• The audience for this course included professionals and volunteers who are designated to be or are local CERT Program Manager or for those already in a CERT Program Manager position

• Course Goal: This course defines the core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices for: 1
• Developing local CERT program goals and a related strategic plan 2
• Promoting local CERT programs 3
• Orienting, managing and retaining CERT members 4
• Recruiting, funding, managing, and retaining CERT trainers 5
• Acquiring and managing program resources 6
• Delivering and managing effective training and exercises 7
• Developing policies and procedures for operating a local CERT program 8
• Evaluating and sustaining the program

XXX Basic Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training or IS-317.a Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)