The Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW) is formally known as the Training and Exercise Planning Workshop. 

What is an Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop?

The purpose of the Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW) is to use the guidance provided by senior leaders to identify and set preparedness priorities and develop a multi-year schedule of preparedness activities.  

The process confirms:  

• Coordination of whole community initiatives.  
• Prevention of duplication of efforts.  
• Assurance of the efficient use of resources and funding.  
• Avoidance of overextending key agencies and personnel.  

During the Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW), participation from the whole community ensures preparedness activities are included in the program’s priorities. Ultimately, this integrated approach becomes a means to achieve whole community preparedness in a consistent and measurable way. 

At the end of the Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW), program managers will have a clear understanding of specific multi-year preparedness priorities and any available information on previously planned preparedness activities that align with those priorities.