Training of teachers for capacity building towards earthquake safety in India

In the 'Point of View' from the same authors, published in the September 2002 issue of this journal, the need to include earthquake engineering topics in the civil engineering curricula at diploma, degree and post-graduate levels was highlighted. It is not enough to merely update the curricula for students; qualified teachers have to be developed in this subject. The present feature discusses the training needs in earthquake engineering at the level of educational institutions. The presentation is based on the discussions in a workshop organised at Gandhinagar under the aegis of Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority wherein the need to generate a viable mechanism for implementation of the teacher's training programme was highlighted.