A successful two-day day Disaster Preparedness Training ( First Aid Skills) seminar  was conducted last April 22-23, 2017 at the Research and Extension Building of West Visayas State University. The training was held in partnership with the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Center, College of Arts and Sciences , College of Nursing, and Knights of Columbus Visayas Jurisdiction. A total of 197 participants composed of WVSU personnel, students and volunteer members of Knights of Columbus availed of the training which would come very handy in the event of a natural disaster or emergency crisis.