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Course: Teen CERT Train-the-Trainer

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This course is designed to prepare participants to institute a CERT program in their communities. Organizational topics to be briefly reviewed include: program planning, funding sources, recruiting, training, supervision, team member retention and legal concerns. Topics to be covered from the CERT course will include: disaster preparedness, fire suppression, first aid, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, preparing pets & animals for disasters, teaching the adult learner and terrorism awareness. There will be a variety of hands-on practical exercises for certain topics.

The Teen CERT Train-the-Trainer course covers instructional techniques for delivering CERT training to teens. Participants are given ideas and direction to maintain and sustain local Teen CERT - such as partnering with local emergency management and securing ongoing financial and political support. The curriculum is not meant to replace those of previously established initiatives, rather it incorporates them in their entirety and places focus on increasing knowledge and skill development.

Graduates of Campus or Teen CERT train-the-trainer courses are NOT qualified to teach the basic classroom CERT curriculum.

All of the following are required to participate in this course:

• Completion of the Basic CERT classroom course
• The online version of IS 317 Introduction to CERT
• A letter of recommendation from local/state government or agency with whom the student is affiliated. This information must be provided by the first day of class. This letter is not necessary if you have completed a previous CERT train-the-trainer course.
• Completion of ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800

Program: EM Training
Credit: hours
Prerequisite: Please see the course description above.

Contact Information:
     LaWanda Christian
     lawanda.christian@vdem.virginia.gov
     (804) 897-6500 ext. 6554