Whole of society: building homeland defence and resilience for all

Overview

The University of Exeter's Centre for the Public Understanding of Defence & Security, part of the Strategy and Security Institute, is delighted to launch this new and innovative Executive Education course taking a place-based approach to regional readiness and preparedness.

Open to middle to senior level decision-makers from across the public, private and third sector, this course equips participants to contribute towards the government commitment set out in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review to promote a ‘whole of society’ effort to ensure homeland defence, national security and civil resilience. 

What will I achieve?

You will:

• Achieve a common and deeper understanding of Home Defence
• Gain an understanding of whole of society cross-domain working
• Focus on behavioural and effective planning activities 
• Test complexity of decision-making in a place-based tabletop exercise
• Identify key issues for resolution leading to better preparedness  

Who is this for?

Middle to Senior Managers in:

• Local and Central Government
• Armed Forces
• Law Enforcement/Emergency Services Industry
• Civic Society organisations

Course leads