Emergency Planning College

The Emergency Planning College (EPC) delivers Cabinet Office-approved emergency planning and crisis management training. Managed by Serco, we are positioned at the heart of Government, within the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) of the Cabinet Office. Our highly experienced industry leading experts provide a wide range of dynamic and diverse training courses, seminars and workshops for public and private sector clients across the UK and overseas. We also offer real-time simulation exercises enabling delegates to fully test their emergency plans while gaining invaluable 'real-life' experience in dealing with a major incident. We provide a central forum for knowledge-sharing and focus on multi-agency working, disseminating best practice nationally and internationally to enhance worldwide resilience against natural disasters, major incidents and malicious attack. EPC Contract Services Director, Ronnie Coutts, describes the work of the College, and introduces our approach to the services we deliver. We train thousands of delegates each year from numerous private and public organisations. These include those with specific emergency planning and business continuity responsibility right up to those at the highest government levels and PLC Directors, both in the UK and abroad. Typical clients include local authorities, the emergency services, the NHS, utilities, telecom providers, and organisations responsible for transport and infrastructure. Private clients range from major banks and other financial institutions to theme park and racing circuit operators.