Abstract:

The requirements of changes in the educational systems originate from the social requirement to increase the quality of education in specific fields, including the crisis management field. The common fault of current educational systems is detachment of the taught theory from the real practical requirements. That is the reason why it is necessary to focus more on the new way of education, in which the participants of lifelong learning can be prepared for today´s new challenges, which emerge from the labour market as well as competencies required by the practice. In crisis management field is the problem how to link the different educational levels more efficiently and which forms and methods to apply in education process. By analysis of the current approaches in the area of crisis management personnel preparation we will identify the most appropriate forms and methods of education, focusing on the specific needs of crisis management, such as case studies, interactive methods, training, and other methods where information technology can be used as a support learning tool. In this way we can support the expertise of crisis management staff and their competencies. The main objective of the article is to propose possible forms and methods of education to make information technologies within crisis management field more effective. Our main suggestions are focused on the use of simulations and learning by experience.

Keywords:

Education, Methods, Information Technologies, Simulation, Crisis Management.