North Carolina Training and Standards Advisory Board Fall 2012
Update Emergency Management Certification Program
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Board Members Jo Ann Smith, Carteret County Mike Sprayberry,
NCEM Donald Campbell, Guilford County (Chair) Bill Gentry, UNC
Chapel Hill Dianne Benton, NCEM Gary Cornett, Biltmore Estate Jerry
VeHaun, Buncombe County
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Certification Program Update Progress Document Review Process
Initial Program Review in April / May of 2012 Over 150 comments
received Numerous changes and modifications made based on community
comments during NC TASAB teleconference on 6/7/12 Secondary Program
Review in June of 2012 Sent out updated program for final review by
the community Received ___ comments NC TASAB reviewed comments via
e-mail and a teleconference on 6/25/12 Solicited feedback at the
Summer 2011 Forum, Fall 2011 Conference, Spring NCEM 2012 Forum,
etc.
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Program Overview Two tiered process: Associate Emergency
Manager Executive Emergency Manager Educational Requirement
Training hour requirements are not course specific Experience
requirement (4 phase process) Contributions to the Profession Exam
Essay (Executive Only)
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Frequently Asked Questions Questions we received from the
comment period
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Program Transition When does the transition occur? March of
2013 Do I have to do any additional work to transition to the new
program? NO! This is a One Time Transition! Current
CertificationNew Certification NCEM Type 1Executive Emergency
Manager NCEM Type 2Associate Emergency Manager NCEM Type 3Associate
Emergency Manager NCEM Type 4Associate Emergency Manager IAEM
CEMExecutive Emergency Manager
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Training Requirements Hours of emergency management training
Associate Emergency Manager = 100 Hours Executive Emergency Manager
= 100 Hours of general management training Associate Emergency
Manager = 40 Executive Emergency Manager = 60 No more than 25 hours
are allowed in any given topic or specialty Example You may have 68
hours of ICS classes, however you can only use 25 hours total for
ICS topics. FEMA Independent Study classes may account for 10% of
total hours in training sessions Recommended Classes NOT
REQUIRED
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Emergency Management vs General Management Training We are
utilizing the IAEM Allocation Chart found online E = Emergency
Management Training G = General Management Training E/G = Can be
use for either Emergency Mgnt or General Mgnt
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Contributions to the Profession Helps to validate the
Experience of the candidate Helps to advance the profession of
Emergency Management In-Line with other Certification Programs
Associate level requires: 3 Contributions (2 in NC) Executive level
requires: 6 contributions (3 in NC)
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Exam Requirement Why are we having an Exam? Courses normally do
not have tests or exams so in the past just sitting in a class
would count. Removing the required courses makes it difficult to
ensure the certified emergency manager has the base set of
knowledge The exam helps to support a base set of knowledge within
the community What makes up the exam elements? Recommended course
objectives Will there be a study guide? Yes!
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Recertification Requirements Required for BOTH levels of
certification Requires 100 hours in 5years (20 hours per year) 75
Emergency Management 25 General Management Teaching classes can
count as 50% of your hours
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College Degree Substitution Applied Associates Degree in
Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, etc. will use years
since completion of degree to determine training hours available
for substitution: 0 3 Years since degree 50 hours 4+ Years since
degree 0 Hours Bachelors of Science / Arts in Emergency Management,
Emergency Preparedness, etc. (to include degrees with an emphasis
in emergency management) will use years since completion of degree
to determine training hours available for substitution : 0 3 Years
since degree 100 hours 3 Years since degree 80 Hours 4 Years since
degree 60 Hours 5 + years since degree 40 Hours Masters of Science
or Arts in Emergency Management, Preparedness, etc. (to include
degrees with am emphasis in emergency management) will use years
since completion of degree to determine training hours available
for substitution : 0 5 Years since degree 100 hours 5 +Years since
degree 50 hours