Book Description

This 2-day course is designed to provide students with some basic tools and skills to coordinate training in a small fire/EMS organization. A training function in a smaller department typically may include conducting training drills and coordinating training with a nearby larger city or State training function. Course content includes: Leadership issues in fire service training, such as why and how the local training officer must be a catalyst for change, and personal motivators within the department; Identifying the legal issues affecting the training function, including an understanding of a standard of care, and the impact of OSHA and NFPA standards; Safety considerations in training; Marketing training internally; Identifying ways to justify training needs; Resolving training conflicts using appropriate conflict resolution techniques; Selecting and evaluating training curriculum and materials from outside sources; Effective delivery and evaluation of training.