the emergency planning college (epc)
York
Welcome to the Emergency Planning College. As part of the Cabinet Office
Resilience Directorate, we are the leading home of resilience learning and
development in the UK EPC is situated within Easingwold, York, North Yorkshire.
The College is operated for, and on behalf of the UK Government, delivering
crisis management, resilience training and allied services, all subject to our
well established Government assurance of quality. It is a modern training
facility with a lecture theatre, 14 training rooms and a 102 bed hotel, set
within 200 acres of mixed park and woodland that make up the publicly-owned
Hawkhills Estate. Since 2021, the College has been the first, and currently most
northern Campus for Government Skills and Curriculum Unit (GSCU). The in-house
Resilience team and strong cadre of EPC associate trainers include deep
subject-matter-experts and resilience practitioners with current emergency
management experience. Post COVID, the College has established itself as a
leader in virtual delivery, is playing a central role in major resilience
programmes, striking new partnerships, pursuing accreditation, supporting
professional development and looking to support all learning and development
requirements for our resilience customers.