Short Overview
When a crisis "hits," even the best executives can be caught off guard. Prepare to act decisively with our Certificate in Crisis Management (CriMa). Ideal for both experienced executives and aspiring managers, this intensive 6 module (11 weeks or 2.5 months) program synthesizes over 30 years of research on various crises into an effective crisis preparedness framework. CriMa offers practical skills that will help you to:
- conduct crisis risk assessments and agile flexible crisis management plans
- staff and lead high-performance crisis management teams
- make quick but well-informed decisions in the midst of chaos
- communicate calmly and clearly to all stakeholder groups
- coordinate action plans for response, recovery and beyond.
- The skills you will acquire will be applicable across all sectors. Come out ready to confidently lead through crises in your business, public service, or non-profit organization.
Learning Goals
Upon successful completion of the training program, trainees will be able to:
- Recognize an upcoming crisis and assess the impact
- Develop a comprehensive Crisis Management Plan for a business
- Analyse operational preparedness for crisis response and improve existing plans
- Set up effective crisis management teams
- Communicate crisis response strategy to stakeholders
- Present crisis management plans and/or management protocols to stakeholder groups
- Build alliances to enable their implementation.
Program Value
Through CriMa, participants (1) acquire the appropriate mindset in preparing for and managing a crisis and (2) gain the knowledge in developing plans, procedures, protocols, outlining steps to deal with existing and/or future crises.
Teaching Material
Each module includes a series of short videos, slides, self-assessment tests, activities, and additional materials. Trainees can watch them at any time and as many times as they wish within the time limits. The training material includes:
- Videos
- Analysis of case studies
- Video analysis
- Talks by entrepreneurs and executives
- Self-assessment tests
Evaluation Method And Final Grade Computation
At the end of the program, the trainees will be evaluated through an online knowledge test of all the material. Successful completion of the program and award of a training certificate requires a final grade of at least 50%.
Learning Method Description
The program uses the eLearning educational method: learning takes place purely asynchronously (that is, on days and hours that serve the trainee, without mandatory attendance at a specific time or day), exclusively remotely (using a special educational platform via the internet from the trainee's area) and using digital educational tools such as video lectures, interactive self-assessment exercises, and other elearning tools that ensure effective and flexible individual self-learning. The program's training material becomes available at specific time periods, based on the training path followed, and then remains available on the training platform without restrictions throughout the duration of the program.