Abstract:

The Covid 19 pandemic drew the attention of both the general public and the public concerned with crisis and risk management. Affected groups, such as employers, employees, domestic and international students, teachers, etc., perceive the need for education differently. The areas of focus of crisis management and risk management as well as the forms and content of education differ. In addition to job positions in the employment register, employers often combine or assign job positions in the field of crisis management and their job as well as skills to other job positions in the field of management.
Risk management as a tool for crisis prevention is most often used in the areas of quality management, environmental management, occupational health and safety, project management, if we consider normative requirements. Finally yet importantly, the social responsibility of organizations will come to the fore, where the area of risk and crisis prevention is part of all 3 pillars in the economic, as well as in the environmental and social field. It is therefore important to specify what are the key starting requirements for crisis managers in various areas, but also the possibilities and limitations of education at present.
The methodology of the article is based on empirical research using a questionnaire survey and guided interviews. The scientific methods used in the article will focus on the synthesis and analysis of data from surveys and scientific literature, thus examining the connections and relationships between facts. The results of the article will be interpreted using induction and deduction.
The aim of the article will be to point out the possibilities of increasing the quality of education in the field of crisis management based on initial analyzes and own statistical research.
The output of the article will be a proposal of key knowledge and skills in the field of risk management and crisis management, which should be available to graduates of the study program focused on crisis management. This knowledge and skills will reflect the current requirements of practice and specific job positions, which are based on the Slovak Qualifications Framework and its connection to the European Qualifications Framework. The conclusions of the article will be used in the preparation of documents for comprehensive accreditation at The Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina.

Keywords:

University, quality, higher education, risk managers, crisis managers.