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 The
Professional Development Series includes seven Emergency Management
Institute independent study courses that provide a well-rounded
set of fundamentals for those in the emergency management profession.
Many students build on this foundation to develop their careers.
Students who complete all the courses will receive
a PDS Certificate of Completion. The courses, in recommended order
of completion, are:
 The
courses are self-paced independent studies and each takes between
8 and 15 hours to complete. After working through the material,
the student takes a final exam. Passing score is 75 or better. When
a student has completed all courses, the Independent Study Program
Office (ISPO) automatically sends a Certificate of Completion directly
to the student.
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IS-230 Principles of
Emergency Management
Understanding the fundamental principles and practices of emergency
management provides a framework for the future professional growth
of every emergency manager and responder. This course is designed
to provide a basic framework of understanding of emergency management
in the following areas:
· Overview of the Integrated Emergency
Management System
· The emergency management cycle
· The Plan as program centerpiece
· Planning and coordination
· Functions of an emergency management program
· Emergency management program participants
· Applying emergency management principles
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: 1.0
Study Hours: 10
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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IS-235 Emergency Planning
Being able to use all the basic elements of the planning process
gives emergency managers, planners and other stakeholders a basis
for working together to shape the community’s disaster response
to all types of hazards and problems. This course is designed to
prepare planners to use the standard terminology and concepts of
a properly structured Emergency Operations Plan in the following
areas:
· The planning process
· Hazard analysis
· The basic Plan
· Annexes and appendices
· Implementing instructions
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: 1.0
Study Hours: 10
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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IS-242 Effective Communication
Being able to communicate effectively is a necessary and vital part
of the job of every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This
course is designed to improve your communication skills. It addresses:
· Basic communication skills
· How to communicate in an emergency
· How to identify community-specific communication issues
· Using technology as a communication tool
· Effective oral communication
· How to prepare an oral presentation
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: .8
Study Hours: 8
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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IS-241 Decision Making
and Problem Solving
Being able to make decisions and solve problems effectively is a
necessary and vital part of the job for every emergency manager,
planner, and responder. This course is designed to improve your
decision-making skills. It addresses:
· The decision-making process
· Decision-making styles
· Attributes of an effective decision maker
· Ethical decision making and problem solving
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: .8
Study Hours: 8
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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IS-240
Leadership and Influence
Being able to lead others – to motivate them to commit their
energies and expertise to achieving the shared mission and goals
of the emergency management system – is a necessary part of
the job for every emergency manager, planner and responder. This
course is designed to improve your leadership and influence skills.
It addresses:
· Leadership from within
· How to facilitate change
· How to build and rebuild trust
· Using personal influence and political savvy
· Fostering an environment for leadership development
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: .9
Study Hours: 9
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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IS-244 Developing and
Managing Volunteers
This course is for emergency managers and related professionals
working with all types of volunteers and coordinating with voluntary
agencies. The course provides procedures and tools for building
and working with voluntary organizations. Topics include:
· Benefits and challenges of using volunteers
· Building a volunteer program
· Writing job descriptions
· Developing volunteers through recruitment, placement,
training, supervision and evaluation
· Coordinating with voluntary agencies and community-based
organizations
· Special issues including spontaneous volunteers, liability,
and stress
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: 1.0
Study Hours: 10
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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IS-139 Exercise Design
Emergency managers, emergency services personnel, and individuals
who are part of the emergency preparedness and response communities
at all levels need to be able to use the fundamentals of exercise
simulation and design as an integrated system of resources and capabilities.
This course is designed to develop their exercising skills in the
following areas:
· Comprehensive exercise program
· The exercise process
· Exercise design steps
· Tabletop, Functional, and Full-scale exercises
· Exercise evaluation
· Exercise enhancements
· Designing a Functional exercise
This course may also be delivered in the classroom.
FEMA has developed an Instructor Guide. Groups interested in enrolling
should contact their State emergency management training officer
for information.
Prerequisites: None.
CEUs: 1.5
Study Hours: 15
Point of Contact: Independent Study Office
at 301-447-1200
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