Course Catalog

The Protective Measures course provides learners the foundational knowledge to identify risks and vulnerabilities to a facility, venue, or event and to identify various types of protective measures to mitigate an IED threat. Learners have the opportunity to apply concepts introduced throughout the course with hands-on activities.

This is a one day, in-person instructor-led training covering the following topics:

•Explosive effects
•Identifying risk
•Protective measures
•Appropriate protective measures
•Special event and public gathering security

The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Search Procedures course introduces participants to basic, low risk search protocols. It provides participants the information needed to create a search plan for their facility or special event and allows them to perform IED searches of a facility, an area, and a route.

This course uses a series of drills designed to reinforce the skills of emergency responders, who have received training in the use of radiation detection instruments. This course is applicable to both the prevent and response mission areas.

CTOS provides instruments for training purposes; attendees are encouraged to bring their own department’s instruments if possible. This course uses sealed radioactive sources to provide realism.

This course addresses the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm and guides non-traditional first responders in the various ways these methods can be employed. Because active threat incidents can occur anywhere, participants are encouraged to apply principles from this course to plans and procedures in their workplaces. The course covers the basic principles of the response paradigm as it pertains to response in the event of an active threat incident.

This course aims to provide a detailed overview of the tools and technologies available to assess the hazards and the vulnerabilities of coastal communities. These tools include real-time data collection tools and technologies, as well as web-based assessment tools, such as NOAA’s Digital Coast tools. The course will include a guided exercise in which participants will learn to apply these tools in conducting a vulnerability assessment in their coastal communities. This course will build on the first course of the series, Coastal Hazards Awareness, by supplementing the awareness knowledge with tools and skills for practical use.

Introduction to CISA Gateway training provides learners with an introduction to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Gateway’s integrated system of various data collection, analysis, and response tools to include the Surveys and Assessments, Map View, Digital Library, and Events & Incidents functions and capabilities. Additionally, this training will provide learners with an in-depth look at dependency profiles and how to collect, enter, and view, dependency related information.

This training will provide learners with the necessary foundational knowledge related to CISA Gateway’s function as the agency’s primary interface to access a large range of integrated infrastructure security and resilience tools, capabilities, and information to conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, event planning, and incident tracking.

"This course provides all state employees, including employees, supervisors, and second level reviewers, with information about the importance of a performance evaluation system and the history of performance evaluations within the state of Louisiana. This course must be completed within 90 days of promotion."

"This course covers the complete evaluation process utilized by the Performance Evaluation System (PES). It consists of three separate but equally accessible learning paths for supervisors, employees, and 2nd Level Evaluators. The course covers: new performance planning timelines, role of 2nd Level Evaluators, rating levels, completing the PES Form, and conducting performance evaluation sessions. This course must be completed within 90 days of promotion."

"This course provides PES forms users with directions for completing each step of the PES form. Also included is a comprehensive demonstration of the Bank of Expectations web-based application. This course is intended as a support tool for state supervisors using the State Civil Service provided form to complete the PES process. This course must be completed within 90 days of promotion."

"This course covers the complete planning process utilized by the Performance Evaluation System (PES). It consists of three separate but equally accessible learning paths for supervisors, employees, and 2nd Level Evaluators. The course covers: new performance planning timelines, role of 2nd Level Evaluators, creating SMART goals, relating work and behavior tasks to agency mission and goals, introduction to the Bank of Expectations, and conducting performance planning sessions. This course must be completed within 90 days of promotion."

"The Practice and Implementation of EMAC" offers a comprehensive view of EMAC, covering its historical background, legal underpinnings, and the operational process of EMAC, which encompasses five key phases: Pre-Event Preparation, Activation, Request and Offer, Response (encompassing Mobilization, Deployment, and Demobilization), and Reimbursement.

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PIPP is a three-day training course providing an overview of pandemic influenza, its challenges, and many facets of community planning that will enable a community to prepare and effectively respond to a pandemic influenza event. Following lectures regarding various aspects of influenza and pandemic influenza, the course culminates in an all-day exercise that casts planning and management level responders in a community role where he or she must participate in the planning process to prepare a fictitious community for pandemic influenza. (CDP)

"Using established time management strategies, this course offers general guidelines and practical techniques for prioritizing tasks using the mission and vision of an agency. This course must be completed within 1 year of promotion. This course is a pre-requisite to ""2015 Group 2 Capstone.""

This course was formerly named ""Prioritizing Tasks with Agency Mission and Values."" Prioritizing Tasks with Agency Mission and Values"" does satisfy this course requirement."

Community Emergency Response Team training

"This course provides specific information on the role of a project manager within the project management process. It outlines expectations and duties of the project manager. This course must be completed within the first 6 months of GOHSEP employment. Pre-requisite for this course is ""Introduction to Project Management.""

This course was formerly named ""Project Manager's Role."" ""Project Manager's Role"" does satisfy this course requirement but ""CPTP Project Manager's Role WBT for GOHSEP"" must be taken upon renewal every three years."

This free preview is self-paced. The role of law enforcement in communities is to protect the peace and provide for safe communities. The emergence of homeland security as a function of law enforcement has strengthened collaboration and partnerships between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. More importantly, the concepts of homeland security have strengthened relationships between the law enforcement community and non-traditional responder communities of practice such as public health. This course will provide an overview of the role law enforcement plays in protecting the homeland.

This course highlights the modern planning and attack structure of an extremist group or individual planning an attack. Through educated discussion, the course highlights the most predominant tactics extremists use to plan for and execute an attack. Pre-attack surveillance, training, and rehearsals are the stages of the planning cycle that are often observable and can offer opportunities to identify plots and prevent attacks.