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awareness, school preparedness, public health issues, mitigation/property damage prevention, safety
<br /> in the home, light search and rescue skills, principles of NIMS/ICS, community relations, volunteer
<br /> management, serving people with disabilities, pet care preparedness, any training necessary to
<br /> participate in volunteer activities, any training necessary to fulfill surge capacity roles, or other
<br /> training that promotes individual, family, or community safety and preparedness .
<br /> There is no cap on the number of deliveries State or local jurisdictions may conduct of non-
<br /> responder community based workshops, seminars, demonstrations, or conferences . Examples
<br /> include; CPR/AED training, identity theft workshops, terrorism awareness seminars, chain-saw
<br /> safety demonstrations, and disability-inclusive community preparedness conferences .
<br /> Funding for CERT training includes the delivery of the CERT Basic Training Course, supplemental
<br /> training for CERT members who have completed the basic training, and the CERT Train-the-
<br /> Trainer Course, and the CERT Program Manager Course . Any CERT Basic training conducted by
<br /> State or local entities must: 1 ) include the topics covered in the FEMA CERT Basic Training
<br /> Course; 2) be instructor-led; and 3 ) and classroom-based, using lecture, demonstration, and hands-
<br /> on practice throughout. Note that the Independent Study course, "Introduction to CERT" (IS 317)
<br /> must not be substituted for classroom delivery of CERT basic training.
<br /> Supplemental training for CERT members who have completed the basic training includes modules
<br /> available on the national CERT website, as well as other supplemental training that meets the
<br /> following criteria:
<br /> • Relates to a reasonably foreseeable activity CERT members might be tasked to perform in
<br /> support of emergency services responders ; or .
<br /> • Increases competency and understanding of the emergency management context in which
<br /> CERT members may be asked to operate ; or
<br /> • Enhances understanding of a particular local hazard CERT members might encounter in their
<br /> response activities
<br /> There is no cap on the number of deliveries State or local jurisdictions may conduct of the CERT
<br /> Basic Training, the CERT Train-the-Trainer, Campus CERT Train-the-Trainer, Teen CERT Train-
<br /> the-Trainer, or CERT Program Manager courses, or supplemental/advanced training for CERT
<br /> program participants .
<br /> Any training supported with these CCP funds should be delivered with specific consideration to
<br /> include all ages, ethnic and cultural groups, persons with disabilities, and access and functional
<br /> needs populations at venues throughout the community, to include schools, neighborhoods, places
<br /> of worship, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and government locations.
<br /> Expenditures to provide necessary non-structural accommodations for persons with disabilities and
<br /> other access and functional needs is allowable (e.g. , sign language interpreters, CART and other
<br /> modifications of policies and practices to fully include participants with disabilities) . Jurisdictions
<br /> are also encouraged to leverage existing training provided via educational/professional facilities and
<br /> to incorporate non-traditional methodologies such as the Internet, distance learning, or home study
<br /> whenever such delivery supports training objectives . Pilot courses and innovative approaches to
<br /> training citizens and instructors are encouraged .
<br /> Instruction for trainers and training to support the Citizen Corps Council members in their efforts to
<br /> manage and coordinate the Citizen Corps mission is also an allowable use of the FY 20121 CCP
<br /> funding.
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