Following the Government inquiry into the Response to the severe weather events that hit the North Island in 2023, a new Emergency Management Bill in being introduced in Parliament. The Bill will replace the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act ...
Cyclone Gabrielle Review
Following the events of Cyclone Gabrielle many organisations undertook reviews of how they responded to this event. This included the Government ...
CIMS at Governance Level
CIMS at Governance Level – Incident Management Training is designed with Executive Leadership Teams and Chief Executives in mind.
Risk Communication
At a June conference with a group of like-minded people, we explored the use of language during an emergency response. The question we discussed in depth was – is it appropriate to use ‘fear appeal’ if inaction/action would cause great injury to individuals and communities?
Exercises & Scenarios

An exercise is a simulation of an emergency situation. Training people who are involved in emergency planning and response is fundamental to an organisation’s ability to manage any emergency. Exercises can be discussion based, tabletop or live.Read More
Services

Devereux-Blum works with a variety of clients nationally to develop their capacity to effectively manage emergencies, consulting on a range of professional matters, including business continuity management.Read More
NZQA External Evaluation & Review
Our 2022 NZQA External Evaluation and Review report is now available (see link above). As a Category 1 Training Provider, we are very proud of the review. The evaluation was very thorough in all areas of Educational Performance and Self-assessment. We appreciate all the support and feedback we receive from you, our clients. The evaluation was very thorough.
The purpose of this external evaluation and report is to provide a public statement about the Tertiary Education Organisation’s (TEO) educational performance and capability in self-assessment. It forms part of the accountability process required by Government to inform investors, the public, students, prospective students, communities, employers, and other interested parties. It is also intended to be used by the TEO itself for quality improvement purposes.
NZQA is Highly Confident in the educational performance and is Highly Confident in the capability in self-assessment of Devereux-Blum Training & Development. There are no recommendations.
Ratings against the Key Evaluation Questions used during this review:
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