Emergency and Critical Incident Management Planning

Developing and updating an EMP

Schools must develop and maintain their Emergency Management Plan (EMP) using the Online EMP Portal (staff login required) and the plan must be reviewed and approved by the principal at least annually by 1 September of each year and after a significant incident.

Guides

For step-by-step instructions on how to develop or update an EMP, refer to the:

• Emergency and critical incident management planning guide for government schools (PDF)
• School incident debrief facilitator guide (DOCX)
• Guide to developing your emergency management plan for early childhood services and non-government schools (DOCX)
• Joint emergency management planning for shared sites.

Other supports

Schools seeking further support to develop their EMP, including using the Online EMP Portal (staff login required) may contact their regional manager, operations and emergency management or emergency management support officer.

Questions about emergency management arrangements and advice from the department may be directed to emergency.management@education.vic.gov.au

Questions about school business continuity and advice from the department may be directed to business.continuity@education.vic.gov.au

Other useful resources can be found on the Resources tab.