Capacity Building And Skill Development for A-PAD SAR Team
The Search and Rescue team ofΒ A-PAD Sri Lanka underwent anΒ outbound skill enhancement andΒ confidence building training in partnershipΒ with Silver Eagle Adventures. RescueΒ team members ranging from Sri Lanka LifeΒ Saving, Ironman 4×4, Lion Brewery PvtΒ Ltd, Seals Volunteer Emergency ResponseΒ Team (SVERT) along with individualΒ volunteers underwent this comprehensiveΒ training program. Inter-team capacitiesΒ were identified and demonstrated,Β enhancing the existing capacity. The threeΒ day preparatory exercise was conductedΒ anticipating deployment of the team inΒ May 2018 in the event of floods.Β Teams identified their strengths andΒ capacities for an effective future response.Β Simulation exercise in saving those inΒ distress was carried out.
