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EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs<br />

The CERT Train-the-Trainer course is delivered at <strong>EMI</strong><br />

sequentially during the same week with the E427,<br />

RESIDENT<br />

CERT Program Manager, course. Participants who wish<br />

to take both courses must submit a separate application<br />

for each course. Although either course may be<br />

COURSES—<br />

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course<br />

includes professionals and volunteers who are designated<br />

to be or are interested in being appointed a<br />

local CERT Program Manager and those who are<br />

already in the CERT Program Manager position.<br />

Prerequisites:<br />

Required: A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency,<br />

typically a local, regional, or State government<br />

agency, and completion of the CERT Basic Training<br />

course or IS-317, Introduction to CERT, which can be<br />

found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/.<br />

<strong>Course</strong> Length: 2 days<br />

CEUs: 1.2<br />

Community <strong>Emergency</strong> Response Team<br />

(CERT) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E428)<br />

This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA’s<br />

CERT Basic Training course.<br />

This train-the-trainer course focuses on preparing<br />

instructors to:<br />

• Deliver CERT Basic Training<br />

• Convey the messages and intent of the CERT<br />

Program (e.g., safety, teamwork, place in overall<br />

community <strong>Emergency</strong> Operations Plan)<br />

• Assure that participants achieve the objectives of<br />

CERT Basic Training<br />

• Create a comfortable yet managed learning<br />

environment<br />

<strong>Course</strong> topics include:<br />

• CERT history, program purpose, and values<br />

• Materials and requirements for the CERT Basic<br />

Training course<br />

• Roles of the CERT instructor<br />

• Effective presentation of CERT Basic Training content<br />

• Effective coaching and demonstration of skills in<br />

the classroom<br />

• Practices to maximize learning<br />

• Effective evaluation of CERT training participants<br />

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taken separately, <strong>EMI</strong> encourages people to take both<br />

courses the same week.<br />

Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course<br />

includes those who will:<br />

• Serve as the course manager for the CERT Basic<br />

Training course<br />

• Be CERT Basic Training course instructors<br />

Prerequisites:<br />

Required: A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency,<br />

typically a local, regional, or State government<br />

agency, and must have completed the CERT Basic<br />

Training course or IS-317, Introduction to CERT, which<br />

can be found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/.<br />

<strong>Course</strong> Length: 3 days<br />

CEUs: 1.8<br />

Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula<br />

Train-the-Trainer (TTT) (E449)<br />

This course prepares participants to deliver <strong>EMI</strong>’s<br />

ICS curricula. While ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses<br />

are addressed, the major emphasis is on ICS-300<br />

and ICS-400.<br />

Selection Criteria: Participants must demonstrate<br />

a working knowledge of ICS through experience<br />

and training and must be experienced in delivering<br />

adult education.<br />

Participants must have worked as IC, Command or<br />

General Staff positions on incidents, planned events,<br />

or exercises that went longer than one operational<br />

period or involved a written action plan and involved<br />

multiagency coordination.<br />

FEdErAL EmErgENCy mANAgEmENT AgENCy<br />

PREPAREDNESS

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