Date/Time
1/13/2026 - 1/16/2026
3/3/2026 - 3/6/2026
4/7/2026 - 4/10/2026
5/19/2026 - 5/22/2026
8/25/2026 - 8/28/2026
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Event Type(s)
Training
Event Description

***This course is not hosted by the National CERT Association. This event is posted to create awareness of CERT Program Manager course available through EMI.***

Course Description
This course prepares participants to establish and sustain an active local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. The responsibilities of a local CERT Program Manager are various. This course defines the core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices for:
  • Planning and interacting with a broad range of stakeholders;
  • Managing program resources;
  • Sustaining the program course topics, including:
  • Developing local CERT program goals and a related strategic plan;
  • Promoting a local CERT program;
  • Orienting, managing, and retaining CERT members;
  • Recruiting, funding, managing, and retaining CERT trainers;
  • Acquiring and managing program resources;
  • Delivering and managing effective training and exercises;
  • Developing policies and procedures for operating a local CERT program; and
  • Evaluating and sustaining the program..
Course Objectives include:
  • Define the purpose and core components of a local CERT program.
  • Use strategic planning to define the mission and goals for a local CERT program.
  • Describe the purposes and strategies for promoting a local CERT program.
  • Establish a process for working with volunteers.
  • Establish a process for working with instructors.
  • Establish a process for acquiring and managing program resources.
  • Build a plan for delivering and managing safe training and exercises.
  • Describe the role of policies and procedures in operating a local CERT program.
  • Develop a process for evaluating a local CERT program.
  • Describe how to sustain a local CERT program. 
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: Individuals who will serve as the Course Manager for the CERT Basic Training course and be CERT Basic Training course instructors.

 

Location
Setting: Live Virtual
Contact Person
NETC Admissions
(phone: 301-447-1035)
Details
Schedule
  • Days: Tuesday - Friday
  • Times: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

Prerequisites

  1. A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency, typically a local, regional, or state government agency. 
  2. If you are not a first responder, the CERT Basic Training is required.
  3. For current first responders, the CERT Basic Training or IS 317: Introduction to CERT is required. 
  4. Approval from the state CERT coordinating agency if that agency sponsors the CERT T-T-T Course.


Enrollment for EMI Courses
Participants can apply to EMI courses any time up to 6 weeks before the start of the course. For participants who apply early, acceptance letters will be sent 8 weeks prior to the start of the course. Apply online: https://training.fema.gov/generaladmissionsapplication/staticforms/startapplication.aspx.

Dates for courses can be accessed at https://training.fema.gov/EMIcourses. The NETC Admissions Office will review the applications as they are received and notify applicants regarding their status.

Once accepted into a course, participants will receive an acceptance letter with further instructions.

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