Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Landesverband Westfalen-Lippe e.V.

The DRK-Institut für Bildung und Kommunikation (IBK) is a central educational institution of the German Red Cross (DRK) in Westphalia-Lippe. It is part of the worldwide Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which is committed to supporting victims of conflicts and disasters.

• Educational Offers: The institute offers comprehensive training and further education programs, which are divided into various categories such as civil protection and disaster control, rescue and assistance, health and social affairs, and Red Cross work. These programs are designed to strengthen the skills of DRK employees and to be practice-oriented [4].
• Digital Education: In addition to face-to-face events, the DRK also offers digital learning formats via the DRK-Lerncampus to enable flexible learning [4].

The mission of the DRK-Institut für Bildung und Kommunikation is based on the values of the international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. These include humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntariness, unity and universality. The institute is committed to the life, health, well-being, protection and dignity of all people [1].

The DRK-Institut places great emphasis on practice-oriented and application-oriented education in order to enable participants to sustainably implement their skills in practice. The integration of digital learning formats also promotes the sustainability of educational offers by enabling flexible and efficient learning [5].

The institute also operates the Tagungshotel Dunant in Münster, which serves as a central location for conferences and educational events [1]. The combination of face-to-face and online education makes it possible to react flexibly to current challenges and to continuously adapt the educational offers [5].