Any time and flexible Spontaneous meetings and courses in the vitero café

Earthquakes, floods, accidents involving hazardous materials – the men in women in blue arrive on the scene quickly when catastrophes occur. Some 80,000 volunteers from 668 local chapters provide protection for the civil population as part of Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW). To make sure that every step is done correctly, preparedness exercises and training events are held regularly at all levels. Theoretical knowledge is also part of this: at three training centres with more than 60 trainers, participants learn all about health protection, power generation, safe methods for moving loads and much more. In addition to the offi cial courses, the volunteers can also pursue training and further education in their local chapters. The vitero Café is a great fit for these meetings in particular.

“A good system doesn’t necessarily ensure good training, but it is the basis for it. We have highly trained instructors who know how to implement interactive training for groups online. With vitero, we have found a tool that enables realistic, interactive and effective further training which is easy to implement. Besides this, the café opens up new opportunities: we can meet spontaneously in the virtual space at any time and share ideas and information. This makes it possible to integrate volunteers’ commitment to THW into their daily routines.”

– Matthias Korth, Technisches Hilfswerk

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