Training and Exercise Toolkit

2.0 Trainings

This section provides information and links from multiple agencies to trainings not only directly connected to the online course, but also additional suggested trainings. Unless stated otherwise, all trainings are free for school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and public junior colleges to attend. These trainings can enhance your skills and knowledge of school safety.

Trainings for Training and Exercise Annex Development

IS-120: An Introduction to Exercises (FEMA)

This course introduces the basics of emergency management exercises. It also builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, which provide the specifics of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).

IS-130: How to be an Exercise Evaluator (FEMA)

This course introduces the basics of emergency management exercise evaluation and improvement planning. It also provides the foundation for exercise evaluation concepts and practices as identified in the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.

IS-362: Multi-hazard Emergency Planning for Schools (FEMA)

This course covers basic information about developing, implementing, and maintaining a school multi-hazard emergency operations plan (EOP). The goal of this course is to provide you with an understanding of the importance of schools having an EOP and basic information on how an EOP is developed, exercised, and maintained.