Training:

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Training Opportunities

Immediate vacancies are available to fill for the following courses.   EMI pays travel and lodging for all Tribal, State and local government employees for courses at NETC, you or your agency must pay for meals. 

Please go to the EMI web-site for more information at: www.training.fema.gov/EMICourses/ or contact the NETC Admissions office at 301-447-1035.

E194 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts

This course consists of four modules: Local Floodplain Manager Roles and Responsibilities; NFIP Floodplain Rules and Regulations in Depth; NFIP: LOMC’s and Local Floodplain Management; and Preparing for Post Disaster Responsibilities.  Each of the four topic areas are designed to be at a higher level of detail than an introductory course.  Developed and real life scenarios will be examined and exercises will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the appropriate rules and regulations, but also why they are in effect and how to apply them.  This course is exercise-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout much of the course.

Selection Criteria: Full time Floodplain Managers with more than three years of full time floodplain management experience. 
Course Length: 4 days 
CEC’s: 12 (core).
Course will be offered:  October 13-16, 2008; May 4-8, 2009; August 10-13, 2009                          

E270 Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP: Train the Trainer

This course is designed to train subject matter experts in how to deliver an effective and interesting course on floodplain management topics. The E273 course is used as the basis for delivery of this training. Participants will be expected to pick two sections of the new course and be prepared to teach them to the full class, and then to receive constructive feedback regarding their presentation. Two days of the course are dedicated to the various factors that can make a training exceptional and effective, with the remaining 2 days used for practice and evaluation. Video tapes will be made so that participants can review their own performance and critique themselves at their leisure.

Selection Criteria:  Participants should be thoroughly familiar with the course material and experienced enough to teach the class and answer in-depth questions. 
Recommended: Participants should have attended the new E273 course, Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP.
Course Length: 4 days 
CEC’s: 12 (core)
Course will be offered:  October 20-23, 2008; June 8-11, 2009; September 21-24, 2009      

E282 Advanced Floodplain Management Concepts II Course

This advanced floodplain management course is a dynamic and interactive instruction that covers the following four topics in great detail:  Considerations for Placement of Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles in the Floodplain, NFIP Flood Insurance Principles for the FPM, Higher Standards in Floodplain Management,  Hydrology and Watershed Processes for the Non-Engineer.  Each of these topics are designed to be discussed and reviewed in greater detail than any basic course.  Developed and real-life scenarios will be examined and exercises will be conducted in each section to make sure participants not only understand the rules and regulations but also why they are in place and how to apply them in these particular topic areas.  This course is exercise-rich and participants can expect to be engaged throughout much of the course.

Selection Criteria: Full time Floodplain Managers with more than three years of full time floodplain management experience. 
Course Length: 4 days 
CEC’s: 12 (core)
Course will be offered:  November 3-6, 2008; February 2-5, 2009; July 6-9, 2009