Our university boasts the largest number of students trained as disaster prevention personnel among universities in the Kansai region, but this year as well, with the cooperation of excellent local companies and the government, we will be holding a “disaster prevention training course” for the winter semester at the Amagasaki Campus on February 2022, 2. The course was held from Sunday to February 10th.In addition to about 2 students, faculty and staff members of our university, we also received participation from cooperating companies that support the opening of this course.
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Class scene ①
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Class scene ②
Classes started in a difficult situation due to the increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus, which has continued since the beginning of the year, but the physical condition of the students before the start of the classes was managed, and appropriate seating was used in multiple classrooms to secure intervals. , Utilization of teaching materials in Web Class that incorporates DX (Digital Transformation), etc.while taking various measuresConducted a course.
Several teachers who are experts in the field of disaster prevention are present at the training course for disaster prevention specialists. He introduced the importance of "emergency water supply bases" and "manhole toilets" as well as specific issues during operation.In addition, to make the students feel more familiar with the subject, temporary water taps and manhole toilets were displayed at the entrance on the 1st floor of the Amagasaki Campus during the course period.
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Lecture by Amagasaki City Public Enterprise Bureau Water and Sewerage Department
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Exhibition at Amagasaki Campus
One of the students who took the disaster prevention training course said, "Since I've never encountered a big disaster, there was a part of me that thought I would be okay, but through this class, I was able to change my mind. I'm thinking of getting a job that involves working with children in the future, so I want to continue learning about disaster prevention so that I can protect not only my own life but also the lives of the children I'm entrusting to me. ” was the comment.
Disaster prevention specialists are defined by the NPO Japan Disaster Prevention Association as “in principle, self-help, mutual assistance, and cooperation. It is a person who has been certified as having "acquired".
The Disaster Prevention Specialist Training Course started in the fall semester of 2016, and from 2017 onwards, it is open to students in all faculties.This course is offered as a "company cooperation course" with the cooperation of excellent companies in Hyogo Prefecture that have agreed to develop human resources that contribute to the creation of a safe and secure society.
[Cooperating companies in 2021] (End of December 2021)
TOA Co., Ltd., Daiei Kankyo Co., Ltd., Sonec Co., Ltd., Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kiyo Co., Ltd., Shimizu Corporation, Honey Kasei Co., Ltd., Shimizu Corporation, S Foods Co., Ltd. *In no particular order