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Shaping the Future W0602

Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.

Curriculum: Leadership and Executive Development

Training Specialist

Dave Donohue
301-447-1094

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	Train-the-Trainer?
		May 1 - 2, 2021	Cancelled	Emmitsburg, Maryland	James Graves Director Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 jgraves@smccme.edu Paul Froman Maine State Weekend Coordinator Maine Fire Service Institute 207-844-2078 pfroman@smccme.edu	Course coordination plan
		June 5 - 6, 2021	Cancelled	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Kent Neiswender Supervisor - Office of Training & Certification New Jersey Division of Fire Safety 609-341-3473 kent.neiswender@dca.nj.gov	Course coordination plan
		July 10 - 11, 2021		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Mike Dunlap Education Specialist, NFA Coordinator South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-9842 mike.dunlap@llr.sc.gov Bonita Watters Curriculum Manager South Carolina Fire Academy 803-896-4074 bonita.watters@llr.sc.gov	Course coordination plan
		July 24 - 25, 2021		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Ike McConnel Director GPSTC 478-993-4670 imcconnell@gpstc.org Jorge Roque PST III GPSTC 478-993-4684 jroque@gpstc.org	Course coordination plan
		August 7 - 8, 2021		Emmitsburg, Maryland	Scott Cathy Captain New Hampshire Fire Academy 603-223-4223 scott.t.cathy@dos.nh.gov	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.