Continued Education in Emergency Management & Public Safety, Fall/Winter 2012
In Fall 2012, the Emergency Management and Public Safety Institute (EMPSI) will offer four Continued Education courses, three of which are provincially-certified courses, training individuals in emergency management and public safety.
The increase of new challenges, natural disasters, and global threats have changed society's potential exposure to hazards, adding a new dimension of vulnerability to both communities and businesses. These threats have increased the demand for individuals who are skilled to manage such situations both effectively and professionally.
The EMPSI courses are designed to provide the skill and knowledge needed in adapting to evolving and emerging threats. These courses will hone critical decision making skills and exercise your ability respond to a multitude of situations effectively. Prepare yourself to leverage new emergency technologies, best practices and up to date procedures that will give you the upper hand in safely saving lives.
To register, click on the course name.
Contact
Ginette Soulieres
Manager, EMPSI
416-289-5000 ext. 8373
gsoulieres@centennialcollege.ca
| Course Name |
Date Offered |
Description |
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Exercise Program Management
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December 1 - 2, 2012 |
Exercise Program Management course prepares you to design, develop, conduct, control, evaluate and implement exercise requirement for discussion-based exercise, specifically a tabletop exercise. The course is comprised of classroom sessions and practical activities. You will also have the opportunity to design and participate in a simulated exercise.
Click here to view the brochure [PDF]. |
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Manageing and Operating a Virtual Emergency Operations Centre (VEOC)
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Oct 2 - Dec 4, 2012 |
This course will prepare you to carry out your role as emergency management practitioners, incident managers, incident commanders and responders managing and operating in a virtual emergency operations centre (VEOC). It will prepare you to effectively lead, plan and or participate in the planning and operations in your organization and or community emergency operations centre; making effective use of the technology while responding to an incident as well as providing the necessary support to the site management teams during scalable single and or multi-sites incidents.
Click here to view the brochure [PDF].
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Visit www.centennialcollege.ca/empsi for more information about the many training options EMPSI offers to both students and working professionals. |
