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EMPG Program funds may be used to develop or enhance emergency management planning activities. Some examples include: • Emergency Management/Operation Plans • Communications Plans • Continuity/Administrative Plans • Whole Community Engagement/Planning • Resource Management Planning • Evacuation planning • Recovery Planning • Federal (and Mutual Aid) Emergency Response Official (F/ERO) Credentialing and Validation C. Training EMPG Program funds may be used for a range of emergency management-related training activities to enhance the capabilities of local emergency management personnel through the establishment, support, conduct, and attendance of training. Training activities should align to a current, Multi-Year TEP developed through an annual TEPW. Further guidance concerning the TEP and the TEPW can be found at http://www.fema.gov/exercise. Training should foster the development of a community oriented approach to emergency management that emphasizes engagement at the community level, strengthens best practices, and provides a path toward building sustainable resilience. EMPG Program funds used for training should support the nationwide implementation of NIMS. The NIMS Training Program establishes a national curriculum for NIMS and provides information on NIMS courses; Sub-Recipients are encouraged to place emphasis on the core competencies as defined in the NIMS Training Program. The NIMS Training Program can be found at http://www.fema.gov/training-0. The NIMS Guideline for Credentialing of Personnel provides guidance on the national credentialing standards. The NIMS Guidelines for Credentialing can be found at http://www.fema.gov/nims- doctrine-supporting-guides-tools. Professional Development Series courses include: • IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises • IS-230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management • IS-235.b Emergency Planning • IS-240.b Leadership and Influence • IS-241.b Decision Making and Problem Solving • IS-242.b Effective Communication • IS-244.b Developing and Managing Volunteers To ensure the professional development of the emergency management workforce, the Sub- Recipients must ensure a routine capabilities assessment is accomplished and a TEP is developed and implemented. For additional information on review and approval requirements for training courses funded with preparedness grants please refer to the following policy: http://www.fema.gov/media-library- data/1115d44e06367bb89510aafbe79c1875/FINAL GPD+Traininq+Three+for+Free+Policy 09+10+ 13.pdf. Additional types of training or training related activities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Developing/enhancing systems to monitor training programs • Conducting all hazards emergency management training • Attending Emergency Management Institute(EMI) training or delivering EMI train-the-trainer courses • Attending other FEMA-approved emergency management training • State-approved, locally-sponsored CERT training 34