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EM Training • Hazmat Training • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program • Radiological Emergency Response • Search and Rescue Training • Public Safety Response to Terrorism
The Professional Development Series is central to professionalizing the emergency management workforce and developing its core skills. Those who complete all Professional Development Series (PDS) courses below are eligible to receive a PDS certificate of completion from FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. All PDS courses are available as Independent Study online at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/PDS.
View a list of PDS certified emergency management professionals.
Introduces participants to fundamental principles of emergency management in an integrated system. The perspective of the local community, officials and citizens is emphasized within the context of multiple hazards and potential resources from various sources.
Develops expertise of community planning teams along the principles offered in the guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning.
How to assess differences in personal values and interpersonal influence styles, and when to apply situational leadership behaviors in emergency management.
Practice in making individual and group decisions based on a model problem-solving process.
Skill development in public and interpersonal communication.
Issues in the management of volunteers, including skills, recruitment and motivation.
Develops skills necessary to produce exercises that can test a community's plan and operational response capability.
When a student has completed all the required courses and passed a written exam with a score of 75 or better, the Independent Study Program Office will automatically send a Certificate of Completion directly to the student.