Published on 3 July 2025

Training courses

Training sessions run regularly to introduce users to the Joint Information Platform for Natural Hazards (GIN).

Basic courses

Training sessions consist of two blocks:

• Block 1, held in the morning, provides a basic introduction with exercises.
• Block 2, held in the afternoon, focuses on creating your own dossiers.

You can also participate in individual blocks. Confirmed registrations are binding. Courses require a minimum of eight participants and are free of charge.

04.02.2026 Zürich (de)
9:00-12:00 Block 1, 13:00-16:00 Block 2
Registration deadline: 28.01.2026

28.04.2026 Lausanne (fr)
9:00-12:00 Block 1, 13:00-16:00 Block 2
Registration deadline: 22.04.2026

11.06.2026 Lugano (it)
9:00-12:00 Block 1, 13:00-16:00 Block 2
Registration deadline: 05.06.2026

20.08.2026 online (de)
9:00-12:00 Block 1-2 (as compact cours)
Registration deadline: 17.08.2026

22.09.2026 online (fr)
9:00-12:00 Block 1-2 (as compact cours)
Registration deadline: 17.09.2026

29.10.2026 Bern (de)
9:00-12:00 Block 1, 13:00-16:00 Block 2
Registration deadline: 23.10.2026

23.11.2026 Lausanne (fr)
9:00-12:00 Block 1, 13:00-16:00 Block 2
Registration deadline: 17.11.2026

15.12.2026 online (de)
9:00-12:00 Block 1-2 (as compact cours)
Registration deadline: 10.12.2026

Trainings in Italian are available on request by e-mail: [e-mail]

Registration

Registration for the basic courses  by e-mail : [e-mail]

Please provide the following information when registering:

• Date/time of training session
• Your name
• Your organisation
• The block or blocks that you would like to attend

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Advanced training for experts

Short, virtual training blocks with the Confederation's natural hazards agencies will now also be on offer. The aim here is to provide instruction on the information available on GIN by means of examples. These blocks will be conducted by experts from the natural hazards agencies (FOEN, MeteoSwiss and SLF). If there is sufficient demand, there will be a block in german, in italian and french running at the same time.

Meteorology with MeteoCH:
19.08.2025, 10:00-11:30, Virtual (de and fr)
Registration deadline: 13.08.2025

Floods and hydrology with FOEN:
08.09.2025, 10:00-11:30, Virtual (de and fr)
Registration deadline: 04.09.2025

Snow and avalanches with SLF:
11.11.2026, 10:00-11:30, Virtual (de, fr, it)
Registration deadline: 06.11.2026

Registration

Registration for virtual training courses with the natural hazard services by e-mail: [e-mail]

Please provide the following information when registering:

• Date/time of training session
• Your name
• Your organisation
• Preferred language

Training materials

We also provide training materials and the user manual for training on how to use GIN.

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