Instructor Development Training Week scheduled for September

FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will offer a week of train-the-trainer courses September 11-16, which will prepare attendees to deliver select CDP training to other responders in their communities.

Train-the-trainer courses serve as a force multiplier, enabling participants to train their agency members, partnering agencies and communities in recognition, response and mitigation best practices. Instructor development and train-the-trainer courses are relevant for a wide variety of professional disciplines, including law enforcement, healthcare, emergency management, the fire service, emergency medical services, public health and other disciplines.

Courses planned for the Instructor Development Training Week include:

Instructor Training Course, which provides instruction about adult learning and effective class delivery. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-266.

Bomb Threat Management Planning Course, in conjunction with Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) and ICAT Train-the-Trainer, which are conducted with the assistance of the Office for Bombing Prevention and the Police Executive Research Forum. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-922-1.

Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents (HERT) and HERT - Basic Train-the-Trainer, which focus on healthcare facility response during a mass casualty incident. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/AWR-901-1.

Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA) and HMA Train-the-Trainer with Incident Complexities - Responder Actions for CBRNE Incidents, which teach students how to identify hazardous materials, their risks, and proper protective actions. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/AWR%20358-1.

Initial Law Enforcement Response to Suicide Bombing Attacks and Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response Train-the-Trainer, instructed by Louisiana State University's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education and hosted on the CDP campus. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-275-1.

Law Enforcement Protective Measures for CBRNE Incidents (LEPM) and LEPM Train-the-Trainer, in conjunction with Intermediate Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents: Law Enforcement, and Law Enforcement Response Actions for CBRNE Incidents, which focus on protective measures officers need to employ in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive incident. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-264-1.

Radiological Series Train-the-Trainer, which is a four-day course from FEMA’s Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program for individuals identified by their states to provide radiological training in their jurisdictions. For more information, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/PER-908-1.

Instructor Training Week offerings are developed and approved by FEMA and the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and are fully funded for state, local, tribal and territorial responders, including round-trip travel, lodging and meals.