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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK <br />There is no cap on the number of deliveries State or local jurisdictions may conduct of non -responder <br />community based workshops, seminars, demonstrations, or conferences. Examples include, <br />CPR/AED training, identity theft workshops, terrorism awareness seminars, chain -saw safety <br />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 -Trainer <br />Course, and the CERT Program Manager Course. Any CERT Basic training conducted by State or <br />local entities must: 1) include the topics covered in the FEMA CERT Basic Training Course, 2) be <br />instructor -led, and 3) and classroom -based, using lecture, demonstration, and hands-on practice <br />throughout. Note that the Independent Study course, "Introduction to CERT" (IS 317) must not be <br />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, <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 -the - <br />Trainer, or CERT Program Manager courses, or supplemental/advanced training for CERT program <br />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 of <br />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 are <br />also encouraged to leverage existing training provided via educational/professional facilities and to <br />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 2013 CCP <br />funding <br />EMPG Program funds used for training should support the nationwide implementation of NIMS The <br />NIMS Training Program establishes a national curriculum for NIMS and provides information on <br />NIMS courses, grantees are encouraged to place emphasis on the core competencies as defined in <br />the NIMS Training Program The NIMS Training Program can be at <br />http.//www.fema.qov/pdf/emergency/nims/nims training program.pdf/ <br />The NIMS Guideline for Credentialing of Personnel provides guidance on the national credentialing <br />standards The NIMS Guidelines for Credentialing can be found at <br />htto.//www.fema/qov/pdf/emergency/nims/nims cred guidelines report.pdf <br />20 <br />