Training
Courses and programmes on offer at GNS Science.
Radiation License "Core of Knowledge" Training
GNS Science provides regular training courses for people planning to apply for radiation licenses.
Courses are a day long, and usually held at GNS Sciences National Isotope Centre in Lower Hutt. However, courses are also held on request at locations around New Zealand for companies requiring in-house staff training. Details here:
Planning for a Volcanic Crisis 2012
Suncourt Hotel, Taupo, New Zealand. 24–25 October 2012, Taupo Supervolcano Field Trip (optional). 26 October 2012
How well will your organisation cope with a future volcanic crisis? This two day course will present a state-of-the-art assessment of volcanic hazards in New Zealand, and will help you better understand how your organisation can better prepare for, and mitigate against, a future volcanic crisis.Contact: Graham Leonard
Emergency Management Summer Institute 2013
11th - 15th March 2013, Massey University Campus, Wellington
This course will help you better understand how your organisation can prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. Emergency managers and social and physical scientists form part of the multi-disciplinary team that explores relationships between the physical and social aspects of natural hazards and their management. This course is designed for those involved in all aspects of emergency management: planners, educators, engineers, local and central government policy makers, insurance managers, researchers, emergency managers and utility and property owners.
Contact: jcdr.enquiry@massey.ac.nz