Safe Communities Portugal talk on public safety relating to crime and civil protection, organised by Masterclass Algarve

Safe Communities Portugal talk on public safety relating to crime and civil protection, organised by Masterclass AlgarveA talk on various aspects of public safety relating to crime and civil protection has been organised by Masterclass Algarve at Tribulum Restaurant, Almancil, 0945 hrs to 1130 hrs on Thursday 13th February, 2025. 

A series of free seminars and workshops are being hosted by Masterclass Algarve in the Algarve, covering a variety of topics. These sessions, delivered in English by industry experts, aim to educate, inspire, facilitatePrevious workshop organised by Jen networking and raise awareness about activities, businesses, charities, and organisations across Portugal.

Safe Communities Portugal is pleased to be invited by Jen Thompson from Masterclass Algarve, to give a talk on various aspects of public safety relating to crime and civil protection. The talk will be given by David Thomas former head of training to the Hong Kong Police, former Principal Training Adviser to INTERPOL and Founder and President of SCP, which is a qualified Civil Protection Volunteer Organisation, under Portuguese law.

Learning outcomes from the event include:

Civil Protection

  • The main threats facing the Algarve: rural fires, earthquakes and tsunami
  • Creating awareness among young children on this topic.
  • Protecting your investment – How to make your property more resilient to rural fires.
  • Factors to take account in choosing where to live in Portugal
  • The importance of meteorology – and how this impacts on fires
  • Changing rural fire patterns resulting from the effects of climate change
  • Case study (briefly) the Gambelas fires on 2022 – could people have been more prepared?
  • Survey results – among over 700 people in Portugal – How prepared people are in understanding risk and preparing for disasters.

Crime

  • The threats that children face in the use of the internet/social media and what parents can do to reduce the risk
  • Crime trends in Algarve – including domestic violence
  • Criminality amongst children
  • How to report crime and what happened afterwards

To register contact Jen at info@masterclassalgarve.org or though their website at https://www.masterclassalgarve.org/

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