Practical Disaster and Emergency Management. Built for Real-World Application.

TRAINING & EXERCISES

Practical, Scenario-Based Training for Real-World Emergency Preparedness

GEM Consulting delivers interactive, scenario-driven training designed to strengthen the disaster and emergency management knowledge, skills, and confidence of your team. Our approach combines practical exercises, real-world scenarios, and hands-on learning to ensure participants are ready to respond effectively during emergencies of any scale.

All training is customizable to reflect your organization’s structure, operational environment, and unique risk profile. Courses can be delivered in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid format, providing flexibility to meet your team’s needs.

Customized GEM Training Programs

We design training programs tailored to your organization’s requirements, focusing on practical skills that can be applied immediately. Our offerings include:

  • All-Hazards Incident Management
  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic
  • Effective and Efficient Donations Management
  • Emergency Information for Municipalities
  • Holistic Disaster Social Services
  • Tabletop Exercises
  • Functional Exercises
  • Public Education Workshops

Delivery Options:

  • In-person
  • Virtual
  • Hybrid

Every training session is customized to reflect your governance structure, policies, and real-world scenarios.

Participants leave with applicable skills — not theoretical knowledge.

Emergency Management Ontario Training

GEM Consulting is proud to deliver Emergency Management Ontario’s Preparedness Centre of Excellence (PCoE) training, providing recognized, in-person certification across essential disaster and emergency management competencies. These courses offer hands-on, instructor-led learning that equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed for effective emergency response.

PCoE Courses Include:

  • EM 200 – Basic Emergency Management (BEM): Introduction to emergency management principles, roles, and responsibilities.
  • IMS 100 – Introduction to Incident Management System: Overview of IMS structure and functions.
  • IMS 200 – Basic Incident Management System: Core skills for managing incidents within the IMS framework.
  • IMS 300 – Intermediate Incident Management System: Advanced IMS applications for complex incidents.

All PCoE courses are delivered in-person, ensuring participants receive immersive, interactive instruction in a classroom and/or field environment.

Why GEM Training Works

  • Practitioner-Led: All courses are facilitated by experienced disaster and emergency management professionals with real-world operational and planning experience.
  • Hands-On Learning: Focused on practical skills, exercises, and scenarios that participants can apply immediately in the field or in the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
  • Flexible Customization: GEM’s own training programs can be tailored to your organization’s structure, operational environment, and risk profile.
  • Recognized Credentials: PCoE in-person courses provide nationally recognized instruction and certification, ensuring both competence and credibility.