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