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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs<br />
Special Events Contingency Planning for<br />
Public Safety Agencies (IS-15 .b)<br />
This 5-hour web-based course will provide public<br />
safety agency personnel information related to preevent<br />
planning, forming the planning team, event<br />
hazard analysis, and responding to incidents during<br />
special events in their community. Though relevant<br />
special events statutes/ordinances and codes must<br />
be considered by public safety agency personnel<br />
engaged in special event planning, an extensive job<br />
aid manual is included in the course and available<br />
for download on the course web page.<br />
CEUs: .4<br />
Study Hours: 4<br />
FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity<br />
(EEO) Employee <strong>Course</strong> 2011 (IS-18 .11)<br />
This course presents the underlying principles of<br />
equal employment opportunity (EEO) and recognizes<br />
FEMA’s commitment to ensuring equal<br />
employment opportunity for all current and<br />
prospective FEMA employees.<br />
Selection Criteria: FEMA employees are required to<br />
successfully complete this course one time every<br />
calendar year. Per ERO Program Office: All Disaster<br />
Assistance Employees must take IS-18 prior to<br />
deployment (annually). If IS-18 was not taken prior<br />
to deployment (annually), an employee has 3 weeks<br />
from the date of check-in to complete the course.<br />
CEUs: .1<br />
Study Hours: 1<br />
NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension<br />
in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring<br />
requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will<br />
be IS-18.12.<br />
151<br />
FEMA Equal Employment Opportunity<br />
(EEO) Supervisor <strong>Course</strong> (IS-19 .11)<br />
This course provides an overview of responsibilities<br />
in equal employment opportunity (EEO) for FEMA<br />
supervisors and strategies for handling equal rights<br />
issues and potential issues as they arise.<br />
CEUs: .1<br />
Study Hours: 1<br />
NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension<br />
in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring<br />
requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will<br />
be IS-19.12.<br />
Diversity Awareness (IS-20 .11)<br />
This course recognizes the benefits of diversity in<br />
our workforce and FEMA’s commitment to valuing<br />
diversity of its employees and customers. Each year,<br />
in January, this course will be updated with the new<br />
calendar year information. Required for all FEMA<br />
employees by December 31, 2011, and then one<br />
time every 2 calendar years.<br />
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:<br />
• Define what is meant by diversity.<br />
• Describe how diversity benefits us individually<br />
and collectively.<br />
• State FEMA’s Vision of Diversity.<br />
• Describe the Agency’s commitment to diversity<br />
as stated in the Diversity Action Plan.<br />
• Describe how culture influences our interactions<br />
with others.<br />
• Describe the actions you can take to optimize<br />
diversity.<br />
CEUs: .1<br />
Study Hours: 1<br />
NOTE: This course code contains a “calendar-year” extension<br />
in order to allow FEMA staff to retake the course as a recurring<br />
requirement. Beginning on January 1, 2012, the course code will<br />
be IS-20.12.<br />
FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy<br />
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