The assessment method should drive students to apply KSA in realistic simulated operational scenarios. All competencies required at the applicable level of search expertise should be evaluated for each student, although several can be integrated together in one exercise or simulation. All formal assessments should be documented in the course report and maintained by the MA organisation and potentially the NMAA. Assessed students should receive the results of their assessments as part of a course report, in a timely manner, and be debriefed on areas for improvement. 5.5.2.ASSESSMENT STANDARDS Assessments must be conducted against a defined standard, which must be achieved by students in order to receive their qualification. It is important that search courses are assessed as a pass-fail course. If students are unable to meet the course criteria, then they should not be considered IED search qualified, nor be employed within a search team in the MA organisation. In cases where the individual fails to attain the standard, remedial training with reassessment may be considered. MA organisations and NMAAs should strive to record pertinent standards of IED search training based on IMAS, and NMAS where available. The key considerations mentioned in this guide should be used for specific search training requirements of urban areas with an IED threat. 5.6. IED RISK EDUCATION This sub-section looks at IED awareness training in the context of explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) and is intended to comply with IMAS 12.10 Mine/ERW Risk Education and TNMA 12.10/01 Risk Education for IEDs.
ׁ REMEMBER. The term ‘mine risk education’ (MRE) refers to activities that seek to reduce the risk of death and injury from all EO by raising awareness and promoting safe behaviour.
IED contamination in an urban area will present additional factors to be considered when planning and conducting EORE and it should be based on careful assessment of the different needs of the affected communities. Specifically, the assessment should consider: Target groups . An urban environment affected by conflict will likely experience sharp influxes of people returning, even when it is generally assumed not safe to do so. The sheer numbers may mean risks will be taken by some of those returning, with certain groups likely to take more risks than others. Nature of the IED contamination . A national threat analysis and operational threat assessment should be used to make evidence-based decisions on the nature of the IED contamination that the community will encounter. This should in turn directly influence the nature of the EORE that is given. This may potentially include mitigation measures that can be followed so that people can re-enter their homes as safely as possible. EORE staff and facilitators . MA organisations should ensure that persons providing IED EORE are suitably trained so that the educational approach is efficient, and the technical content is pertinent to the needs of the community, therefore helping to ensure the efficacy of the teaching.
There are three common elements to EORE messaging:
1. Don’t go into contaminated areas. 2. Don’t touch items of ERW. 3. Report any items of ERW found.
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