Emergency Manager Orientation to the Position - ILT
This comprehensive course assists individuals who are currently or aspire to fulfill the function position as an Emergency Manager.
Description
This comprehensive course assists individuals who are currently or aspire to fulfill the function position as an Emergency Manager. The course will assist with defining the role and origins of emergency management, including understanding your role while identifying major responsibilities of an emergency manager. The course will look at the administrative aspects of emergency management and response to include:
- Mitigation examines vulnerability assessment and mitigation tools,
- Preparedness focuses on emergency operations plans,
- Response discusses Emergency Operations Centers, handling the media, and assessing damage,
- Recovery discusses types of assistance and considerations for recovery, and
- Managing the program which will offer assistance with staffing, budgetary, and training issues for emergency management.
Target Audience:
- Members of emergency management and health/safety program committees
- Emergency Management Managers, Coordinators, Administrators and Responders
- Personnel responsible for developing, maintaining and implementing emergency management or response within their organization (for example: Emergency Services, Private and Public Sectors, Indigenous, Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations, etc.)
Certification:
Examination requiring 75% for award of Certificate of Completion
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites required for this course.