Continuing Education

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Continuing Education

• Developed as part of the National Emergency
  Services Curriculum Project

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Why is it Necessary?

• Currency
• Technological and Educational Advances
• Upgrading to higher leadership positions
• Professionalism

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Continuing Education in the task based training
is represented in the Mission Essential Task
Lists and the Annual Recurrency Tasks (METL and
ART). METL and ART have been developed for GTM,
GTL, UDF, MRO and Safety They can be found on the
National ES pages under the Curriculum Project
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Continuing Education Opportunities

• Internal Programs
• NESA
• ECI Courses (Scanner, Observer, ES Officer)
• SAR/DR Training Exercises
• Local Unit Training

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Continuing Education Opportunities

• External Programs
• Inland SAR Schools SMCs
• FEMA Home Study Courses
• State and County Training
• Medical Training
• Technical Rescue Training
• Distance Learning

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Home Study

• Not all course need to be attended in person.
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  for one has a number of course that can be taken
  on-line or through home study programs.

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A good place to start

• Check the FEMA website
• Contact your local state emergency management
  office- they often sponsor courses that are free
• The American Red Cross often holds disaster and
  other course training
• Sometimes an internet search will bring up other
  classes and training opportunities in your area.

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Documentation

• Remember to keep records and documentation of
  your training.

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QUESTIONS?
THINK SAFETY