Public Safety

Campus CERT

 

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C-CERT Goals:

  • Enhance the preparedness of citizens and first responders in campus communities nationwide for all hazards, including natural disasters and terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
  • Expand implementation of the national Citizen Corps and CERT programs in all types and sizes of institutions of higher education
  • Institutionalize citizen preparedness within these high profile, multicultural, educational communities

C-CERT Objectives:

  • Prepare campus police, fire service, public safety or other appropriate personnel to recruit, train and lead sustainable campus CERT teams
  • Maximize networking and sharing of best practices or other resources through the C-CERT Web site and other sources
  • Provide specialized or supplementary C-CERT training modules

Target Audience (who should attend):
Any personnel who may be tasked with recruiting, training, or leading Campus CERT teams, including:

  • Campus police, public safety, fire service, emergency management, or EMS officials
  • Campus security, safety, community relations, or environmental health and safety officers
  • Residence hall managers or other physical plant, facility management, maintenance or custodial personnel
  • Campus risk managers, legal counsel or other administrative staff
  • Faculty, including adjunct faculty and teaching assistants
  • State or local (i.e., municipal, tribal, township or county) police, public safety, fire service, EMS, 9-1-1 emergency dispatch, homeland security or emergency management personnel who provide services to colleges or universities in their respective jurisdictions
  • Current CERT trainers from any local organization
  • Disaster services officials, training staff or volunteer personnel from local American Red Cross chapters and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Participants will learn how to:

  • Employ an effective training philosophy and educational methodology for adult learners
  • Identify both common and unique campus hazards, risks and vulnerabilities
  • Prepare for and conduct training for C-CERT members according to the standard CERT Instructor Guide and curriculum
  • Develop action plans or "toolboxes" for implementing CERT in a campus setting
  • Explore alternatives for seeking administrative and financial support for sustaining C-CERT programs on a long-term basis
  • Integrate C-CERT with campus and local emergency response or crisis management plans