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10 responses to “IABPFF TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENTS”
The application period for the National Fire Academy’s resident classes scheduled during April 1-September 30, 2023 closes on December 15!
Click here to view complete information on the NFA’s resident courses.
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa/courses/on-campus/
How to Apply:
• Students must apply using the electronic application form available on the NETC Online Admissions Application website at: https://training.fema.gov/netc_online_admissions/
• Block 3: Student Identification (SID) Number: If you do not already have a FEMA SID, please follow the directions at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
• All applications require electronic approval from the head of your sponsoring organization.
• Applicants should not make plans to participate in this course until you have been notified in writing by the Admissions Office. (Please add NETC-AdmissNotifications@fema.dhs.gov to your “safe senders” list to ensure you receive notifications pertaining to your application.
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
Co-Chair
Educational Opportunities
International Association of Fire Chiefs
https://www.iafc.org/events/upcoming-events
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility Co-Chair
Student Recruitment
NFA Resident Course Vacancies Posted
NFA Training News | Aug. 11, 2022
The U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy is accepting applications for resident courses with vacancies.
See the link below for a complete list of the resident course deliveries scheduled between September 2022 through March 2023 with vacancies.
https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/vacancies
How to Apply: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/admissions/apply.html
Students must apply using the electronic application form available on the NETC Online Admissions Application website
https://training.fema.gov/netc_online_admissions/
Block 3: Student Identification (SID) Number: If you do not already have a FEMA SID, please follow the directions at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
All applications require electronic approval from the head of your sponsoring organization.
Applicants should not make plans to participate in a course until you have been notified in writing by the Admissions Office.
For help completing your application, contact our Admissions Office, Monday – Friday between 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET, at 800-238-3358, ext. 1035 or by email at netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
Co-Chair
Training from CDP
My name is John Richardson, I am a Program Specialist in the Training and Education department at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, AL. You may have met Mr. Russell, while attending the BCOC National Conference and Symposium June 26- July 2, 2022, or you may have attended one of the CDP sponsored courses at the Symposium.
The CDP offers advanced hands-on training at our training center in Anniston, AL. The CDP’s training programs are accredited and are funded through our federal budget “without” travel or training expense to you or your agency.
The CDP’s emergency response training curricula are the finest in the nation and along with our premier facilities, make for high-end, full-scale training offerings. If you are a state, local, or tribal government emergency responder, this training is completely funded by DHS at no cost to you or your jurisdiction. We fly you into Atlanta airport, pick you up, transport you to the CDP, and provide all meals and lodging.
We provide:
Travel to the CDP via commercial air carriers
Chauffer driven to and from every day of class
Over 50 course offerings, up to five days in length
All meals, in our modern dining facilities
All didactic and hands on training courses
All training equipment needed for the courses offered
State of the art electronic course materials, and more
Below are links to the CDP website which will provide you some additional information. Please contact me if you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance in supporting your training efforts.
Resident Training
https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/resident
Training Schedule
https://cdp.dhs.gov/training-calendar
Frequently Asked Questions
https://cdp.dhs.gov/faq/
Student Handbook
https://cdp.dhs.gov/pdf/cdp-student-handbook.pdf
John D. Richardson, M.Ed, CPTM
Program Specialist,Training and Education |Center for Domestic Preparedness | National Preparedness Directorate
Office: (256) 847-2598 | Mobile: (256) 239-7594
johnnie.richardson@fema.dhs.gov
E0705: Fundamentals of Grants Management
Course Details
Course Catalog
EMI
Course ID
E0705
Course Title
Fundamentals of Grants Management
Training Provider Online
Duration in Hours
24.0
Duration in Days
3.0
Continuing Education Units
General: 2.1
Course Description
This course is designed for FEMA grantees and sub-grantees. It includes discussion and activities to improve the ability of FEMA grantees to administer Federal grant funding.
The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.
Selection Criteria: Participants must be FEMA grantees or sub-grantees ONLY. Invitations and course announcements are sent to grantees directly from the Grants Programs Directorate.
NOTE: NO STIPEND OR TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THIS COURSE. Students must be grant recipients, and are allowed to use Management and Administrative (M&A) grant funds for training with approval from Program Analyst (Headquarters or Region).
CECs: 12
Course Objectives
Improve collaboration across disciplines to integrate grants management functions.
Review applicable cost principles and navigate and apply the FEMA Code of Federal Regulations and FEMA Information Bulletins.
Apply sound business practices to increase efficiency and meet grants management priorities.
Develop or revise policies, procedures, and practices in critical areas of grants management.
Prepare for Federal monitoring and conduct sub-grantee monitoring.
https://training.fema.gov/emigrams/2022/1724-training%20opportunity-k0705%20fundamentals%20of%20grants%20management.pdf?d=6/14/2022
The National Fire Academy (NFA) is currently accepting applications for classes we are offering in our next semester after October 1, 2022. A complete list of offerings can be found online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/admissions/ Applications are submitted electronically from our webpage and must be received by June 15, 2022. All NFA classes are offered free of charge. We will provide lodging to those selected to attend and also provide travel stipends. Your cost is your time and meals while on campus.
The National Fire Academy has some upcoming classes with empty seats that we are looking to fill. A complete list of offerings can be found online at https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/vacancies All NFA classes are offered free of charge. We will provide lodging to those selected to attend and also provide travel stipends. Your cost is your time and meals while on campus. Please submit an application online and our admissions team will get back to ASAP with details.
Send us your photos! We have added a new feature to the USFA webpage that enables you, our students, fire and EMS agencies, and others to submit photos to us for use in our social media, publications, classrooms, etc. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/about/send-us-your-photos.html
Regards,
Khalilah Yancey
S.E.R. Corresponding Secretary
SER.CorrespondingSecretary@gmail.com
443.463.7248
Center for Public Saftey Excellence
The Commission on Professional Credentialing
CPC Credentialing is a professional designation model that recognizes career excellence and offers strategies for continuous personal improvement.
The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) offers five distinct designations (CFO, CEMSO, CTO, FM, FO) covering the various levels and specialties of fire officers. CPC provides an application process that officers use to develop their portfolio, training, and support while developing their portfolio, and access to experienced peer reviewers. While it can be a bit of work to develop your portfolio; we promise it’s worth it.
Working towards, achieving, and maintaining your designation will:
Highlight your professional growth.
Document strategies for your career enhancement and development
Demonstrate your commitment to life-long learning, skill development, and community service.
Affirm your dedication to proficiency and delivery of all-hazard services to your community.
Improve your chances of being successful in hiring and promotion processes by identifying you as a candidate with superior skills, knowledge, and leadership capabilities.
Foster a source of pride for you or those in your agency you encourage to become credentialed.
Ready to get started?
Learn how to get credentialed: https://www.cpse.org/credentialing/how-to-get-credentialed/
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
Co-Chair
The Carl Holmes Executive Development Institute
It’s that time finally when we will be heading back to Dillard for EDI. It has been a long two years away. We are excited and eagerly awaiting our arrival on the Dillard campus. We will be abiding by the COVID protocols set by Dillard University. Classes start on June 6th and finish after 4 pm on the 10th. You can arrive on campus as early as June 4th and depart as late as June 11th at noon.
About EDI: https://edionline.net/about-us/
Register: https://edionline.net/register/
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
Co-Chair
SER Spring Conference
The Southeast Region will be hosting its Spring Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee from Wednesday, April 20th through Sunday, April 24th,2022. The Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, located at 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421. To facilitate the hotel booking process via telephone (423) 602-5100, you must share with them your booking with the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters. You can also book via the link provided below.
Hotel Booking:
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=CHAHMES&groupCode=CESIAB&arrivaldate=2022-04-20&departuredate=2022-04-24&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
To register for the upcoming conference please see the attachment or the link provided below.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-southeast-region-spring-regional-conference-in-chattanooga-tn-registration-274425031657
Information provided by
Khalilah Yancey
S.E.R. Corresponding Secretary
SER.CorrespondingSecretary@gmail.com
443.463.7248
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
Co-Chair
National Fire Academy online self-study and instructor lead courses available.
Training and professional development course link below.
https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/nfacourses/catalog/search?forget=true&online=1
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
Co-Chair
Inclusive and Ethical Leadership Certificate
About This Course
The Certificate course on Inclusive and Ethical Leadership features 40 TEDx style sessions (10-30mins) from 50+ experts from all corners of the world covering cutting-edge research and best practices under 8 sections. This is a self-paced course in which the participants can start any time and finish by December 31, 2022. You can email your questions to certificate@academiacentralmooc.org
Please see a tutorial on how to register for this course at https://app.knowmia.com/
Leadership Basics
Communication
Conflict Management
Ethical Leadership / Decision Making
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Innovation
Work/Family Life Balance
Self-Development
This free course, a joint effort between The Leadership Summit and the University of South Florida, will give you tools to answer these questions.
To finish this course, participants must view lectures in this 8 sections of the course. For each section , there will be a quiz in which the participants must achieve 70% or more to get a passing grade in each lecture.The participants can retake the quizzes if needed.
The contents of this course is free of charge. However, if the participants would like to get a certificate from the University of South Florida, they need to pay $99 certification fee. The certificate version offers 2.0 CEUs, however it is up to the participants to check if these CEUs are approved by other organizations
Course Time: 16 hours
Link: https://mooc.academiacentral.org/courses/course-v1:ANAHEI+LEAD1000+20212022/about
IABPFF Training & Upward Mobility
EMS Leadership Academy – Recruitment & Retention Training
A Free Online Training
Designed for EMS Leaders
Discover new strategies for recruitment
and retention that will lead to an engaged,
high-performing organization.
Choose either: Nov 22 or 24, 2021
https://emsleadershipacademy.com/training/