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Shaping the Future W0602

Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

George Morgan
301-447-1407

Delivery type

2-day on-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_w0602.pdf PDF 114KB: 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

Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.

Post-course requirements

None

Upcoming offerings

Apply online if you are interested in attending a state or national weekend program.

		Dates	Availability	Location	Contact(s)	CCP
		July 30 - 31, 2022		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Terri Brooks Administrative Officer I Pennsylvania State Fire Academy 717-247-3747 tebrooks@pa.gov Tom Cook Administrator Pennsylvania State Fire Academy 717-247-3741 thomcook@pa.gov	Course coordination plan
		March 11 - 12, 2023		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Scott Cathy Captain NH Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.cathy@dos.nh.gov	Course coordination plan
		March 25 - 26, 2023		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Mark Waters Program Planner Connecticut Fire Academy 860-608-5437 mark.waters@ct.gov	Course coordination plan
		April 22 - 23, 2023		Emmitsburg, Maryland	James A. Graves Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 jgraves@smccme.edu James E. Roy Deputy Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2076 jroy2@smccme.edu	Course coordination plan
		April 29 - 30, 2023		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Kent Neiswender Training and Certification Specialist 2 New Jersey Division of Fire Safety/Office of Training and Certification 609-341-3473 kent.neiswender@dca.nj.gov Gregory Kirkham Training and Certification Specialist 1 New Jersey Division of Fire Safety/Office of Training and Certification 609-633-6424 Gregory.Kirkham@dca.nj.gov Karen Grant-Haber Director – Fire Safety Training Program (Kean University) Kean University Fire Safety Training Program 908-737-3062 kgrant@kean.edu	Course coordination plan

Student comments

This course has established a new paradigm for leaders to help embrace change in managing their operations. Good class to prepare for the Managing Officer Program.

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