"EMANZ was brilliant, supplying me with resources and self paced modules to get me started. Since then we have used EMANZ for all of our training including CIMS, USAR and soon our staff training for the EOC.

The service from EMANZ is professional, knowledgeable and best of all affordable. I am grateful for the support and assistance I have received."

"Thanks for running the [swiftwater responder] course for us. I have had lots of positive feedback and it was a great practical course, as most of our staff are field workers. All participants were impressed with the positive attitudes of the instructors."

"We have used EMANZ to assist with the planning, delivery and evaluation of our CIMS level two programme and the Personal Readiness unit standard, via the RAPID Personal Readiness package.

This allows us to do several things. Firstly, it allows a range of Ministry staff to meet and interact with non-Ministry colleagues in a CDEM professional development setting, as part of our regular staff development programme. Secondly it enables us to provide back-up for our own professional development staff, in a risk management mode - so that we are not reliant at all times on a small number of key Ministry staff always being available for staff development delivery.

This supports the CDEM principle of establishing sound working relationships that support 'CDEM business as usual' as well as when unusual situations arise.

We support the opportunity for proactive collaboration that EMANZ offers in CDEM professional development. "

"The instructors were excellent; the course was delivered in a very professional manner, the classes were conducted in a friendly open manner where group discussion and interaction was encouraged."

"I am able to say that in my dealings with EMANZ, I have found them to be very customer focused, and flexible also.

Customer focused because queries are answered quickly, to our complete satisfaction, and flexible because EMANZ's solution to our needs required them to develop a tailored program. One outside their published schedule. "

"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and felt I had gained much from it. How much became immediately obvious yesterday when we had to respond to the stricken Beech 190. Having done the course I had a far clearer overview of events and was able to focus on our role (to deal with the media) with confidence."

"The EMANZ team has provided the Northland CDEM sector with quality courses, delivered by experienced and passionate practitioners over the past four years. Our core course has been CIMS four, with over 280 participants to date from across the emergency services and voluntary sectors. The value of the professional development courses provided was highlighted during the Northland Storms in 2007. Having trained responders enabled the Northland CDEM sector to respond in an effective and efficient manner. EMANZ has provided an outstanding service and we intend to continue our strong relationship with Steve and his dedicated team! "

"Approximately 2 years ago, the University of Canterbury commenced a project to review, and subsequently rebuild, our emergency preparedness capabilities in all areas. This has included the development of a new emergency plan, which seeks to provide a frame work for action by a team of staff who are well educated, prepared and consequently able to function quickly and effectively during an emergency.

EMANZ has been instrumental in helping to train our key staff, both in the incident control and emergency response areas and we have nothing but praise for the support and encouragement the EMANZ team have provided to us. This University and EMANZ will continue to work together in the future, as education must be ongoing if it is to be effective and EMANZ understands our needs and provides a level of service we greatly appreciate."

"Victoria University’s Incident Management Team and Victoria Rescue (RT7) USAR team have been associated with EMANZ for the last 3 years. During this time we have always found the staff and instructors to be helpful, approachable and extremely professional in both organisation and presentation. Courses have included CIMS 4 for both IMT and Vic Rescue members, Storm Response for the Rescue Team and Terrorism Awareness for our Campus Security Officers. The tutors are all very experienced in their fields of expertise and the course organisers always display a degree of flexibility to accommodate the dates and times suitable for staff working within the constraints of a busy university calendar. They also ensure we are kept up to date with the latest training on offer through various mediums such as the Epicentre newsletter and Year Programme Calendars. We believe EMANZ to be the premier supplier of Emergency Management training within New Zealand and look forward to continuing our relationship with them for 2009 and beyond."

"I have been involved with EMANZ now for a long period of time and have had the training both personally and for members of staff in the organizations I have been involved in. I have found that the instructors are supportive and have a excellent knowledge base. The administration staff provide great service to students and that it does not stop after the tuition but is there for the follow up with the distance learning. The team are well suited to their instructor's roles and show a passion that makes the students want to learn and learn at their own pace. EMANZ also have done a lot of work to further Training in the Rescue and Civil Defence sectors and that has to be acknowledged and congratulates for their contribution and advancement for the sector for this industry over the last five years. I am happy to recommend EMANZ to anyone and look forward to further training with them in the future. "