EMI Course Catalog - Emergency Management Institute - Federal ...
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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