The COVID-19 pandemic has affected crisis management training the world over. Even so, the authorities still need to ensure that their specialists are capable of doing their duty in different areas and regions. Operations have also had to come up with new ways to train the specialists arriving in their area, and online induction is … Read more
Kirsi Henriksson, Director of the Crisis Management Centre of Finland (CMC Finland), reviews the past year and the changes taking place at the Centre in 2021. The last few years have brought a lot of changes to CMC Finland. The two-year transition period of CMC Finland away from under the wings of the Emergency Services … Read more
The Road to 40% : Recruiting Women in Finnish Civilian Crisis Management CMC Finland Working Paper The Road to 40% : Recruiting Women in Finnish Civilian Crisis Management resumes the series that was last added to in 2015. The purpose of the series is to produce analytical yet pragmatic information on the topical issues of … Read more
CMC Finland annually recruits interns who will carry out tasks related to training and research & development activities. The durations of spring & autumn internships are 5 months, but flexibility is possible. Internship at CMC Finland provides a great lookout for operational level thematics in civilian crisis management and working in a government institution. For 2021, … Read more
Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) is an intensive course aiming to train professionals to deal effectively with risks-associated and emergency/critical situations while deployed in hostile environments abroad. The training is expected to align participants’ understanding of the minimum required behavioral field requirements when confronted as an individual or a team member staff of an international … Read more
