Over
the past six years, National Continuity Programs (NCP) and the Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) have developed and fielded continuity training to
enhance the development and implementation of Federal and non-Federal
Continuity Programs. The Continuity of Operations Excellence Series,
Level I – Professional Continuity Practitioner and Level II – Master
Professional Continuity Practitioner, was established in coordination with EMI
in April 2008 to enhance the excellence in Continuity Training Programs.
Effective
1 October 2014, the following two courses will be required as part of Level I:
IS
248: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for the American Public
IS
545: Reconstitution Planning Workshop
IS
248: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS):
The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
(IPAWS) Program Management Office designed this course to provide the American
Public with an introduction to IPAWS. It identifies the key features and
benefits of IPAWS and the authorities responsible for sending alert and warning
messages. It also describes the actions you can take before and during an
emergency to protect yourself and your loved ones. As a continuity
program manager this can be a trigger to activate your continuity plan.
IS 545:
Reconstitution Planning Workshop:
This course is based on the guidance to the Federal
Executive Branch departments and agencies for developing Continuity of
Operations (COOP) Plans and Programs. The purpose of the Reconstitution
Planning Workshop is to assist Federal Department and Agency, State, local,
tribal, and territorial jurisdictions with the importance of developing
effective and comprehensive reconstitution planning.
Effective
immediately, the following change has been made for Level II requirement due to
the increase number of independent study courses available. NCP has
decreased the instructing/facilitating requirement from two courses to one
course.
Instruct/Facilitate
one of the following:
E/L/G
548: Continuity of Operations Manager’s T-t-T Course
E/L
550: Continuity of Operations Planner’s T-t-T Workshop
E/L/G
551: Devolution Planning Workshop
E/L
554: Determined Accord Pandemic Preparedness Workshop
E/L
553: Resilient Accord Workshop
E/L
556: Guardian Accord Workshop
E/L
549: Reconstitution Planning Workshop
E/L
557: MEF Workshop
E/L
141: Instructional Presentation & Evaluation Skills Course
FEMA NCP
Training
Level
I - Professional Continuity Practitioner Requirements
§ IS 546.a: Continuity of Operations
Awareness Course
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§ IS 547.a: Introduction to Continuity
of Operations
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§ IS 242.a or equivalent E/L/G course:
Effective Communication
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Complete one of the following:
§ E/L/G 548 or IS 548: Continuity of
Operations Program Managers T-t-T Course
§ G 549: Continuity of Operations
Program Manager Course
§ MGT 331 University of Maryland
Preparing the States Continuity Course
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Complete one of the following:
§ E/L/G 550 or IS 524: Continuity of
Operations Planner’s T-t-T Workshop
§ L 552: Continuity of Operations for
Tribal Government Course
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Complete one of the following:
§ IS 100.b: Intro to Incident Command
System (ICS)
§ ICS 100: Introduction to Incident
Command System (ICS)
§ ICS 200: Incident Command System
(ICS)
§ IS 200.b: Incident Command System (ICS) for Single
Resources and Initial Action Incidents
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§ E/L 549 or IS 545: Reconstitution
Planning Workshop
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§ IS 248: Integrated Public Alert and
Warning System (IPAWS) for the American Public
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§ IS 230.c: Fundamentals of Emergency
Management or equivalent E/L/G course: Principles of Emergency Management
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§ IS 700.a: Intro to National Incident
Management System (NIMS)
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§ IS 800.b: A National Response
Framework (NRF), An Introduction
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Complete one of the following:
§ E 136: Exercise Development
Course (limited to EMI Resident MEPP
candidates)
§ IS 139: Exercise Design
§ E/L 547: Continuity Exercise Design
Course (CEDC)
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Complete one of the following:
§ E/L 554: Pandemic Influenza (PI) Determined Accord
Workshop
§ IS 520: Introduction to Continuity
of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas and IS 522: Exercising
Continuity Plans for Pandemic Course (both Independent Study courses are
required)
§ E/L 553 or IS 523: Resilient Accord
Cyber Security Planning Workshop
§ E/L 556 or IS 525: Guardian Accord
Terrorism Awareness Workshop
§ E/L 557 or IS 526: MEF Workshop
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§ NARA/CoSA Vital Records Training
(optional, recommended) – www.nara.gov
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Level
II - Master Continuity Practitioner Requirements
§ Applicants must attain a Continuity
Excellence Series – Level I, Professional Continuity Practitioner
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§ IS 130: Exercise Evaluation and
Improvement Planning or E 132 (limited to EMI Resident MEPP candidates) or
G130 Exercise Evaluation
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§ IS 240.a or equivalent E/L/G
course: Leadership and Influence
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§ E/L/G 551 or IS 551: Devolution
Planning Workshop
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Complete one of the following:
§ E/L 156 or IS 156: Building Design
for Homeland Security T-t-T Course for Continuity of Operations
§ E/L 153: Building Design for
Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations
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Complete one of the following:
§
E/L
262: Instructional Delivery for Subject Matter Experts
§
G
265: Instructional Delivery Skills (formerly G 261: Instructional
Presentation Skills)
§
E
605: Instructional Delivery
§
E/L
141: Instructional Presentation & Evaluation Skills Course
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Instruct/Facilitate one of the
following:
§ *E/L/G 548: Continuity of Operations
Manager’s T-t-T Course
§ *E/L 550: Continuity of Operations
Planner’s T-t-T Workshop
§ *E/L/G 551: Devolution Planning
Workshop
§ *E/L 554: Determined Accord Pandemic
Preparedness Workshop
§ *E/L 553: Resilient Accord Workshop
§ *E/L 556: Guardian Accord Workshop
§ *E/L 549: Reconstitution Planning
Workshop
§ *E/L 557: MEF Workshop
§ *E/L 141: Instructional Presentation
& Evaluation Skills Course
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§ *Written Comprehensive Exam (150
questions) – Applicants are eligible to take the comprehensive exam once they
have completed all Level I and Level II requirements. A score of 70% is
required for passing.
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*
Please send email to FEMA-Continuity-Practitioner@fema.dhs.gov
for additional information.
Previous
EMI versions of courses listed are acceptable in lieu of current course
version.
All
Independent Study (IS) courses can found at http://training.fema.gov/is
and by clicking on ISP COURSE LIST.
Request
Continuity Practitioner Certificates
·
Emergency
Management Institute will issue all certificates
·
Level
I and Level II requests must be accompanied by copies of all required course
certificates or an official EMI transcript
·
Send
certificate requests and copies of certificates or official EMI transcript to
mailbox
FEMA-CONTINUITY-PRACTITIONER@FEMA.DHS.GOV or mail to
DHS/FEMA/NCP/COOP,
Attn: Training Manager, Room 515, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472-3154
·
Please
include your name, organization, work address or home address, email address
and phone number
·
Expect
to wait up to 6 weeks to receive your certificate
Request
to take Written Comprehensive Exam (150 questions)
·
You
must have completed all requirements for Level I
·
You
must have completed all requirements for Level II
·
Facilitating/Instructing
Requirement – Provide an email or letter from Lead Instructor with
Course Title, Dates, and Course
Location
·
Send
copy of your Level I certificate, copy of Level II course certificates or
official EMI transcript, and Facilitating/Instructing email or letter to
mailbox FEMA-CONTINUITY-PRACTITIONER@DHS.GOV
or mail to
DHS/FEMA/NCP/COOP,
Attn: Training Manager, Room 515, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472-3154
·
Once
all requirements are verified, a date to complete the Written Comprehensive
Exam will be provided
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