continuing education - Westmoreland County Community College

NEW - Basic Incident Command
System-Classroom (ICS 200)
ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to
operate efficiently during an incident or
event within the Incident Command
System (ICS). ICS 200 provides training on
resources for personnel who are likely to
assume a supervisory position within the
ICS. The units that comprise ICS 200
include the following: course overview,
leadership and management, delegation of
authority & management by objectives,
functional areas and positions, briefings,
organizational flexibility, transfer of command
and course summary. Allen Clark,
No tuition, 1.6 CEUs
HLSX 0201-01 2 Saturdays starting
September 29,
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
NEW - Incident Response to
Terrorist Bombings
This course is directed at providing awareness
level training for first responders to
enable them to recognize, avoid, isolate,
and notify the proper authorities in the
event of a terrorism incident involving
energetic materials. The course is comprised
of a power point presentation
embedded with videos designed to familiarize
participants with commercial and
military explosives, improvised explosive
devices, and appropriate response procedures
at the awareness level. Fred W.
Siekkinen, DEP, $15 tuition, .4 CEUs
HLSX 0210-01 Saturday, October 13,
8-noon
HLSX 0210-02 Wednesday, November 7,
6-10 p.m.
HLSX 0210-03 Saturday, January 12,
8-noon (08/SG)
NEW - Intermediate Incident
Command System (ICS 300)
All mid-level management
federal/state/local/tribal/private sector and
nongovernmental personnel should take
ICS 300 including those serving as command
staff, section chiefs, strike team leaders,
task force leaders, unit leaders, division/group
supervisors, branch directors,
and multi-agency coordination
system/emergency operations center staff.
Kim Houser, No tuition, 2.4 CEUs
HLSX 0300-45 6 Thursdays starting
August 30, 6-10 p.m.
(Greensburg Hose Co. #7,
625 E. Pittsburgh St.,
Greensburg, PA)
HOMELAND SECURITY
Homeland Security &
Environmental
Technology Online
Courses
What is ET Online?
These courses in Homeland Security, environmental
technology and hazardous
materials consist of an online text, interactive
exercises, self-grading quizzes, final
exam and as needed, hands-on training.
ET Online is offered through members of
the Community and College Consortium
for Health and Safety Training around the
nation and is different from
“Education2Go.” The curriculum is
authored and sponsored by the Hazardous
Materials Training and Research Institute
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ET Online is sponsored
in part by the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education
and the U. S. Department of Education.
What can you expect as a new
student?
To participate, you must have Windows
98, Windows ME or Windows XP and have
Internet access (high speed connection is
preferable). To get a feel for the material,
prospective students may “test-drive” part
of one of the classes at www.et-online.org
and follow the “Sample Courses” route to
any one of the sample courses listed.
When you realize how easy this is, call
the WCCC Registration Center at
1-800-262-2103 extension 4204 and
give the course code listed for the
desired course. You will then be sent an
alphanumeric ID and then you’re ready to
begin. After the course is completed you
will receive a certificate. You may start
an online course anytime after
September 24 but you must complete
it by December 31, 2007. The following
are topic areas offered. For
complete course descriptions and
fees, check out wccc.edu/homeland
Online Homeland Security and
Environmental Technology Courses
appear on the following pages.
To register, call 724-925-4204 or 1-800-262-2103, ext. 4204.
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