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Shaping the Future F0602

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

Michael Weller
301-447-1476

Delivery type

2-day off-campus

Continuing education units

1.4

ACE recommendation

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, one semester hour in fire service administration, public administration, emergency management, or emergency medical services.

This is 2-day course is designed to assist first- and second-level supervisors and Company Officers (COs) in developing knowledge and skills in contemporary approaches to organizational problem-solving.

Topics include:

Use of creative approaches to identifying trends within their organizations.
Applying problem-solving methodologies.
The importance and application of continuous improvement within organizations.
How to quantify problems and solutions.
Factors in organizational and individual resistance to change.
Strategies for implementing change.

The course incorporates facilitated, student-centered methodologies, including lecture, small and large group activities and individual assessments.

Student pre-course materials and course syllabus:

https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_Instructions_0602.pdf PDF 189KB: Instructions to Download Student Manual
https://nfa.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_f0602.pdf PDF 255KB: Syllabus

Selection criteria

First- and second-level supervisors and COs who are upwardly mobile within their organizations and whose department head wishes to prepare them for increased managerial responsibility.
Administrative officers who are responsible for significant staff functions within the organization and who report directly to top management.
Emergency service workers assigned to positions with decision-making responsibilities.

Prerequisites

None

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Submit FEMA Form 119-25-2 to the contact(s) listed below for the course offering you are interested in attending.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP	Train-the-Trainer?
		August 4 - 5, 2021	Cancelled	Laredo, Texas	Scott Matthews Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Dallas Renfrew Regional Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-324-6089 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu Chris Hughes Deputy Chief - Training Laredo Fire Department 956-718-6000 chughes@ci.laredo.tx.us	Course coordination plan
		August 4 - 5, 2021		Edinburg, Texas	Dallas Renfrew Regional Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-324-6089 dallas.renfrew@teex.tamu.edu Scott Matthews Projects Manager TEEX-ESTI 979-204-2079 scott.matthews@teex.tamu.edu Ubaldo Perez Deputy Chief Edinburg Fire Department 956-383-7691 bperez@cityofedinburg.com	Course coordination plan
		September 24 - 25, 2021		West Jordan, Utah	David Owens Assistant Director of Operations Utah Fire and Rescue Academy 801-863-7719 daveo@uvu.edu Travis Ball Training Captain West Jordan Fire Department 801-260-7345 travis.ball@westjordan.utah.gov	Course coordination plan
		October 16 - 17, 2021		Camp Douglas, Wisconsin	Angela White Education Director, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System 608-266-7289 angela.white@wtcsystem.edu Shari Jacobson Education Specialist, Fire Service Training Wisconsin Technical College System 608-266-5859 shari.jacobson@wtcsystem.edu Matt Davies Fire Chief Volk Field Fire Department 608-427-1217 matthew.davies@us.af.mil	Course coordination plan
		November 13 - 14, 2021		Rogers, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Cliff Thompson Deputy Chief Rogers Fire Department 479-986-6801 cthompson@rogersar.gov	Course coordination plan
		November 16 - 17, 2021		Stow, Massachusetts	Alanna Malatos Program Coordinator Department of Fire Services -Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3210 alanna.malatos@mass.gov Heather Antell Registration Assistant Department of Fire Services - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 978-567-3201 heather.antell@mass.gov	Course coordination plan
		January 20 - 21, 2022		Honolulu, Hawaii	Gary Lum Administrative Specialist II Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7169 glum@honolulu.gov Lloyd Rogers Administrative Specialist III Hawaii State Fire Council 808-723-7176 lrogers@honolulu.gov Barney P. Hanson Fire Fighter III- TRB Administrative Section Honolulu Fire Department 808-723-7038 bhanson1@honolulu.gov	Course coordination plan
		January 26 - 27, 2022		Concord, New Hampshire	Scott Cathy Captain New Hampshire Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.t.cathy@dos.nh.gov Scott Doherty Bureau Chief New Hampshire Fire Academy 603-223-4258 scott.m.doherty@dos.nh.gov	Course coordination plan
		February 5 - 6, 2022		Grand Junction, Colorado	Marianne Maxfield Certification Manager Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5878 marianne.maxfield@state.co.us	Course coordination plan
		February 26 - 27, 2022		Owensboro, Kentucky	Jimmy VanCleve Coordinator State Fire Rescue Training 270-273-3187 jimmy.vancleve@kctcs.edu Marc Rudder Director State Fire Rescue Training 859-256-3189 marc.rudder@kctcs.edu	Course coordination plan
		April 30, 2022 - May 1, 2022		Jacksonville, Arkansas	James Rubow Deputy Director Arkansas Fire Training Academy 870-574-1521 jrubow@sautech.edu Grant Warner Division Chief Training Jacksonville Fire Department 501-951-0028 gwarner@cityofjacksonville.net	Course coordination plan

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