Shaping the Future F0602

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

Kevin Brame
301-447-1069

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 two-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?
		April 7 - 8, 2020	Cancelled	Ocala, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe Executive Development Program Supervisor Bureau of Fire Standards and Training 352-369-2809 Patrick.Giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com	Course coordination plan
		May 14 - 15, 2020	Cancelled	Ames, Iowa	Jim Kenkel Program Coordinator Fire Service Training Bureau 515-294-6817 kenkel@dps.state.ia.us	Course coordination plan
		June 4 - 5, 2020		Lexington, Kentucky	Jimmy VanCleve Coordinator Kentucky Fire Commission/State Fire Rescue Training 270-314-1050 jimmy.vancleve@kctcs.edu Marc Rudder Director Kentucky Fire Commission/State Fire Rescue Training 859-256-3189 marc.rudder@kctcs.edu	Course coordination plan
		July 8 - 9, 2020		Ocala, Florida	Patrick Giacobbe Executive Development Program Supervisor Bureau of Fire Standards and Training 352-369-2809 Patrick.Giacobbe@MyFloridaCFO.com	Course coordination plan	Yes
		August 18 - 19, 2020		Pascagoula, Mississippi	Steven Ashby Instructor Chief Mississippi State Fire Academy 601-932-2444 sashby@msfa.ms.gov Jon Hyatt Chief of Training Pascagoula Fire Department 228-990-7279 jhyatt@cityofpascagoula.com	Course coordination plan
		September 12 - 13, 2020		Black Hawk, Colorado	Marianne Maxfield Certifications Manager Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-5878 marianne.maxfield@state.co.us Mark Quick State Fire Training Director Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 303-239-4600 mark.quick@state.co.us	Course coordination plan

Student comments

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