RDPC Course Catalog
Have a look at all of the courses that the RDPC offers. If you find a course you'd be interested in having delivered in your area, you may fill out our training request questionnaire to request a delivery.
AWR 144 Port and Vessel Security for Public Safety and Maritime Personnel
This eight-hour awareness-level course is designed to provide participants with the basic competencies associated with port and vessel security, as well as a working knowledge of maritime security appropriate to public safety responders in rural jurisdictions. A foundation for this working knowledge will be built by explaining the extent of the maritime transportation system followed by a discussion on the vulnerabilities of that system. Read more »
AWR 147 Rail Car Incident Response
This eight-hour awareness-level course is designed to increase the knowledge of first responders in recognizing and characterizing the different types of rail cars, potential leaks, and courses of action to be taken based on initial site assessment. The course will increase participants' knowledge of safety and hazardous conditions that may exist at the scene, and will allow them to become familiar with safe practices adopted by the railroad industry. This course has been developed by The University of Findlay and is delivered in an instructor-led format.
AWR 148 Crisis Management for School-based Incidents: Partnering Rural Law Enforcement and Local School Systems
This eight-hour course for school administrators and emergency responders will educate rural law enforcement personnel as well as school administrators and staff to effectively respond to an emergency involving a school building or an entire school system. The training will provide representatives of rural law enforcement departments with a foundation of knowledge and skills that will enable them to progressively establish a school-based emergency response plan and crisis management team through information sharing and training.
AWR 186 Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
This eight-hour course is designed to provide emergency responders and deaf and hard of hearing individuals with the information and skills needed to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency situations involving people with hearing loss. The course was developed by the Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN).
AWR 187-W Terrorism and WMD Awareness in the Workplace
This 30-minute, Web-based "Terrorism 101" course prepares learners to successfully recognize, report, and react to potential terrorist incidents. In the first two lessons, learners develop a broad understanding of terrorism, including a definition of terrorism as well as examples of terrorist groups and targets. In addition, learners gain insight into the importance of protecting private sector resources through awareness-level training. Read more »
AWR 208-W Crisis Management in a Rural School - Webcast
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) is pleased to offer FREE web-based training for rural communities on the coordinated response between local first responders and school systems to a crisis in the K-12 environment. Read more »
AWR 209 Dealing with the Media: A Short Course for Rural Emergency Responders
Adapted from FEMA’s IG-290 curriculum, this 6-hour course provides rural first responders with skills needed to communicate with the public through the media. Examines roles of the media and the rural first responder/public information officer. Participants learn how to give print/electronic media interviews, write news releases, provide information at the scene, and how they fit into the joint information system.
MGT 335 Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals
This 16-hour, classroom-based course is designed to provide planning and management-level skills to officers from state and local law enforcement agencies. Participants will be provided with the essential skills and knowledge to understand the importance of and the need for planning and managing security for special events, and to identify guiding principles for special-events security.
MGT 335-W Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals
This self-paced, Web-based course is designed to provide planning and management-level skills to officers from state and local law enforcement agencies. Participants will be provided with the essential skills and knowledge to understand the importance of and the need for planning and managing security for special events, and to identify guiding principles for special-events security. Click here to register.
MGT 381 Business Continuity and Emergency Management
This eight-hour management-level course is designed to prepare small and large business to effectively plan for emergencies of all types. The course was developed by the NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Institute of Corporate and Public Safety in partnership with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., as well as with public sector first responders. This course strives to teach executive-level managers and small business owners how to develop a comprehensive and effective business continuity program from start to finish.
