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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES
PDS
– PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES CERTIFICATE
Those
who complete all Professional Development Series (PDS) courses
are eligible to receive a FEMA PDS Certificate of Completion.
For more information visit http://training.fema.gov/emiweb.
PDS courses
may be completed through Independent Study, or in the classroom.
FEMA's
Professional Development Series Courses:
- Principles
of Emergency Management
- Emergency
Planning
- Leadership
and Influence
- Decision
making and Problem-Solving
- Effective
Communication
- Developing
and Managing Volunteers
- Exercise
Design
APS - ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SERIES (APS) CERTIFICATE
The ability to perform essential work in a disaster requires
skills in emergency operation and management. These skills
may be developed through this series of courses that offers
“how to” training focused on practical information.
This new series emphasizes applied skills in disaster operations,
alongside of and building of Professional Development Series
management and coordination skills.
Requests for the FEMA APS Certificate must be sent first to
the NJ Deputy State Director of Emergency Management for verification.
The requests will then be forwarded through the FEMA regional
offices to the Superintendent of EMI for consideration. Requests
should include the date and place of each PDS course attended,
together with the name of the course manager. Copies of course
certificates should be attached to the request.
Those who complete the five APS required courses plus any
five of the16 elective courses are eligible to receive a FEMA
APS Certificate of Completion. Courses are conducted through
the NJ Office of Emergency Management at various locations.
Required APS courses:
- EOC
Management and Operations, G275
- Incident
Command System/Emergency Operations Center Interface, G191
- Rapid
Assessment Workshop, G250.7
- Recovery
from Disaster, the Local Government Role, G270.4
- Mitigation
Planning Workshop for Local Governments, G318
Elective Courses (choose 5)
- Donations
Management Workshop G288
- Multi-Hazard
Emergency Planning for Schools G362
- Emergency
Planning and Special Needs Populations G197
- Resource
Management G276
- Debris
Management G202
- Mass
Fatalities G386
- Exercise
Program Manager G137
- Flood
Fight Operations G361
- Emergency
Management Operations Course for Local Governments G110
- Homeland
Security Planning for Local Governments 408
- Community
Mass Care Management G108
- Evacuation
and Re-Entry Planning G358
- Basic
Public Information Officer G290
- Hazardous
Weather and Flood Preparedness G271
- Warning
Coordination G272
- Advanced
Incident Command System G196
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