Activity 3.1
Read
Textbook:	Carter, Chapter 4, paras 24-26.

After reading the section of text from Carter above, answer the following questions:

1.	What other skills, knowledge and attitudes to the list at paragraph 24 can you add? 

2.	Is the suggestion at paragraph 25 applicable or desirable when considered in the light of the way in which we have developed our SOP matrix?

In the next reading, Carter outlines further skills and functions that may need specialist training, before moving on to consider training policy and the types of training and trainee categories that may feature in a needs analysis.
Read
Textbook:	Carter, Chapter 21, paras 5-10.

1.	Why is it important to assess a person existing level of competence in undertaking a task?

2.	How do we identify potential areas that may need training?

3.	How do we determine the most appropriate type of training activity for the needs and the people that we have identified?

4.	Will emergency response-oriented organizations and individuals require training in emergency management tasks? Justify your answer.