Training is the key to any team's effectiveness. A unit can have all the equipment in the world, but if the individual personnel are not trained properly in its use, they cannot make effective or safe use of it.

Training in Civil Defence is conducted by qualified instructors in the relevant services.Weekly sessions are complemented with regular weekend training in specific areas and with courses which are run at county or higher levels. Instructors attend courses at or approved by the Civil Defence School in the skills they wish to qualify to instruct. They also attend courses in teaching methods.

Skills learned in training sessions are put into practice and developed during various exercises and competitions.

The sections give an indication of the different training conducted in Laois Civil Defence.