EMI Grams

2008 EMI Gram: 730 - IS130: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning

Release Date: 1/30/2008

Course Information: IS130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning is a new independent study (IS) offering which 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 (HSEEP).

Pre-requisite: Individuals who wish to enroll in the IS130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning must complete the IS120.A: An Introduction to Exercises.

Course Length: The overall length of the course will vary for each individual. IS130 takes approximately 5.0 hours to complete.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) awards 0.5 CEUs for successful completion of this course.

Audience: IS130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning is designed for local, State, trust territories, tribal nations, Federal, volunteer organizations, and private industry emergency management/response personnel with the responsibility for exercise evaluation.

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Understand the exercise, evaluation, and improvement planning steps.
Comprehend the process of designing and developing exercise evaluation criteria.
Identify the necessary tasks in conducting an exercise evaluation.
Understand methods of analyzing exercise data.
Identify the steps necessary to prepare an After Action Report (AAR) and conduct an After Action Conference (AAC).

Course Completion: This course is available at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS130.asp. When you have completed the course, you may take the online test, fill out the student information and submit the test for scoring. FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute’s Independent Study office will notify you via email of your successful completion of the course and a link will be included in the email for you to access and print your course certificate.

Questions: You may contact the Independent Study office via email Independent.Study@dhs.gov or contact the call center at 301-447-1200. Independent Study Program office hours are 7:30a.m.-7:30p.m. (EDT). You may also contact the course manager, Lowell Ezersky, at email Lowell.Ezersky@dhs.gov , toll free at 1-800-238-3358, extension 1355 or (301) 447-1355.