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0453 Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization - May 2024 UAF/EMI

Brief Description: Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization

Full Description: E/L0453 Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization (Advanced III) is a 5-day course designed to introduce the participants to skills critical to engage the leadership challenges associated with the local emergency management organization and the immediate local community. The course begins with strategies for balancing priorities when managing and developing an organization, followed by the application of emergency management leadership skills when analyzing a case study. The course then shifts to the use of performance measures to monitor and improve organizational effectiveness, then cover creating an organizational climate that fosters innovation. The course moves to the strategic planning process and how it is applied to the local organization. After that, the course will cover strategies for managing change and conflict in an organization. Participants will then explore the economics of disaster, including identifying the financial vulnerability of their community. Participants will share their NEMAA research paper findings with their table groups and will work on the presentations for the E/L0454 course. Finally, the participants will take a graded final exam and then finish with the course conclusion and preparation for subsequent attendance to Advanced Academy IV.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following objectives by taking a test and completing individual and group activities:

Lead organizational management within the emergency management environment, including assessing an organization's strengths, weaknesses, threats, and challenges
Implement strategies to close the gap between Federal funding and the actual costs of recovery and how mitigation can reduce the effects of future disasters
Assess different conflict management styles and use appropriate conflict resolution techniques
Implement the strategic planning cycle to create, evaluate, and promote an organization's strategy

Training Dates: 05/06/2024 - 05/10/2024

Hours: 35h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Akasofu Building
2160 Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks, AK

Reporting Instructions: Class Schedule:
L0451 – December 11-15, 2023
L0452 – March 11-15, 2024
L0453 – May 6-10, 2024
L0454 – June 24-28, 2024

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Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

0453 Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization - May 2024 UAF/EMI