Ministry touts disaster trainingStaff writer, with CNAThe number of Taiwanese who have completed certified disaster prevention specialist training is expected to hit 110,000 this year, exceeding a target of 100,000, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement on Saturday. Taiwan is in an earthquake and typhoon-prone region, so the government has provided disaster prevention training for borough and village wardens, housewives, military conscripts and members of non-governmental organizations in the hope of boosting social resilience, the ministry said. A woman participates in a disaster prevention specialist training session in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of the Interior via CNAIt would continue to support local governments to promote the training program and gradually expand it to include foreign caregivers, long-term care workers and community volunteers, with the aim of comprehensively improving grassroots disaster preparedness and enhancing overall social resilience, the ministry said. The training curriculum, which was launched in 2018, covers disaster prevention and response, assessment of disaster situations, household protective measures, community coordination, evacuation route planning, as well as hands-on training to staunch bleeding, bandage wounds, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use automated external defibrillators, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times December 30, 2025 17:13 UTC