Students hope a new bursary for Black and Indigenous people studying emergency management will help diversify emergency response teams. Radio Active 6:01 Diversity in disaster relief One emergency management professional tells us why it matters and why he's started a bursary for Black and Indigenous students. Jodi Manz-Henezi, chair of the disaster and emergency management program at NAIT, said the program's diversity has been increasing over the last four years. Students in NAIT's two-year disaster and emergency management program learn about business continuity management, crisis communications and disaster risk reduction. More mentorship, training and support for mid-career emergency management workers of colour is also needed so that they can advance to the more powerful decision-making positions in their organizations.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2020 12:56 UTC