A unique and first of its kind 10-days training has been successfully completed on Friday at the Heritage park hotel.
The Disaster Victim Identification DVI training has been attended by 25 police officers from various operations divisions within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
Speaking at the closing of the training last Friday Police commissioner Peter Marshall said he has attended many opening and closing of workshops, but the DVI training is the most special and unique one.
Mr Marshall said the training well prepares the police officers to handle whatever disasters the Solomon Islands faces.
“Not only earthquakes, flooding and Tsunamis, but disasters such as plane crash or passenger boat tragedies.
“These disasters will one day happen and your skill will be badly required.
“Local and international attention will be on you, therefore this will be when the skills you learnt in this training will come into play.”
PPF commander Wayne Buchorn said the qualification received by the officer qualifies them to attend to any disasters around the region if their help is requested.
“This is a valuable training and is recognized, therefore you are capable of attending any disasters in the region if your assistance is needed,” Mr Buchorn said.
The participants learnt various skills supported by mock trials on how to identify dead bodies, clothes and other related matters that happens during a disaster.
The course participants expressed appreciation for the assistance of the Australian Federal Police and Participating Police Force for making the training possible.
Three people from Canberra Australia were here to facilitate the training.
The workshop concludes with a donation of 20 boxes of equipments and tools that can be used in a real situation by the officers.
The equipments were valued at about SBD$150,000.
By EDNAL PALMER
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