OFDA Pre-Deployment Training Evaluation
Fall 2002 – Winter 2003

• Please check one box for each training session.
• Comments or suggestions can be typed into the “Changes” area.

#1 - Orientation to OFDA
Instructors – OFDA Staff & Training Unit (1 day)
Covers OFDA's mandate, organization, and staffing; a case study of a typical OFDA disaster response; disaster response options; mitigation initiatives; funding; OFDA-funded programs and partners.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#2 - DART/RMT Training
Instructor – Greg Garbinsky, et al. (4 days)
Covers OFDA Disaster Assistance Response Team; the Response Management Team; developing DART mission statement and objectives; team management; administration; communications; logistics; security.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#3 - Fundamentals of Assessment
Instructors – InterWorks (Paul Thompson and Jeff Klenk) (5 days)
Course included sessions on assessment tools, elements of assessment, and humanitarian principles; water/sanitation, nutrition, agriculture, shelter, logistics assessments; an assessment simulation.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#4 - Intro to Field Communications Equipment
Instructor – Vic Puentes (2 days)
Covered HF and VHF/UHF radios, satellite phone, GPS, digital camera, software on OFDA laptops; hands-on field exercise.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#5 - Field Communications Equipment Review
Instructor - Vic Puentes (4 hours)
Review of OFDA comms equipment, including sat-phone, GPS, digital camera, HF and UHF/VHF radios, and lap-tops. (For staff with previous comms gear training and/or experience.)

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#6 - First Aid
Instructor- Vic Puentes (4 hours)
Covered recognizing emergencies; prioritizing care; caring for shock; choking; bleedings; and burns.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#7 - Tier II CBRN
Instructor –Capt. Joe Hughart (3 days)
Covered responder safety; levels of protection and personal protection equipment; regional analysis of threats and vulnerabilities; contamination/decontamination; and references and resources.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#8 - Vehicle Security and Anti-Terrorism Driving
Staged by ITI in Richmond & West Point, VA (5 days)
Addressed surveillance detection; analysis and prevention of terrorist attacks; travel pattern analysis; off-road driving and recovery; evasive actions; instinctive driving; high-center-of-gravity dynamics; negotiating obstacles.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#9 - Landmine Awareness
Instructor – Tom Gilbert, Humanitarian Demining Training Center (1 day)
Addressed purpose, types, markings, and emplacement of landmines, including specific Iraqi mines; typical minefield layout and marking; unexploded ordinance and booby-traps; extraction from minefield.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#10 - Hostage Survival
Instructor – Chuck Regini and/or Chris Voss, FBI (4 hours)
Covered case studies of FBI Response Group; reasons for kidnappings; psychology and techniques of hostage negotiations; ways to improve the chances of hostage survival.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#11 - Shelter Construction and Plastic Sheeting
Instructors – Marion Pratt, Lyn Thomas, & Dave Taylor or Chuck Setchell & Joe Diaz (4 hours)
Covered use of OFDA plastic sheeting in constructing temporary shelters; hands-on exercise to construct a framed shelter.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#12 - Human Rights, Protection, and Stability
Various Speakers - Office of Transition Initiatives (4 hours)
Examined security issues and human rights violations that typically occur in post-conflict scenarios; abuse of at-risk populations; potential for retribution killings.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#13 - Cultural Sensitivity and Awareness in Iraq
Various Panelists - Office of Transition Initiatives (2 hours)
Panelists (three Iraqis and one former UN aid worker) shared their insights into Iraqi social structure, culture, gender relations; appropriate behavior, demeanor, and appearance; potential cultural pitfalls unique to Iraq's different regions and demographics.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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The following sessions were grouped together over 1½ days (“Grab Bag Seminar”)

• #14 - USAID Legislative and Public Affairs Office, and Working with the Media
Don Tighe, LPA, & Greg Garbinsky, OFDA (1 hour)
A chance to meet LPA staff and learn what they do; strategies and pointers on how to work with the media.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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• #15 - Managing Your Reactions in Stressful Deployments
Instructor - Cay Hartley (45 minutes)
Strategies for stress management; resources available to USAID staff upon return.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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• #16 - Military 101
Instructor – Maj. Donald Finn, USMC (45 minutes)
Military basics - ranks, chain of command, mindset and culture; OFDA relationship with the military.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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• #17 - International Humanitarian Principles and Law
International humanitarian principles and codes of conduct; core principles in the Humanitarian Charter; key challenges to working within that humanitarian framework.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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• #18 - Iraq Country Briefing
Instructor – CIA Intelligence Officers (90 minutes)
Described the Oil-For-Food program; water/sanitation resources and infrastructure; medical/health infrastructure in contemporary Iraq; diseases common to the region.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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• #19 - IDP Camp Management; Women and Children Protection Issues
Instructors – Darla Silva, InterAction; Christine Knudson, InterAction; or Darla Silva, Mike Wessels, and Jill Clark, InterAction (90 minutes)
Strategies and standards for assistance for women and children; how to organize camps for displaced persons; dealing with separated children; establishing education and psychosocial support.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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• #20 - Food Distribution & Feeding Center Issues
Instructor - Peter Morris, OFDA (1 hour)
Management of feeding and distribution centers; ration card systems; therapeutic and supplementary feeding.

a: I did not attend this course b: Given the pressures of deployment, this course was not worth the time c: This course is worthwhile, as is, for all staff before being deployed d: The course is worthwhile, with the following changes

Recommended changes (If you chose D)
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#21 - Additional Questions/Comments
Do you have any general questions or comments about the pre-deployment trainings?

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