The Crisis and Recovery Response Training provides USAID and other inter-Agency officers with a broad set of competencies in the areas of humanitarian and transition assistance, complex emergencies, conflict mitigation, food security, and democracy and governance. The course imparts an increased understanding of the key issues that impede economic stability and political transition in crisis and recovery settings, and the range of resources (intra- and inter-agency) and technical solutions that may be accessed and applied in such situations. In addition, the CRT course provides a broader understanding of USAID’s role within the broader U.S. Government context, including inter-Agency processes in Washington and in the field with the Department of State and Department of Defense in particular.

The course is geared toward mid level audiences who have spent time in a conflict zone either with the U.S. Government or other international organization. Participants are offered the opportunity to apply knowledge and tools learned during the sessions to a case study that threads the myriad topics throughout the course.

Objectives of the CRT course are based on five core areas; analysis, planning and resource management, coordination, program design/implementation and M&E, and psycho-social issues.

• Analysis: Enhance capacity to provide clear analysis and policy options to help shape USAID’s response in crisis environments.
• Planning and Resource Management: Develop ability to identify, select and apply the most appropriate financial, human and mechanism resources available to implement and manage effective crisis response and recovery programs and strategies.
• Coordination: Strengthen capacity of program officers to serve as a focal point for DCHA interventions in country; and improve ability to effectively engage with the inter-agency and non-USG partners to achieve USG vision and strategic goals in rapidly changing environments.
• Program Design, Implementation and M&E: Improve critical skills necessary to design, implement, continuously evaluate and re-target effective crisis response programs and strategies that are linked to the relief, transition and development spectrum.
• Psycho-social Issues: Enhance ability to maintain psycho-social wellbeing and work effectively with others under stressful, rapidly changing, politically charged environments.

CRT utilizes an experiential participatory methodology that incorporates a robust case study. It includes multiple exercises in which to apply lessons, interactive power point presentations, USAID staff presenting explicit content, and USG senior managers at strategic points to serve as panelists for discussion forums and sounding boards for participant presentations.

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