Managing Critical Incidents for Higher Education Institutions: A Multi-Disciplinary, Community Approach

Description

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce a three-day intensive training entitled “Managing Critical Incidents for Higher Education Institutions: A Multi-Disciplinary, Community Approach”.  This course is geared toward public safety managers, administrative personnel, supervisors and others potentially involved in an incident response involving higher education institution campuses. It provides the skills necessary to effectively manage a critical incident by applying and implementing an all-hazard, multi-disciplinary, command and management team approach as required by the National Incident Management System (NIMS), using both the Incident Command System (ICS) and Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS).

The course is intended to assist your higher education institution and all of its stakeholders in developing an all-hazard, multi-discipline team-based approach capable of responding to a large-scale or expanding incident, whether natural or man-made.

There are nine modules to this program, consisting of:

• Critical Incidents and Higher Education Institutions

• Preparedness and Prevention, Response, and Recovery - The Importance of Stakeholder Relationships

• Preparedness and Prevention, Response, and Recovery - All-Hazards Considerations for Higher Education Institutions

• Critical Incident Considerations, Crisis Leadership, and Decision-making

• The Incident Command System (ICS) – Roles and Functions

• Multi-Agency Coordination—Relationships, Roles, and Responsibilities

• Managing the Expanding Incident

• Recovery Issues for Higher Education Institutions

• Final Examination and Final Exercise

Who Should Attend?

This three-day intensive training class is designed for Virginia Campus and municipal law enforcement officers, campus security officers, Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center Staff, Campus Administration, Athletic Departments, Operators of Large Venues, Campus Environmental Health and Safety,  Public Works, Student Life/Affairs, Fire Services, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health Organizations, Public Works, Local Hospitals.

 Partial In-service Credit

Partial In-service Credit for law enforcement officers and campus security officers is available.

Travel, Lodging and Meals

Participants are responsible for their transportation, meals, and lodging arrangements and related expenses.

Training Time and Details

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

Training begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 5:00 p.m. each day.

Cost and Registration

There is no fee to attend this course. 

Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.