C-CERT Campus Community Emergency Response Team

Campus Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT)
Train-the-Trainer Program for American Colleges and Universities

C-CERT Goals:

Enhance the preparedness of citizens and first responders in campus communities nationwide for all hazards, including natural disasters and terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
Expand implementation of the national Citizen Corps and CERT programs in all types and sizes of institutions of higher education
Institutionalize citizen preparedness within these high profile, multicultural, educational communities

C-CERT Objectives:

Prepare campus police, fire service, public safety or other appropriate personnel to recruit, train and lead sustainable campus CERT teams
Provide C-CERT “start-up” materials and equipment
Maximize networking and sharing of best practices or other resources through the C-CERT Web site and other sources
Provide Web-based refresher, specialized or supplementary C-CERT training modules and exercise templates to C-CERT trainers
Provide guidance for establishing campus Citizen Corps councils
Provide guidelines and sample syllabi for establishing CERT as an accredited academic course

View the National Terrorism Prevention Institute Live Response broadcast on the Campus CERT Train-the-Trainer Program at the following link:

Target Audience (who should attend):
Any personnel who may be tasked with recruiting, training, or leading Campus CERT teams, including:

Campus police, public safety, fire service, or EMS officials
Campus security, safety, community relations, or environmental health and safety officers
Residence hall managers or other building and facility managers
Campus risk managers, legal counsel or other administrative staff
Faculty, including adjunct faculty and teaching assistants
State or local (i.e., municipal, tribal, township or county) police, public safety, fire service, EMS, 9-1-1 emergency dispatch, homeland security or emergency management personnel who provide services to colleges or universities in their respective jurisdictions
Current CERT trainers from any local organization
Disaster services officials, training staff or volunteer personnel from local American Red Cross chapters and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Training prerequisites:
Prior to attending the C-CERT Train-the-Trainer program, you must:

Complete IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) and IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS): An Introduction. Both of these online independent study courses are accessible through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Management Institute (FEMA-EMI) at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.
Complete Basic CERT training, or be a current CERT instructor. This is preferred, but participants will be accepted if they have at least completed the online independent study course IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) accessible through FEMA-EMI at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp.

Participants will learn how to:

Employ an effective training philosophy and educational methodology for adult learners
Identify both common and unique campus hazards, risks and vulnerabilities
Prepare for and conduct training for C-CERT members according to the standard CERT Instructor Guide and curriculum
Develop action plans or “toolboxes” for implementing CERT in a campus setting
Explore alternatives for seeking administrative and financial support for C-CERT
Integrate C-CERT with campus emergency response or crisis management plans

Agenda at a glance:

Day One:
Morning:

Welcome, introductions, orientation and pre-test
Overview of adult learning and educational methodology

Afternoon:

Presentation of the Campus Annex to the CERT Instructor Guide
C-CERT issues and implementation

Day Two:
Morning:

Overview of the CERT Instructor Guide and CERT curriculum
Tips for teaching CERT in the classroom

Afternoon:

Demonstration and practice of CERT disaster simulation exercises
Tips for setting up and facilitating disaster simulation exercises

Day Three:
Morning:

Participant “teach-back” of CERT curriculum (lecture)

Afternoon:

Participant “teach-back” of CERT disaster simulation exercises
Final course review, evaluations and post-test

This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 2005-GT-T5-K012 administered by the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants & Training. Points of view or opinions in this document
do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of the United States Government.