Online Training
AWR 144-W 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.
The participants will be given instruction concerning specific maritime security regulations affecting facilities and vessels (e.g., MARSEC levels, SSI, TWIC, etc.). Potential hazards in the dock and vessel environment will also be identified. Additional resources which participants can reference for more information, such as HOMEPORT and others, will be discussed. Click here to register.
For an instructor-led version of this course, see AWR 144 Port and Vessel Security for Public Safety and Maritime Personnel.
AWR 148-W Crisis Management for School-based Incidents: Partnering Rural Law Enforcement and Local School Systems
This self-paced, Web-based course will educate rural law enforcement personnel as well as school administrators, teachers and staff to effectively respond to an emergency in a K-12 environment. The training will provide representatives of rural law enforcement departments and school systems 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. Click here to register
For an instructor-led version of this course, see AWR 148 Crisis Management for School-based Incidents: Partnering Rural Law Enforcement and Local School Systems.
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. The last two lessons list various weapons of mass destruction (WMD), relay indicators of potential terrorist activity, and outline actions to be taken in the event of a potential terrorist attack. Click here to register
AWR 208-W Crisis Management in a Rural School
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.
Initially presented as a 2-hour live webcast, this course is designed to introduce principles and techniques for a coordinated response between first responders and the school systems. The training is intended for all first responders, school administrators and personnel, and other support agencies, such as emergency management, and elected/appointed officials, who have a role in response to a crisis situation in a school environment.
This is not tactical response training, but an examination of the actions that will take place among all entities involved in order to better understand the challenges and opportunities facing rural school jurisdictions. The archived version of the live broadcast includes a moderated panel of subject matter experts addressing issues for consideration by participants based on a pre-recorded video scenario involving an active shooter and hostage incident.
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.
For an instructor-led version of this course, see MGT 335 Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals.
PER 281 Homeland Security Terrorism Prevention Certificate for Law Enforcement
An interactive, web-based course designed for Law Enforcement Professionals. The goals of the course are to build a common, minimum level of preparedness among the nation's first responders in meeting the goals of the National Homeland Security Strategy and to improve the ability of every jurisdiction in the United States to 1) develop capacity in preventing terrorism, 2) demonstrate coherence with a common standard of practice in prevention of terrorism; and 3) ensure every jurisdiction has a basic ability to recognize crucial links between prevention, response and recovery. Click here to register.
