There are many things community leaders should know about vulnerability before disaster strikes. The Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool outlines a systematic process that can help officials identify primary hazard threats, examine vulnerabilities, and select and prioritize actions to protect citizens and communities. A wide variety of courses are available at the Center, off site, and over the Internet. Coastal managers can take a seminar to improve their meeting skills, learn new techniques in the coastal resource management trade, conduct a needs assessment, and become better facilitators. Courses are available that help coastal managers make the most effective use of new technology.
All classes use situations and data unique to the coastal management profession.