Who is this programme for?
Community educators, field personnel and staff working in areas affected by landmines or explosive remnants of war.
What will you learn?
Develop awareness and communication skills for education about landmines and explosive remnants of war.
- Awareness of landmines, unexploded ordnance and affected communities.
- Risk communication, warning information and reporting through appropriate authorities.
- Community education and the distinction between awareness and specialist clearance.
How does risk education support communities?
Effective education considers the audience’s language, activities and access to reliable information. The aim is to communicate safe behaviour and appropriate reporting without encouraging investigation of suspicious objects. Clear, consistent messages matter when people face unfamiliar or changing conditions.
The learning is relevant to staff who organise awareness activities or pass information to communities. It helps distinguish education and communication responsibilities from the highly specialised work of survey, clearance and explosive disposal.
How is the published knowledge assessment structured?
The OSHAS programme page describes an open-book knowledge assessment with 2 hours allowed and a minimum pass score of 65%. These are the rules for this programme, not a universal pass mark for every OSHAS course. Practical duties also require competence appropriate to the work.
Is Mine Risk Education training in explosive clearance?
No. This course concerns awareness and community risk education. It does not qualify learners to approach, handle, identify technically or neutralise explosive items. Specialist clearance and disposal require dedicated competence and authorisation. The learning focus is avoiding exposure and communicating risk responsibly.