The first set of new content for CERT PDR include a series of supplemental training webinars for the CERT Train-the-Trainer Course. These webinars will cover a lot of the content in the course as well as additional content that are useful for CERT Basic Instructors.
Webinars are every other Wednesday from 10am to 12pm pacific and 1pm to 3pm eastern.
FEMA guidance require that participants have approval from their CERT Sponsoring Agency or Program Manager to take the CERT Train-the-Trainer Course. In compliance with this guidance, information for these webinars will be shared with State, Territory, and FEMA CERT Coordinators. These CERT Coordinators can share the webinar info as appropriate. NCA members who have been vetted for Program Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, or CERT Basic Instructor permissions will receive the webinar information directly from the NCA.
Here is a list of the webinars currently planned for the Train-the-Trainer series. Dates noted are subject to change.
- Your Role as an Instructor (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, August 12, 2020
- Maximizing Learning (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, August 26, 2020
- CERT Train-the-Trainer Quarterly Questions and Answers Panel – Wednesday, September 9, 2020
- Manage the Classroom (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, September 23, 2020
- Preparing for the CERT Basic Training Course (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, October 7, 2020
- CERT Basic Unit 1 Review, Disaster Preparedness (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, October 21, 2020
- CERT Basic Unit 2 Review, CERT Organization (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, November 4, 2020
- CERT Basic Unit 3 Review, Disaster Medical Operations Part 1 (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, November 18, 2020
- CERT Basic Unit 4 Review, Disaster Medical Operations Part 2 (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, December 2, 2020
- CERT Basic Unit 5 Review, Disaster Psychology (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, December 16, 2020
- CERT Basic Unit 6 Review, Fire Safety and Utility Controls (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, December 30, 2020
- CERT Train-the-Trainer Quarterly Questions and Answers Panel – Wednesday, January 13, 2021
- CERT Basic Unit 7 Review, Light Search and Rescue Operations (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, January 27, 2021
- CERT Basic Unit 8 Review, CERT and Terrorism (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- CERT Basic Unit 9 Review, Course Review, Final Exam, and Disaster Simulation (from the CERT TTT Course) – Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Teen CERT Annex to Standard CERT Train the Trainer Course – Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (please note that this webinar will be 4 hours long)
- Emergency Financial Preparedness - TBD
- CERT Train-the-Trainer Quarterly Questions and Answers Panel – Wednesday, April 14, 2021
- How to teach a course on Infectious disease and pandemics - TBD
- How to deliver CERT Basic in a Campus or Workplace Environment - TBD
Instructors and presenters for the webinar series are part of the National CERT Association CERT Program Manager and Train-the-Trainer Courses Workgroup and have been vetted by their State and Territory CERT Coordinators. All work for this webinar series is done on a pro-bono basis and all webinars are free.
The CERT Train-the-Trainer Supplemental Training Webinars Series is hosted by the San Ramon Fire Department (CA) in partnership with the National CERT Association. These webinars are hosted on the Zoom webinar platform.
The NCA has partnered with Merit (https://www.merits.com) to create a system to allow participants to take a post-test after each webinar and receive a digital badge as a verification of completion.
The webinars will be recorded and archived on the National CERT Association Member’s Portal and will be available for NCA members with the appropriate permissions.
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