SPECIALIZATION COURSES

A guide to the Specialized Courses 2026

1. Disaster Management Course

Learn to respond. Learn to manage. Be prepared for emergencies.

The Disaster Management Course conducted by GETHNAA is designed to provide participants with fundamental knowledge and practical skills for preparing for, responding to and managing emergency and disaster situations.

The course focuses on disaster preparedness, emergency response, safety procedures, rescue awareness, teamwork, communication and basic management of emergency situations.

Course Duration: 5 Days

Introduction to Disaster Management

  • Understanding disasters and emergencies

  • Types of natural and man-made disasters

  • Disaster preparedness and prevention

  • Disaster risk and vulnerability

  • Emergency management principles

Emergency Response

  • Initial response to emergencies

  • Situation assessment

  • Emergency communication

  • Coordination during emergencies

  • Safe evacuation procedures

  • Crowd and casualty management

Search & Rescue Awareness

  • Basic search and rescue principles

  • Rescue equipment awareness

  • Safe approach to disaster situations

  • Team-based rescue operations

  • Basic casualty handling

First Aid & Emergency Care

  • Basic first-aid principles

  • Initial management of injuries

  • Emergency response procedures

  • Casualty assessment

  • Evacuation and referral

Risk Management & Safety

  • Identifying hazards

  • Assessing risks

  • Personal and team safety

  • Emergency planning

  • Safety precautions during rescue operations

Skills You Can Develop

  • Disaster preparedness

  • Emergency response

  • Risk assessment

  • Basic rescue awareness

  • First-aid awareness

  • Emergency communication

  • Teamwork and coordination

  • Leadership and decision-making

Course Highlights

  • 5-day structured training

  • Disaster preparedness and response

  • Emergency management

  • Search and rescue awareness

  • First-aid and casualty management

  • Risk assessment

  • Practical emergency exercises

  • Teamwork and coordination

2. Life Saving Techniques Course (Water Sports)

Learn to stay safe. Learn to respond. Be prepared around water.

The Life Saving Techniques Course is designed to introduce participants to essential water safety, lifesaving and rescue techniques associated with swimming and water sports.

The course develops awareness of water hazards and provides practical knowledge of rescue procedures, emergency response, self-safety and safe handling of water-related incidents.

Course Duration: 5 Days

What You Will Learn??

Water Safety

  • Understanding water-related hazards

  • Water safety principles

  • Identifying dangerous situations

  • Safe behaviour around water

  • Prevention of water-related accidents

Swimming & Survival Skills

  • Water confidence

  • Survival swimming awareness

  • Safe positioning in water

  • Managing difficult water situations

  • Self-rescue principles

Rescue Techniques

  • Basic water rescue principles

  • Rescue equipment

  • Reach and throw rescue techniques

  • Rescue from water

  • Safe approach to a distressed person

  • Team-based rescue procedures

Emergency Response

  • Responding to drowning emergencies

  • Calling for assistance

  • Emergency communication

  • Casualty handling

  • Basic first aid and CPR awareness

Skills You Can Develop

  • Water safety

  • Rescue awareness

  • Self-rescue

  • Lifesaving techniques

  • Emergency response

  • Basic first aid

  • Teamwork and communication

Course Highlights

  • 5-day practical training

  • Water safety and survival skills

  • Lifesaving techniques

  • Rescue equipment awareness

  • Emergency response

  • First-aid awareness

  • Practical water-based exercise

3. Search & Rescue Course

Search smart. Rescue safely. Respond when it matters.

The Search & Rescue Course is designed to introduce participants to the fundamental principles and techniques involved in locating, assisting and rescuing people during emergency situations.

The course focuses on search planning, rescue techniques, safety, communication, teamwork, casualty handling and emergency response.

Course Duration: 3 Days

What You Will Learn??

Search & Rescue Fundamentals

  • Principles of search and rescue

  • Types of search operations

  • Search planning

  • Understanding the rescue environment

  • Team organisation

Search Techniques

  • Systematic search methods

  • Area assessment

  • Identifying clues and hazards

  • Search patterns

  • Team communication

Rescue Techniques

  • Basic rescue procedures

  • Safe approach to casualties

  • Rescue equipment awareness

  • Casualty handling

  • Basic evacuation techniques

Emergency Response

  • Incident assessment

  • Emergency communication

  • Coordination with rescue teams

  • Risk management

  • Personal and team safety

Skills You Can Develop

  • Search planning

  • Rescue awareness

  • Emergency communication

  • Team coordination

  • Casualty handling

  • Risk assessment

  • Basic rescue techniques

Course Highlights

  • 3-day intensive training

  • Search techniques

  • Rescue procedures

  • Emergency response

  • Team-based practical exercises

  • Casualty handling

  • Safety and risk management

4. Wilderness First Aid Course

First on the scene. First to respond. Learn to care in the outdoors.

The Wilderness First Aid Course is designed to provide participants with fundamental first-aid knowledge and practical skills for managing injuries and medical emergencies in outdoor and remote environments.

The course focuses on assessing situations, providing immediate care, managing injuries, stabilising casualties and preparing them for evacuation when professional medical assistance is not immediately available.

Course Duration: 3 Days

What You Will Learn

Wilderness First Aid Fundamentals

  • Principles of first aid

  • Assessing an injured person

  • Scene safety

  • Primary and secondary assessment

  • Emergency response

Injury Management

  • Cuts and wounds

  • Sprains and strains

  • Fractures and dislocations

  • Bleeding

  • Burns

  • Soft-tissue injuries

  • Head and spinal injury awareness

Medical Emergencies

  • Recognition of common medical emergencies

  • Shock management

  • Breathing emergencies

  • Basic CPR and resuscitation awareness

  • Heat and cold-related emergencies

Outdoor & Wilderness Situations

  • First aid in remote locations

  • Environmental hazards

  • Safe casualty management

  • Improvised first-aid techniques

  • Evacuation considerations

  • Communication during emergencies

Emergency Response

  • Casualty stabilisation

  • Monitoring an injured person

  • Preparing for evacuation

  • Team coordination

  • Communicating with emergency services

Skills You Can Develop

  • First-aid assessment

  • Injury management

  • Emergency response

  • Casualty stabilisation

  • Outdoor first aid

  • Evacuation awareness

  • Emergency communication

Course Highlights

  • 3-day intensive practical training

  • Wilderness first-aid principles

  • Injury and emergency management

  • CPR and resuscitation awareness

  • Outdoor emergency scenarios

  • Casualty assessment and stabilisation

  • Evacuation and rescue awareness

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