The purpose of the activity of the educational institutions functioning in the structure of the Armenian Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia is the organization and conduction of the training on issues of population protection in emergency situations and civil defense.
Educational institution functioning in the structure of the Armenian Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia is:

The Crisis Management State Academy

The purpose of the the state non-commercial organizational activities of the "Crisis Management State Academy" functioning in the structure of the Armenian Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia is the organization and conduction of training on issues of population protection in emergency situations and civil defense.
The fields of activities are the following:
a) preparation of specialist with high education
b) training and enhancement of qualification
c) implementation of methodical works
d) scientific researches
e) international cooperation

High education
" The Crisis Management State Academy" state non-commercial organization carries out high education according to the decision N 616-N of the RA Government dated on May 15, 2003(license N 204 dated on August 18, 2003).

Specialties:

• Crisis Management (specialization of economist)
• Fire Protection ( specialization of architecture)
  
• Civil Defense (specialization of architecture)
  
• Protection in Emergency Situations ( specialization of pedagog)
  
• Rescuing ( specialization of architecture)
  
• Exploitation and technical provision of the transport and special firefighting-rescue technique and equipments
  

Ways of education:

• Full time- courses - 4 years
  
• Extramural courses- 5 years
  

Training and enhancement of qualification

The tasks of the Crisis Management State Academy are as follows:

• conduction of courses on training and qualification enhancement for specialists, provision staff and heads of organizations and governing bodies,
  
• training and qualification enhancement of staff and heads of civil defense formations and rescue forces,
  
• coordination of training process of the subject on "Main issues of civil defense and emergency situations" in the educational system of republic,
  
• organization and conduction of the training for population.

Ways of education:

• Full-time courses - 4 years
  
• Extramural courses- 5 years
  
• Outgoing

Methods of education:

• Lectures
  
• Practical, laboratory lessons
  
• Different types of trainings
  
• seminars, consultations
  
• discussions
  
• TV programmers, radio programs
  
• processing and proliferation of posters

Listeners:

• High directing staff
  
• Medium directing staff
  
• Professionals and provision staff
  
• Population not included in work
  
  

Methodical works:

• Development and publication of the textbooks, educational head books..
  
• Drafting and publishment of methodical development and tasks
  
• Development of educational, educational-thematic and subject curriculum.
  
• Development and investment of training methods.

Scientific researches:

• Implementation of theoretical researches
  
• Implementation of applied researches
  
• Implementation of testing researches

International cooperation:

• Cooperation with the similar educational institutions of different countries
  
• Cooperation with international buildings
  
• Participation in international events on educational issues.