CERT Train the Trainer

This course prepares participants to deliver FEMA’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training course. This Train-the-Trainer course focuses on preparing instructors to: deliver CERT Basic Training; convey the messages and intent of the CERT Program (e.g., safety, teamwork, place in overall community Emergency Operations Plan); and assure that participants achieve the objectives of CERT Basic Training. Course topics include:: CERT history, program purpose, and values; materials and requirements for the CERT Basic Training course; roles of the CERT instructor; effective presentation of CERT Basic Training content; Effective coaching and demonstration of skills in the classroom; practices to maximize learning; and effective evaluation of CERT training participants.