Mar 2025 Offering
- Course
- L0388 - Advanced Public Information Officer Course
- Date & Times
- Mar 17 - 21, 2025 from 8 AM - 4 PM
- Description
The Advanced Public Information Officer (PIO) course teaches participants additional skills for use during escalating incidents, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations.
Course Goal:
1. Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to establish, manage, and work within a JIC.
2. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multi-day full functional exercise.
3. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills in the short- and long-term recovery phases of an incident.
4. Encourage participants to improve their processes and ensure every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience, including senior leadership.Participants must have a minimum of 2 years of public information experience.
- Hours
- 40
- Max Attendance
- 70 (60 Open Seats)
- Region
- 2
- Locations
-
GOHSEP - Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
7667 Independence Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 - POST Approved
- No
- Target Audiences
- Agriculture, Civil Air Patrol, Education, Emergency Management, Emergency Management Director, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), FEMA, Fire, First Responders, Government Administrative, HAZMAT, Information Technology, K-12 educators, Law Enforcement, Medical (Hospital), Private Sector, Probation/Parole Officers, Public Health, Public Safety Communications (911), Public Works, Security and Safety, Transportation, Veterinarians, and Volunteer Organizations
- Availability
- Open To The Public
- Prerequisites
IS-29.a
AND
IS-100.c
AND
IS-200.c
AND
IS-201
AND
IS-700.b
AND
IS-800.d
AND
IS-42 OR IS-42.a
AND
IS-247.b OR IS-247.c OR IS-251.a
AND
E-0105 OR KT-00105 OR L-0105- Registrant Notes
Additional Course Requirements:
Full commitment and dedicated time required for the duration of the course.
Participants must bring a laptop or tablet with internet capabilities for daily course activities (cell phones can be used as a secondary device, not a primary device).-
Registration deadline is Feb 17, 2025 5:00 PM