on the Emergency Planning & Preparedness skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.

Compare

Rank officers, compare two side by side, or compare your teams against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.

Track

Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Emergency Planning & Preparedness skills need attention. Reports also follow each team leader's team.

Emergency Planning & Preparedness scorecard: common questions

What skills does the Emergency Planning & Preparedness scorecard include?

SkillScorer's Emergency Planning & Preparedness scorecard covers 10 skills: Hazard and Risk Assessment, Emergency Plan Writing and Maintenance, Exercise Design, Delivery and Evaluation, Stakeholder and Agency Coordination, Community Preparedness Programs, Understanding Emergency Legislation and Arrangements, Vulnerable People and Inclusion Planning, Business Continuity Links, Communication and Warning Systems Knowledge and Documentation and Lessons Learned. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.

How are officers scored in Emergency Planning & Preparedness?

Every officer is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one team and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.

Which levels come with Emergency Planning & Preparedness?

Emergency Planning & Preparedness starts with these levels (called “Rank” in the app): Trainee, Officer, Senior Officer, Coordinator, Controller and Emergency Manager. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.

Can I change the Emergency Planning & Preparedness skills and wording?

Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In emergency management & disaster recovery the app talks about officers, teams and team leaders, and you can change any of those words too.

Score Emergency Planning & Preparedness with SkillScorer

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